Anti-Secession Law

Anti-Secession Law
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
National People's Congress
Enacted byNational People's Congress
EnactedMarch 14, 2005
Signed byHu Jintao
CommencedMarch 14, 2005
Summary
A Law formulated in accordance with the Constitution, for the purpose of opposing and checking Taiwan's secession from China by secessionists in the name of "Taiwan independence", promoting peaceful national reunification, maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, preserving China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and safeguarding the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation.
Keywords
National Security, Secession, Taiwan
Status: In force
Anti-Secession Law
Simplified Chinese反分裂国家法
Traditional Chinese反分裂國家法
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFǎn-Fēnliè Guójiā Fǎ
Wade–GilesFan3-Fên1-lieh4 Kuo2-chia1 Fa3

The Anti-Secession Law (Chinese: 反分裂国家法) is a law of the People's Republic of China, passed by the 3rd Session of the 10th National People's Congress. It was ratified on March 14, 2005, and went into effect immediately. President Hu Jintao promulgated the law with Presidential Decree No. 34.[1] Although the law, at ten articles, is relatively short, Article 8 formalized the long-standing policy of the PRC to use military means against Taiwan independence in the event peaceful means become otherwise impossible. The law does not explicitly equate "China" with the People's Republic of China (referred to in the law as "the State").

  1. ^ "中华人民共和国主席令第三十四号". Archived from the original on 2005-05-09.