Workshop: Cross-strait situation risky in 2008

时间：2007-12-26 08:13:04

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BEIJING, Dec.26 - The coming year carries high risks for the situation across the Taiwan Strait, as it is an election year for China's Taiwan Province, but the trends of peace and development in cross-strait relations are expected to persist.

 

This was the conclusion of a group of Mainland experts and scholars who attended Tuesday's workshop in Beijing, the "2007 Workshop on Retrospect1 and Prospect2 of Taiwan's Political Situation and Cross-Strait Relations."

 

In 2007, although the cross-strait situation has been complicated, the trends of peace and development in cross-strait relations were protected and strengthened, owing to the appropriate method of handling relevant matters by the Mainland, the experts held.

 

Wang Zaixi, vice3 chairman of the Mainland's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS), delivered a key-note speech.

 

The Mainland has achieved a lot in maintaining peace and stability across the strait and confused the "time-table" of the so-called "constitutional reform" by Chen Shui-bian, who has failed to work out a "new constitution".

 

Subsequently, Chen turned to promoting the so-called "referendum on joining the United Nations", which has also met with wide-ranging opposition4 in Taiwan and international community, Wang said.

 

Until May 2008, Taiwan's political situation would become more complicated, Wang said. "Anything may happen," he said. "The cross-strait situation is still in a period of great danger."

 

Wang called it "the most important and urgent task for the Chinese people living on both sides of the Taiwan Strait" to oppose secessionist activities and keep them within limits, especially those of "Taiwan's nomological independence", and oppose Taiwan authorities' "referendum on joining the United Nations".

 

The participants agreed that in 2007, the international community's efforts to consolidate5 the One-China Policy have been fortified6 with the participation7 of the United States and the European Union, which further suppressed the space of "Taiwan's independence" on the international arena8.

 
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1 retrospect xDeys     
n.回顾，追溯；v.回顾，回想，追溯
参考例句：
  • One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.学校生活回忆起来显得比实际上要快乐。
  • In retrospect,it's easy to see why we were wrong.回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。
2 prospect P01zn     
n.前景，前途；景色，视野
参考例句：
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
3 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
4 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
5 consolidate XYkyV     
v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并
参考例句：
  • The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
  • The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。
6 fortified fortified     
adj. 加强的
参考例句：
  • He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink. 他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
  • The enemy drew back into a few fortified points. 敌人收缩到几个据点里。
7 participation KS9zu     
n.参与，参加，分享
参考例句：
  • Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
  • The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
8 arena Yv4zd     
n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台
参考例句：
  • She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
  • He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

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