Wednesday, September 13 2006 12:20 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Beijing: China today (Sept 13, 2006) welcomed United Nation's 13th consecutive rejection of Taiwan's bid to squeeze into the world body and urged Taipei to stop all "secessionist activities" to split the motherland.

"Any action breaching the tenet of the UN Charter and the Resolution 2758 of the UN General Assembly, or challenging the one-China principle will be unpopular among the vast majority of UN member countries," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement here.

Qin's statement came after the UN rejected proposals calling for Taiwan's "representation" in the United Nations and "the maintenance of peace across the Taiwan Straits" to be discussed at the UN General Assembly.

Beijing and Taipei split at the end of their civil war in 1949, but China regards Taiwan as rebel territory that must be reunified with the mainland, even by force.

China's NPC passed an Anti-Secession Law in March in 2005, authorising the use of force if the island of 23 million people formally declared statehood.

China, a veto-wielding permanent member of the UNSC has successfully foiled Taiwan's attempts to enhance its international presence.

The spokesman also urged the Taiwan government and certain countries 'used' by Taiwan to follow the historical trend and stop all secessionist activities.