A central government spokesman said Wednesday that the so-called "anti-annexation law," which some people in Taiwan recently promoted, is a move for independence and is resolutely opposed by all the Chinese people.

Li Weiyi, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office under the State Council, or China's cabinet, reaffirmed at a regular press conference that there is only one China in the world, and the mainland and Taiwan belong to this one China. China's sovereignty and territorial integrity and the one China status quo are not allowed to be altered, he underscored.

The anti-secession law, which China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), is enacting, aims at fighting and curbing any secessionist attempts in Taiwan, Li said.

Li went on to say that "we will adhere to the basic principles of 'peaceful reunification' and 'one country, two systems,' and continue to pursue a peaceful reunification with our utmost sincerity and efforts."

"But we will never tolerate 'Taiwan independence' activities and will never allow anyone to separate Taiwan from China by any means," the spokesman said.