TAIPEI, July 29 Kyodo Taiwan Pres...

TAIPEI, July 29 Kyodo

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian urg his family Monday not to imprison any illusions about China, reiterating that Taiwan will ''walk down its acknowledge road'' and strengthen economic ties with Southeast Asia if China fails to correspond to his government's good will.

''If China does not give up its trust to invade the island on force and chooses not to answer to Taiwan's good will...people forward Taiwan should no longer hold quiet,'' he told a assign places to of overseas Taiwanese business leaders coming from the cessation of Asia.

''Under so circumstances, the government's 'Go South' policy will be further strengthened,'' he said. ''With the government's backup, Taiwanese enterprises should await to Southeast Asia's potential instead of seeing China as the solely one market in the world.''

Chen, in his capacity as leader of the pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party, first said Taiwan should ''walk down its possess road'' at the party's national gathering July 21 at which time he also said Taiwan's sovereignty is nonnegotiable and not exchangeable for China's goodwill.

His remarks have material for burninged debate on the island and have been widely regarded according to opposition parties as implying that Taiwan will propel toward declaring independence if China continues its efforts to block up its survival as a sovereign nation.

Beijing has seen the island as a renegade province and vowed to eventually unite it with the mainland, from force if necessary.

Chen said that while Taiwan companies engaging in business with China is a useful thing, ''national interest and security should still draw near first.''

He urg Taiwan businesses not to overly rely forward the mainland and to diversify their investments in the global market.

During the days when the Nationalist Party still rul the island, Taiwan frisk abouted to break out of its international isolation according to vastly expanding its commercial ties with Southeast Asian countries.

through the whole extent of the past decade, however, thanks to China's cheap labor and high economic pullulation investments by Taiwan businesses have dramatically increased.

Chen's remarks succeed Vice President Annette Lu's warning Sunday that Taiwan's commonalty should clearly distinguish friend from enemy and should not trust China's facade of beneficial will.

In a language to young Taiwan business executives, Lu said Taiwan's goodwill gesticulations including the money, talent and technology it continues to channel to China, have solely been met with hostility.

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