The Mainland Affairs Council stated today that China’s enactment of the “anti-separation law” (so-called anti-secession law) is an erroneous and unilateral action that has raised common resentment among the Taiwanese people as well as the ruling and opposition parties. If China views the responses of the Taiwanese people, which are anti-violent and peace-loving, as jeopardizing cross-strait relations, China will once again be committing a serious mistake and will have gravely misjudged the opinion of the Taiwanese people.
In response to the press release on March 11 by Director Chen Yunlin of the Taiwan Affairs Office, the MAC stated that the “anti-separation law” clearly stipulates that China will use non-peaceful means to resolve the cross-strait issue. Besides exposing the hegemonic nature of China’s policy towards Taiwan, the legislation fully demonstrates that the Chinese slogan of “peace and stability, cross-strait exchanges and dialogues, and maintaining the status quo” is false, and that “the use of force to annex Taiwan and destabilize the status quo” is the real objective. Whatever measures the Chinese government may take to conceal and gloss over its intentions, it cannot eliminate the absurdity and deception demonstrated by the “anti-separation law.” The MAC again reiterates that it is China that should take the responsibility for the issue; the key issue lies not in how the world interprets the “anti-separation law” but in how China can “rein in at the brink of the precipice” and take appropriate substantive measures to stop sabotaging the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and regional security.