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"Anti-Secession Law" of China Supported

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Pyongyang, March 21 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Monday runs a signed commentary titled "Just Measure for Country's Reunification and Territorial Integrity," which reads in full: China recently took a momentous measure for the reunification of the country and its territorial integrity. As already reported, the "anti-secession law" aimed to prevent the "independence of Taiwan" was adopted at the third session of the 10th National People's Congress of China on March 14.
    It is fully supported and welcomed by Chinese at home and abroad as it reflected the principled stand consistently pursued by China to achieve the peaceful reunification of the country by utmost sincerity and efforts and the unanimous demand and will of all the Chinese people to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity against "Taiwan independence".
    It is the keynote of the law to promote the peaceful reunification of the country and defend peace and stability in the Taiwan-Strait region, the national sovereignty and territorial integrity and fundamental interests of the Chinese nation by opposing and restraining the secessionist activities of "Taiwan independence" forces. The adoption of the law is another great achievement and progress in the struggle of the Chinese people to check the "independence of Taiwan" and attain the reunification of the whole country as it legally guarantees and codifies the country's reunification and sovereignty and territorial integrity.
    The Korean people fully support this momentous measure. Russia, Syria and other countries and international community expressed understanding, sympathy and support to the adoption of the law.
    Its adoption is an entirely just step. Therefore, no one is entitled to take exception to it. The "Taiwan independence" forces and some forces including the United States, however, are taking issue with it and manifesting opposition to it.
    A tiny number of separatists calling for the "independence of Taiwan" leave no stone unturned to oppose and distort the law with malice and mislead and deceive the Taiwanese. They are crying themselves hoarse for further damaging the cross-Taiwan Strait relations, while stirring up hostile feelings toward the continent.
    This is a very wrong deed.
    In this regard, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China issued statements denouncing the "Taiwan independence" forces for decrying the law and clarified once again the principled stand of the Chinese government toward the Taiwan issue.
    The Taiwan issue is a domestic issue of China up to the hilt. Yet, the United States is recriminating China, expressing "concern" and "regret" over its adoption. This is an unjustifiable act of openly interfering in the internal affairs of China.
    The master of China's question is the Chinese people and only they have the right to settle it. The open interference of the U.S. in the domestic issue of China is an expression of its hegemonism and arrogance. It is contrary to the international law and norms governing international relations including the U.N. Charter.
    China is showing a tough rebuff to the untenable interference of the U.S. in its internal affairs. Recently, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China decisively refuted the U.S. charge over the measure, stressing that the law would promote the peaceful reunification of the country and help toward maintaining the stability of the relations across the Taiwan Straits and the Asia-Pacific region.
    Unshakable are the stand and will of China to fulfill the law and achieve the complete reunification and territorial integrity of the country.
    The efforts of the Chinese people to prevent the "independence of Taiwan" and achieve the reunification of the whole country and territorial integrity will be further intensified.