Anti-Secession Law explained
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Updated: 2005-03-08 12:52

Wang Zhaoguo, vice chairman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress, explains the draft of Anti-Secession Law to NPC deputies in Beijing March 8, 2005. Wang said that using non-peaceful means to stop secession in defense of sovereignty and territorial integrity would be the last resort when all efforts for a peaceful reunification should prove futile. NPC deputies will deliberate the draft and are likely to adopt it during the third session of the 10th NPC. [newsphoto]  NPC deputies from the Chinese army listen to Wang Zhaoguo's explanations on the draft of the Anti-Secession Law in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 8, 2005. The draft says using non-peaceful means to stop secession in defense of sovereignty and territorial integrity would be the last resort when all efforts for a peaceful reunification should prove futile. [newsphoto] Chen Yunying, a deputy from Taiwan and now teaching in Peking University, says she supports the Anti-Secession Law in a group discussion in Beijing March 8, 2005. The draft says China will use non-peaceful means to stop secession only if all efforts for peaceful reunification prove futile. NPC deputies will deliberate the draft and are likely to adopt it during the third session of the 10th NPC. [newsphoto] Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is surrounded by reporters after a session of the NPC meeting in the Great Hall of the People March 8, 2005. The session heard explanations about the draft of the Anti-Secession Law. The draft says China will use non-peaceful means to stop secession only if all efforts for peaceful reunification prove futile. NPC deputies will deliberate the draft and are likely to adopt it during the third session of the 10th NPC. [newsphoto]

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