US lawmakers express 'grave concern' over China's anti-secession law

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — US lawmakers expressed "grave concern" over a Chinese law giving legal backing for an invasion of Taiwan if the country moves toward formal independence.

The US House of Representatives voted 424-4 in favor of a resolution warning that the anti-secession legislation alters "the status quo in the region, and thus is of grave concern to the United States."

The resolution urges President George W. Bush to direct US officials to express to their Chinese counterparts "the grave concern with which the United States views the passage of China's anti-secession law in particular, and the growing Chinese military threats to Taiwan in general."

"The Government of the United States should reaffirm its policy that the future of Taiwan should be...