PRESIDENT DECIDES TO CEASE NUC'S OPERATION
ROC Central News Agency
2006-02-27 18:00:10
Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian made a decision at a National Security Council (NSC) meeting Monday that in the face of China's growing military threats against Taiwan, the National Unification Council (NUC) should cease to operate and the National Unification Guidelines (NUG) should cease to apply.
Chen said he made the decision based on the democratic principle that the sovereignty of the nation lies in the hands of the people and on the fact that China has been heightening its military threats and using its Anti-Secession Law, which authorizes Beijing to use "non-peaceful means" to settle differences with Taiwan, in an attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
In an earlier address to the meeting, the president defined Taiwan's status quo as "democracy, freedom and human rights, as well as peace across the Strait," which he vowed to keep.
His decision to put a halt to the NUC's operation will be sent to the Executive Yuan for reference and an official filing of the decision could be finished as early as the following day.
(By S.C. Chang)
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