Chinese President Hu Jintao delivered a speech at a grand gathering held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on September 3, 2005. (Xinhua photo)

Chinese President Hu Jintao said Saturday that China will never waver in its commitment to the one-China principle and never compromise in its opposition to secessionist activities.

"We must firmly safeguard our national sovereignty and territorial integrity and vigorously advance the great cause of peaceful reunification of the motherland," he said at a grand gathering marking the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

The Chinese people love their country, and will consistently and unswervingly safeguard their national sovereignty, territorial integrity and national dignity, "which brook no violation by any forces," he said.

"We must strengthen national defense and military modernization, adhere to the military strategy of active defense, constantly promote military reforms with Chinese characteristics, and improve defense and combat capabilities under the information technology conditions to provide a strong guarantee for the security of our national sovereignty and territorial integrity," the president said.

"We will stick to the fundamental principles of 'peaceful reunification' and 'one country, two systems,' as well as the eight-point proposal for the current stage of efforts to develop crossStraits relations and advance the process of peaceful national reunification," Hu noted.

The president stressed that central government will never give up efforts to strive for peaceful reunification, never change its policy of placing hopes on the people of Taiwan.

"We will earnestly implement the agreements reached in talks with the leaders of the KMT, the People First Party and the New Party, adopt every forward-looking measure to increase cross-Straits exchanges and cooperation in various fields, promote personnel exchanges, deepen kinship between compatriots on both sides of the Straits, fully accommodate Taiwan compatriots' interests, promote peaceful and steady growth of cross-Straits relations, and safeguard peace and stability in the region," Hu said.

"We resolutely oppose 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces and their secessionist activities, and will never permit them to secede Taiwan from the motherland in any name and by any means," the president stressed.

"We will continue to work with the vast number of Taiwan compatriots to accomplish the sacred mission of opposing secession and promoting peaceful reunification," he said.

Source: Xinhua