 | Delegates attend the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People Beijing on March 14th 2005. China's parliament passed a law giving its military the legal basis to attack Taiwan if it moves towards independence, a day after President Hu Jintao told the army to prepare for war. click to open  |
 | Two security personnel guard the upper level during the session of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China will employ 'non-peaceful means' to prevent Taiwan's independence if all possibilities of peaceful reunification are exhausted, says the text of a draft law expected to be passed by Beijing's parliament. click to open |
 | Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian speaks to a meeting of the Democratic Progressive Party congress in Taipei March 12, 2005. Chen on Saturday called for a million people to take to the streets of Taipei on March 26 to protest against China's anti-secession bill, which allows for the use of force against the island. click to open |
 | Legislators from the pro-independent Taiwan Solidarity Union burn a Chinese flag in Taipei to protest against China's signing an anti-secession law. The law has sparked concern in the United States, Japan and the European Union, and was a key point raised during US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's high-profile talks with Chinese leaders earlier in the week in Beijing click to open |
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