BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan newspapers and political experts on Tuesday continued to lash out at Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian's secessionist remarks.

    Chen said at a gathering on Sunday that he wanted independence, a new constitution, development, and new names for local firms that use the word "China" in their title.

    "Such aggressive, crass and volatile political claims" would definitely threaten the political and economic status across the Taiwan Strait and inside Taiwan, the Taiwan Commercial Times said in an editorial on Tuesday, adding the remarks ran contrary to most Taiwan people's expectations.

    The Taiwan-based China Times described Chen's "four wants" policy as verbal games that had no real effect except to send the Taiwan stock market tumbling.

    Chen knew clearly that independence, a new constitution and new company names were impossible tasks, said Professor Shao Zonghai, of the Taiwan-based Chinese Culture University, and the reason he repeatedly said so was to sever ties between Taiwan and the mainland in the public's minds.

Political advisors and lawmakers: Taiwan leader's "independence" scheme doomed to fail

    BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian further exposed his "independence" scheme with his new secessionist remarks and showed an unscrupulous approach for his private interests, said political advisors and lawmakers here.

    Chen's "independence" scheme will be opposed by Taiwan people and the international community and is doomed to fail, said Zhang Huajun, secretary-general of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, a non-Communist party in the mainland.