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Chinese PM warns Taiwan, talks tough on corruption

National People's Congress session opens
BEIJING. Mar 5: Chinn will not Mi idly by" and accept Tai wan going its own way bin hopes the Island will accept peaceful reunification. Prime Minister Zhu Rongji said Sun day In <1 nationally televised speech, reports AP.
Zhu. in his annual address al the opening session of Parliament. also demanded a tougher light against corruption and warned that eliorts so far lall far short of what the people expect oi us.”
Overshadowing this year's I 1-day session ol (he National People's Congress are corruption investigations in two wealthy coastal provinces that go as high as the governing State Council and Communist Party Politburo.
Rampant graft has under mined popular support lor the Communists, who hold a monopoly on political power
In addition, a former vice chairman of the legislature Is under investigation for economic crimes, and a ionner deputy governor of Jiangxi province. Hu Changeling. has been sentenced to death for
bribe-taking.
While Zhu did not mention the scandals, the devoted much of his speech to anti-corruption themes and warned that all major corruption cases would be investigated and corrupt officials would be severely punished.
In his appeal to Taiwan. Zhu did not specifically repeat the government's latest threat, made in February, to use force if Taiwan puts oil reunification talks indefinitely.
The premier said Beijing would not "sit idly by an watch any serious separatist activity aimed at undermining China's sovereignly and territorial Integrity. such as those advocating the Two-state theory or the Independence oi Taiwan." Zhu said. But he stressed a conciliatory approach.
"We place our hopes on the Taiwan authorities and even more on the people of Taiwan." he said. "We are willing to continue working with the vast numbers of our Taiwan compa triots in developing cross-straits relations and achieving peaceful reunification of the
motherland
The mainland and the island of Taiwan have been ruled separately since the end ol the Chinese civil war in 1949. China claims Taiwan as a province that must be reunited eventually.
Zhu. who has guided China's economic development said Beijing would push ahead with measures to reform debt-ridden state enterprises, develop in IraslriK lure and stimulate do inesllc demand.
I Ie also called lor tougher police work, including prosecution oi members of "evil cults." The government's crackdown on the mullimillion-mcmber Falun Gong was one of China's "great victories" of the past year, he said.
As about 5.000 of China's political elite — top leaders, legislative deputies and members of an advisory group — gathered in the Great Hall of the People on Tiananmen Square, police at the nearby Gate oi Heavenly Peace detained at least 16 people suspected of being followers ol Falun Gong and checked bags and questioned
many others. The banned spin tual movement draws on ideas ol Buddhism. Taoism and its founder, a former government clerk who lives in exile In New York.
Police several days ago rounded up 68 Falun Gong followers In Beijing and were holding them in the Huang shandian Drug Rehabilitation Centre to prevent them from making trouble during the leg islative meeting, a Falun Gong follower said Sunday, speaking on condition ol anonymity. The 68 were on a hunger strike, some in their third day. he said
The largely powerless National People s Congress meets annually to approve decisions made by Communist Party leaders and discuss national Is-
lls agenda includes reform Ing inefficient state-run enterprises and intensifying a government campaign to develop China's Impoverished but re source-rich western regions. Such Issue have a strong bearing on the ability of the Communist Parly to maintain control after 50 years in power.