China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Thursday asked
compatriots from home and abroad to stand firmly against "Taiwan
independence."
Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) made the remarks when he
met delegates of the China Overseas Friendship Association.
The delegates were here for a meeting marking the 10th
anniversary of the association's establishment.
Jia said the peace and stability across the Strait are now
seriously threatened by the Taiwan regime's conspiracy of seeking
"de jure Taiwan independence" through so-called "constitutional
reform".
The China Overseas Friendship Association should unite
compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan as well as those in
other parts of the world to stand firmly against "Taiwan
independence" to achieve peaceful development of cross-Strait
relations, Jia said.
Vice chairwoman of the CPPCC National Committee Liu Yandong and
vice chairmen of the CPPCC National Committee Luo Haocai, Zhou
Tienong and Tung Chee-hwa were present during the meeting.
(Xinhua News Agency May 25, 2007)