Anti-Secession Law
| Anti-Secession Law | |
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National Emblem of the People's Republic of China | |
| National People's Congress | |
| Enacted by | National People's Congress |
| Enacted | March 14, 2005 |
| Signed by | President Hu Jintao |
| Commenced | March 14, 2005 |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced by | Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| First reading | 25–29 December 2004 |
| Second reading | 5–14 March 2005 |
| Voting summary |
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| 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 | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 反分裂国家法 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 反分裂國家法 | ||||||||
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The Anti-Secession Law 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.
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").
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