The anti-secession law aims partially at curbing secessionist activities conducted by the force for "Taiwan independence" and will greatly help promoting cross-Strait relations, said a spokesman for the upcoming session of the Tenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wednesday afternoon.

Spokesman Wu Jianmin made the remarks at a press conference in Beijing while answering questions raised by a Taiwan journalist.

"Everybody longs for peace and stability but activities of the force for 'Taiwan independence' threatened regional peace and stability," said Wu.

Wu also quoted the remarks made by Jia Qinglin, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, on Jan. 28 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Jiang Zemin's speech on Taiwan issues made on January 30, 1995.

According to Jia, the anti-secession law will help promote the development of cross-Straits relations and peaceful reunification, maintain China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, oppose and curb any secessionist activities as well as maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits.

"It is a law in compliance with the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation on the whole," Jia noted.

"Chairman Jia's remarks clearly represented the CPPCC National Committee's views on the anti-seccesion law, of which the legislation procedures has been set in motion," said Wu.

The allegation that the anti-secession law will damage cross-Straits relations is "groundless", the spokesman said.