The sacred goal of complete national reunification must be
achieved and it shall be achieved in the end, said Chinese Premier
Wen
Jiabao in Beijing Thursday at a reception marking the 55th
anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of
China.
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Wen said at the reception hosted by the State Council that China
will continue to follow the basic policies of "peaceful
reunification," "One Country, Two Systems" and the eight-point
proposition on the development of cross-straits relations and the
promotion of the peaceful reunification of the motherland.
The country will firmly oppose and contain the separatist forces
in Taiwan and unswervingly safeguard China's sovereignty and
territorial integrity, he said.
Senior Chinese leaders, including Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen
Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong, Huang Ju, Wu Guanzheng, Li
Changchun and Luo Gan, and over 4,000 people attended the
reception.
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Wen said at the reception that compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and
Taiwan are our brothers and sisters, and China will continue to
follow the principles of "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong,"
"Macao people governing Macao" and a high degree of autonomy, act
in strict accordance with the relevant Basic Laws and work to
maintain long-term prosperity and stability in the two special
administrative regions.
Wen said that the 55-year history has demonstrated that China
must follow the path of independently building socialism with
Chinese characteristics under the leadership of the Chinese
Communist Party, basing itself on its own national conditions and
getting along with the trends of development in the world.
Wen said the year of 2004 is a year in which China has seen
remarkable achievements in both development and reform. By
strengthening macroeconomic control and pushing reform and
opening-up, China has eased economic difficulties and maintained
steady and fairly rapid growth, laying a sound foundation for
future development and reform.
He noted that the first two decades of the 21st century are a
period of important strategic opportunities. China must give top
priority to development in government work and nation building,
stick to reform and opening up, enhance democracy and rule of law,
promote cultural development, work hard, and consolidate the unity
of all ethnic groups.
He said that China will stick to peaceful development , uphold
peace, development and cooperation, pursue an independent foreign
policy of peace and actively develop friendship and cooperation
with various countries in the world.
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China will never seek hegemony, he said, adding that it will join
all the peace-loving forces of the world in opposing hegemony,
power politics and terrorism in all forms and
manifestations.?
(Xinhua News Agency October 1, 2004)
