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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Anti-Secession Law is a 2005 statute of the People's Republic of China authorizing the use of "non-peaceful means" to prevent Taiwan's formal separation from China.
- When and by whom was the Anti-Secession Law enacted?
- What does Article 8 of the Anti-Secession Law provide?
- How does the law relate to the US Taiwan Relations Act?
- Why is the Anti-Secession Law significant for the 'one China' principle?

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1. 14 March 2005

   The Anti-Secession Law (反分裂国家法, Fǎn Fēnliè Guójiā Fǎ) was adopted by the Third Session of the Tenth National People's Congress on , passing by a vote of 2,89…

2. 26 March 2005

   It drew sharp protest in Taiwan, where roughly a million people demonstrated in Taipei on , and concern in Washington, which reaffirmed the Taiwan Relations…

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