Beijing is provoking Taiwan again
Pacific Times; Thursday, December 23, 2004.
Ching-chih Chen

According to a report of New China News Agency on December 17, China’s legislature is ready to enact an "anti-secession" law that will mandate military action to attack Taiwan if Taiwan should declare formal independence. This legislative plan is a concrete step taken by the Chinese legislature after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made known on May 9, 2004 that Beijing had been seriously considering the enactment of a “unification law.”

Whether labled as an “anti-secession” or “unification” law, it is essentially an anti-Taiwan law to be employed by the Chinese to justify China’s attempt to invade and annex Taiwan, with force if necessary. In July, Jiang Zeming, then chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, called on the Chinese military to develop a military capacity to take Taiwan by force by 2020. Indeed, China has been busy upgrading its military capabilities and enhancing its position against Taiwan.

In response to New China News Agency’s report China’s legislative plan to enact an anti-secession law, Joseph Wu, Commissioner of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, said that the Chinese are attempting to “unilaterally change the cross-strait status quo.” In addition to being a threat to Taiwan, Wu added, the anti-Taiwan law “is likely to become the biggest threat to regional peace and stability in Asia.” It is aboundantly clear that China has not overly concerned with regional peace and stability in East Asia.

If and when China adopts an anti-Taiwan law, Taiwan must counter with the enactment of a law mandating that the moment China attacks Taiwan, Taiwan will automatically declare the creation of a Republic of Taiwan.