The Taiwan Work Office of the Central Committee of the Communist
Party of China and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council
issued a statement Saturday saying that the so-called "peace
referendum" held by the Taiwan authorities goes against the will of
the people and is doomed to failure.
The statement says: "On March 20, the Taiwan authorities
willfully held the so-called 'peace referendum' in a provocative
attempt to undermine cross-Straits relations and split the
motherland. The 'referendum' turned out to be invalid. Facts have
proven that this illegal act goes against the will of the people.
Any attempt to separate Taiwan from China is doomed to
failure."
"Referendum" in Taiwan vetoed by its people
?
The so-called "March 20 referendum," which Taiwan leader Chen
Shui-bian had willfully promoted despite strong opposition from
home and overseas, ended on March 20 and turned out to be invalid
because the number of voters taking part in the "referendum" failed
to reach half of the total number of the eligible voters.
(Xinhua News Agency March 21, 2004)