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UNITED NATIONS (XFN-ASIA) - China warned at the United Nations Friday that Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's pro-independence stance will threaten Asia-Pacific security.Chen's move to organize a referendum next year on UN membership despite the opposition of the US and Chinese presidents was a 'dangerous step,' Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said at the UN General Assembly.'If unchecked, this move will gravely endanger peace and stability across the Taiwan straits and in the Asia-Pacific region,' he said. Yang said that the Chinese government had made every effort to promote 'peaceful development of cross-strait relations and seek peaceful reunification.''However, we will never allow anyone to separate Taiwan from China in any name or in any way,' he warned.afp/kmqxfnkmCOPYRIGHTCopyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
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