Chinese mainland criticizes Taiwan secession activities

    BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday criticized the secession activities of Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian that attempts to abolish the "National Unification Council (NUC)" and the "National Unification Guidelines."

    The Director of both the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council released an article, commenting on Chen's recent remarks on abolishing the NUC and the "National Unification Guidelines". Full story

Mainland pays close attention to Taiwan separatists' activities

    BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese mainland is following closely the independence activities of Taiwan authority leader and will take measures to cope with the possible complicated situation,an official said here on Friday.

    "We are following closely the development of the affairs, and are ready to deal with any possible complex situation at any time," said Li Weiyi, the spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, at a regularly scheduled news conference. Full story

Countries urged to be alert to "Taiwan Independence" forces

    BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- China hopes relevant countries alert themselves to the "dangerous" actions of "Taiwan independence" forces, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao Thursday.

    Liu made the remarks in response to a question concerning China's stance on the United States' opposition to Chen Shui-bian's intention to abolish the "National Unification Council". Full story

Chen's move hurts cross-Straits peace

    BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- If you want to know how an immoral and irresponsible politician behaves, just look at Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian.

    Nearly six years in power, he has been pursuing interests for himself and his pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at the cost of Taiwan people's fundamental needs and rights. Full story

Mainland to keep close watch on Taiwan separatists' activities

    BEJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Taiwan authority leader's activities to promote the abolishing of Taiwan's "National Unification Council" and "National Unification Guideline" are a dangerous sign of escalation of Taiwan separatists' activities, said a senior Chinese mainland official Wednesday.

    Chen said if the Taiwan authorities insist on the activities of abolishing of Taiwan's "National Unification Council" and the "National Unification Guideline", the cross-Straits relations would be severely destroyed and the fundamental interests of the Taiwan compatriots will be damaged. Full story

DPP should not deny existence of "1992 Consensus": KMT chairman

    BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Ma Ying-Jeo, chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party in Taiwan, said on Thursday that the two sides across the Taiwan Straits did reach a consensus in 1992 to accept the one-China principle, which is a fact that cannot be denied, according to media reports reaching here from Taipei.

    Ma said the "1992 Consensus" did exist, and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which now leads the Taiwan authorities, may disagree with the spirit of the consensus, but should not deny the fact that there exists such a consensus. Full story

Chen's plan "will bring cross-Straits ties into crisis"

    Cross-Straits relations could plunge into crisis if Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian abolishes the island's council and guidelines on unification with the mainland, researchers warn. Full story

Expert denounces "secessionist remarks" of Taiwan authorities

    A renowned expert on the Taiwan issue from the Chinese mainland has denounced the Taiwan authority leader's recent activities to promote the abolition of Taiwan's "National Unification Council" and "National Unification Guidelines" as "risky bets" of gamblers, which have put cross-Straits stability and the welfare of Taiwan people on the line. Full story

Article: Taiwan's Chen "troublemaker and destructor"

    Taiwan authority leader Chen Shui-bian is risking Taiwan people's welfare by making a series of "Taiwan independence" remarks recently, signaling an escalation of secessionist activities in the island province, said a signed article released here on Thursday. Full story

Taiwan leader's remarks reveal secessionist nature: scholar

    The Taiwan leader's recent remarks on abolishing Taiwan's "National Unification Council" and "National Unification Guideline" are completely secessionist remarks and have revealed his ulterior motive to sabotage cross-Straits relat ions, a leading scholar on the Taiwan issue said here on Tuesday. Full story

Taiwan leader's pro-independence remarks selfish: official

    The Taiwan leader's latest call for abolishing Taiwan's decades-old Unification Council and its unification guidelines is a selfish move designed to only benefit his party and himself, said Xu Shiquan, vice president of the National Society on Taiwan Studies on Monday.

    The Taiwan leader's motive is to create confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits in the hope of staying in power, said Xu. Trying to damage cross-strait relations, peace and stability is not in the best interest of Taiwan, said the well-known expert on Taiwan issues, in an exclusive interview with Xinhua. Full story