Anti-Secession Law

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The Anti-Secession Law is a 2005 statute enacted by the People’s Republic of China that formalizes its claim over Taiwan and authorizes the use of “non-peaceful means” to prevent Taiwanese independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf PRC statute ⓘ
national law ⓘ
articleCount 10 ⓘ
authorizes use of force against Taiwan independence moves ⓘ
use of non-peaceful means under certain conditions ⓘ
concerns Taiwan independence ⓘ
cross-Strait relations ⓘ
national reunification ⓘ
country People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
criticizedBy authorities in Taiwan ⓘ
pro-independence groups in Taiwan ⓘ
criticizedFor authorizing use of force against Taiwan ⓘ
escalating cross-Strait tensions ⓘ
dateOfEnactment 2005-03-14 ⓘ
declares Taiwan is part of China ⓘ
enactedBy National People's Congress ⓘ
field constitutional law ⓘ
international relations ⓘ
security policy ⓘ
fullTitle Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: Anti-Secession Law
hasPart Article 1 ⓘ
Article 2 ⓘ
Article 3 ⓘ
Article 8 ⓘ
keyProvision Article 8 authorizing non-peaceful means ⓘ
languageOfWork Chinese ⓘ
legalBasisClaimed One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
legalJurisdiction Mainland China ⓘ
linked to: China
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislativeSession Third Session of the 10th National People's Congress ⓘ
passedBy 10th National People's Congress ⓘ
politicalContext Taiwan democratization ⓘ
cross-Strait tensions ⓘ
primarySubject Taiwan ⓘ
purpose to oppose and contain Taiwan independence ⓘ
to prevent Taiwan's secession from China ⓘ
to promote peaceful national reunification ⓘ
reaffirms One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
regionOfImpact Taiwan Strait ⓘ
relatedTo 1992 Consensus ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy

One-China policy ⓘ
PRC Constitution ⓘ
shortName Anti-Secession Law ⓘ
states the state shall employ non-peaceful means if Taiwan secedes from China in any name or by any means ⓘ
the state shall employ non-peaceful means if major incidents occur that would lead to Taiwan's secession ⓘ
the state shall employ non-peaceful means if possibilities for peaceful reunification are completely exhausted ⓘ
supportedBy Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
PRC central government ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 2005 ⓘ

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cross-Strait relations → relatedLaw → Anti-Secession Law ⓘ
Anti-Secession Law → fullTitle → Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: Anti-Secession Law
Anti-Secession Law → shortName → Anti-Secession Law ⓘ