Feng Yuhui, the spokeswoman for  the Chinese Consulate General in New York,  recently wrote the following letter to the New York Times in response to an Ad for  "Taiwan Independence": 

I am deeply alarmed by the misleading and ill-advised political advertisement in the October 4 New York Times by Kwang-Ming Koo. Full of distortions, faulty analyses and egregious recommendations, it demonstrates how far a die-hard separatist can go in advocating "Taiwan independence ", and how dangerous the separatist forces for "Taiwan independence" pose to world peace and stability.

Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's sovereign territory, whose temporary separation from the mainland is a leftover of the Communist-Nationalist Civil War in the 1940s. The Chinese government's stand on Taiwan Issue has never changed,that is, there is only one China in the world, both the mainland and Taiwan belong to One China, and that China's sovereignty and territorial integrity cannot be split. This principle has been recognized and abided by more than 160 countries in the world, including the U.S.

Yet in recent years, the Taiwan authority and the separatist forces for "Taiwan independence" explicitly renounce the One China principle and even forsake their Chinese ethnic origin. They have accelerated their attempts to unilaterally change the status quo of Taiwan. "Taiwan Indepence" constitutes the biggest threat to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the Asia-Pacific region and undermines the interests of the countries concerned.

The one-China principle is the core of the Taiwan policy of the Chinese government and the cornerstone for the healthy development of cross-Straits relations. It is also the basis and premise for achieving peaceful reunification. We will keep on working towards a peaceful reunification with utmost sincerity and efforts. But we will never tolerate "Taiwan independence", nor will we allow anyone to separate Taiwan from China in whatever way.

Both China and the United States wish to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits. Over the years, the One China principle and the three Sino-US communiques are the foundation of Sino-US ties and the US side has repeatedly stated that it adheres to the one China policy. We hope that the U.S. side will continue to honor its commitments in this light and join us in containing the separatist activities for "Taiwan independence" in the interest of regional stability and world peace.