TAIPEI - Taiwan condemned China's proposed anti-secession law on Saturday, calling it a move to establish a legal basis to attack the island. Chinese state media said on Friday that Beijing planned to send the draft law for deliberation during a parliament session on Dec. 25-29. It was seen as a move to head off a formal declaration of Taiwan independence from the mainland. "They are looking for a legal basis to invade Taiwan," said Chiu Tai-san, vice chairman and spokesman for the Mainland Affairs Council, which sets policy towards Taiwan's arch-rival. "If they want to punish or invade Taiwan they must have some legal basis to make it okay to attack," Chiu said.
Dictators and thugs always take care to make sure things look nice and legal. Just wait til "Taiwanese terrorists" "attack a radio station". | The official Xinhua news agency did not say why China was enacting an anti-secession law instead of the tougher reunification law it had floated earlier. That law would have bound a Chinese leader to order an attack on Taiwan if the island formally declared nationhood. |