Paris, April 3 (CNA) Top mainland Chinese democracy activist Wei Jinsheng on Monday warned of genuine military actions to be taken by mainland China in the face of Taiwan independence.
Wei, now living in exile, told a French weekly that according to reliable sources from mainland China, the Chinese communists have actively geared up preparations for military, political and diplomatic moves against Taiwan after Chen Shui-bian, candidate of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, was elected president of Taiwan on March 18.
"The communist Chinese are preparing a sweeping military action against Taiwan any minute when Taiwan declares independence," Wei said in an interview with the New Observer (Nouvel Observateur).
Wei noted that unless the international community stands out in opposition, Beijing is likely to jump the gun and launch an assault across the strait.
Wei said he is in firm opposition to Beijing using force to bring Taiwan under its control, and he would call for an international convention if Beijing indeed launches a military assault against Taiwan.
Meanwhile, Wei called for Taiwan to discard the idea of independence. For one reason, Beijing would not sit idly by towards Taiwan's declaration of independence, and for another, independence is not necessary as democratization is a road that mainland China is certain to walk on soon, he said. He added that after mainland China has been democratized, Taiwan would find reunification with the mainland easier.
Wei stressed that Taiwan is asking for a war if it declares independence.
Wei also lambasted France's promotion of "useful dialogue diplomacy" with Beijing as a means to maintain cordial relations with mainland China, saying that the French government has been used by Beijing as one of its major diplomatic blue chips for political gains in the international community.
Wei, who maintains close watch on domestic affairs in mainland China despite living in exile, said he has been in constant worry that human rights abuses have gotten only worse and worse on the mainland.
Excessive prostitution, increasing numbers of labor strikes, a skyrocketing suicide rate, frequent reports of employees murdering their employers and some 30 million jobless people wandering from city to city around the mainland are only part of the picture of today's China, Wei said.
Beijing's strangling human rights policy on the mainland has been increasingly tightened, encouraged by the Western governments' weakness and timidity, Wei pointed out. (By M.J. Tsou and Deborah Kuo)
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