CALD passes resolution regretting China’s Anti-Secession Law’s non-peaceful measures

(March 19, 2005/ Taipei) The Council of Asian Liberals & Democrats (CALD) unanimously passed today CALD Resolution No. 2, S. 2005  regretting the endorsement of non-peaceful measures of the Anti-Secession Law which was passed by China’s National People’s Congress and calling for a peaceful resolution to the cross-straits differences.

Last March 14, the Tenth People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China adopted the Anti-Secession Law for the purpose of “opposing and checking Taiwan’s secession from China by secessionists in the name of Taiwan independence,” among others.

Article 8 of the said law stipulates that “in the event that the Taiwan independence’ secessionist forces should act under any name or by any means to cause the fact of Taiwan’s secession from China…the state shall employ non-peaceful means and other necessary measures to protect China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

Recognizing Taiwan’s development as a pluralistic, open and democratic society, CALD expressed its concern that the utilization of non-peaceful measures in resolving conflict run counter to its principles, values and interests.

It, therefore, renewed its call for peaceful dialogue in order to resolve the current conflict.

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