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BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhuanet) -- More than a dozen countries around the world
continued to express their support Tuesday for China's adoption of the
Anti-Secession Law, intended to prevent the secession of Taiwan from China and
clarify China's position onthe Taiwan issue.
The Vietnamese government, in conformity with its consistent one-China
policy, considers Taiwan as an inalienable part of the People's Republic of
China, Vietnam' s Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung reaffirmed Wednesday.
Vietnam opposes the activities of "Taiwan independence" in whatever forms
and fully supports the Chinese government's and people's efforts for national
reunification and maintenance of stability across the Taiwan Straits, he added.
The government of Nepal said on Wednesday that it unequivocallysupports
China's anti-secession law.
"His Majesty's government extends its unequivocal support to the People's
Republic of China for the anti-secession legislation enacted by the Chinese
National People's Congress," the Ministry for Foreign Affairs said in a press
statement.
Nepal believes that the legislation will contribute to achieving the goal
of China's reunification, the statement said.
In Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday reaffirmed hisgovernment's
full support for the law, calling it highly necessaryto the cause of China's
national reunification.
He said the law conforms to international norms and no foreign country has
the right to interfere in the matter.
The prime minister said the law is of profound historic and realistic
significance for China in realizing national reunification and shows the common
will and strong resolve of the entire Chinese people including Taiwan
compatriots.
"Cambodia firmly supports any action and measure that China takes on the
Taiwan issue," he said.
In the Middle East, Syria also voiced on Wednesday its firm support to the
newly adopted law.
"The anti-secession law ... stresses the national sovereignty and
territorial integrity of China and safeguards the stability across the Taiwan
Straits with an aim to achieve the peaceful reunification of China," Syrian
Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"Syria supports friendly China in taking such a wise policy andposition,"
it added.
On Tuesday, Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Syria fully
understands the law and supports China's peaceful reunification.
In China's another close neighbor Myanamar, the Foreign Ministry said
Wednesday in a statement that the government supports the adoption of the law.
The document said Taiwan is part of China, and Myanmar will, asalways,
stick to the "one-China" principle and continue to supportChina's efforts in
safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
On Tuesday, Albanian Vice Foreign Minister Luan Hajdaraga said that Albania
fully understands and supports the newly adopted law and considers the Taiwan
issue as China's internal affairs.
While meeting with Chinese ambassador Tian Changchun, Hajdaragasaid
Albania's position on the Taiwan question is persistent and well-known, that is,
there is only one China and that is the People's Republic of China.
Also on Tuesday, Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister Sameh saidEgyptian
government totally understands and support the passage ofthe law and believes
that all sovereignties have the right to makelaw to safeguard unification and
territorial integrity of the country.
The Taiwan issue is China's internal affairs and should be resolved by
Chinese people without any foreign interference, Samehsaid when meeting with
Chinese Ambassador to Egypt.
Egypt will firmly stick to the one-China policy and looks forward to an
early peaceful reunification of China, he added.
The Foreign Ministry of Laos on Tuesday backed the newly-adopted law,
calling it China's natural right to safeguard its state sovereignty and
territorial integrity.
In the statement, Laos voiced support for China's efforts to promote
peaceful reunification and maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan
Straits.
In Kyrkyzstan, China's close neighbor in central Asia, the Foreign Ministry
on Tuesday released a statement to support the adoption of the law.
The statement reiterates Kyrkyzstan's position on the Taiwan issue and
supports the measures taken by China's central government in a bid to develop
cross-Straits relations, maintain cross-Straits peace and fight the secessionist
movement.
Kyrkyzstan will strictly abide by the obligations on the Taiwanissue
according to the Good-neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation Treaty between
Kyrkyzstan and China, and supports China's right to safeguard its sovereignty,
territorial integrity and national unification, the statement said.
In Latin America, Cuba, Guyana and Saint Lucia have also expressed support
for the law.
The government of Guyana said the law is to achieve China's peaceful
reunification and to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and
of the Asia-Pacific region.
Saint Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said his country understands
China's efforts in achieving peaceful reunification and stands for the passage
of the law.
He said Saint Lucia will firmly stick to the one-China policy and he
believed China can achieve national reunification.
Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power (parliament) fully supports
China's adoption of the Anti-Secession Law and Taiwan should not be allowed to
secede from China, the parliament's international relations committee said.
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