Mainland Affairs Council Press Release
September 5, 2007 No. 074
In response to the statement made by the Chinese leadership today (September
5, 2007) in Australia regarding a planned referendum on Taiwan's entry into the
Untied Nations, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) expresses three opinions as
follows:
1. On the surface, the Chinese leadership has repeatedly declared its
intention to facilitate the healthy development of cross-strait relations. In
reality, however, it has consistently adopted ideologies of antagonism and
struggle against Taiwan and has continued to suppress Taiwans democratic
efforts through military intimidation. It has not only dwarfed Taiwan's
sovereign status in the international arena, but has also disrupted Taiwans
solidarity through various means of enticement, thus resulting in the
retrogression of cross-strait interactions. China is the very troublemaker that
has sabotaged the benign development of cross-strait relations.
2. The Chinese leadership has superficially declared its intention to
facilitate the healthy development of cross-strait relations. In fact,
however, the biggest obstacle to making a breakthrough in cross-strait relations
lies in the Beijing regimes inability to comprehend the democratic ideal that
the sovereignty belongs to the people, its stubborn insistence on the
ossified one China principle, and its refusal to acknowledge the historical
fact that Taiwan and China have no jurisdiction over each other. In addition,
Beijing attempts to enforce the de jure annexation of Taiwan as well as seeks
unification through military force, which has seriously hurt the feelings of
the Taiwanese people.
3. Taiwan is an independent sovereign country and has the right to join the
United Nations. The planned referendum on Taiwans entry into the UN is a
necessary democratic process to be carried out by the 23 million Taiwanese
people to show their collective will. The Chinese authorities should cease
verbal threats and military intimidations against the Taiwanese people as soon
as possible. In addition, the Chinese leadership should have a deeper
understanding of Taiwans mainstream public opinion so as to genuinely promote
the normalization of cross-strait relations.
September 5, 2007 No. 074
Only when the Chinese leadership does not militarily suppress Taiwans
democracy will it be possible to facilitate the benign development of
cross-strait relations
In response to the statement made by the Chinese leadership today (September
5, 2007) in Australia regarding a planned referendum on Taiwan's entry into the
Untied Nations, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) expresses three opinions as
follows:
1. On the surface, the Chinese leadership has repeatedly declared its
intention to facilitate the healthy development of cross-strait relations. In
reality, however, it has consistently adopted ideologies of antagonism and
struggle against Taiwan and has continued to suppress Taiwans democratic
efforts through military intimidation. It has not only dwarfed Taiwan's
sovereign status in the international arena, but has also disrupted Taiwans
solidarity through various means of enticement, thus resulting in the
retrogression of cross-strait interactions. China is the very troublemaker that
has sabotaged the benign development of cross-strait relations.
2. The Chinese leadership has superficially declared its intention to
facilitate the healthy development of cross-strait relations. In fact,
however, the biggest obstacle to making a breakthrough in cross-strait relations
lies in the Beijing regimes inability to comprehend the democratic ideal that
the sovereignty belongs to the people, its stubborn insistence on the
ossified one China principle, and its refusal to acknowledge the historical
fact that Taiwan and China have no jurisdiction over each other. In addition,
Beijing attempts to enforce the de jure annexation of Taiwan as well as seeks
unification through military force, which has seriously hurt the feelings of
the Taiwanese people.
3. Taiwan is an independent sovereign country and has the right to join the
United Nations. The planned referendum on Taiwans entry into the UN is a
necessary democratic process to be carried out by the 23 million Taiwanese
people to show their collective will. The Chinese authorities should cease
verbal threats and military intimidations against the Taiwanese people as soon
as possible. In addition, the Chinese leadership should have a deeper
understanding of Taiwans mainstream public opinion so as to genuinely promote
the normalization of cross-strait relations.