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Chen steps up campaign against NUC

FLASHPOINT Chen said that issues of democracy and security dictated that the body be scrapped, but China called the comments `a dangerous escalation'

By Ko Shu-ling  /  STAFF REPORTER

"On the one hand, China has said it will respect the wish of the Taiwanese people to be their own masters, but on the other hand, it has imposed the `Anti-Secession' Law which states that unification is the only option. This kind of provocation by China has prevented the normalization of cross-strait relations," the MAC press release said.

Additional reporting by Chang Yun-ping

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