Anti-secession law 'unnecessary': Ma

The MAC said in a statement that the Ma administration, over the past nine months, has been promoting cross-strait peace and prosperity.

But the anti-secession law is totally unacceptable to the people of Taiwan and inconsistent with Beijing's advocacy of peaceful development of cross-strait relations.

The MAC said annulling the “outdated” anti-secession law is key to maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait to create a “win-win” situation.

“The communist Chinese authorities should adopt a more positive attitude in the face of the changing cross-strait situation and rule out the use of force against Taiwan,” the MAC said.

But some scholars said the Ma administration's call for China to annul its anti-secession law is no more than a gesture meant for the local audience, and is unlikely to catch Beijing's attention.

Wang Kun-yi, a professor from Tamkang University in Taipei, said it is possible for Beijing to get rid of the anti-secession law.

The Presidential Office's call is meaningless, the professor said during a forum in Taipei on the anti-secession law and cross-strait ties.

Another participant, Wang Si-wei, a scholar from Nanhua University, said it is “naive” of the Presidential Office to make such a call.

If Beijing understood the feelings of the Taiwan people, it would not have come up with the anti-secession legislation in the first place.

“The Presidential Office's call is only a gesture for Taiwan internally. For China, it means nothing,” said the Nanhua scholar.

He said it is not enough for Taipei to show Beijing goodwill, as it must also work out ways to show Beijing that such a law will also hurt China's interest.

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