The Government of the Republic of Namibia wishes to reaffirm its long standing position of the “One-China Policy” in the face of the latest activities of separatist groups, which seek to undermine the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People’s Republic of China.

On 22 March 2008 the people of Taiwan rejected separatist attempts in a referendum on joining the UN under the name of Taiwan. The referendum was conducted alongside an election for a local leader. The outcome of the referendum was a clear rejection, once again, of the notion of “Taiwan independence”.

Namibia firmly supports China’s efforts towards the peaceful reunification and rejects any actions, which may compromise China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as threaten the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait in particular, and the Asia-Pacific region in general.

Likewise, Namibia regards Tibet as an integral part of China and, therefore, condemns all secessionist activities and orchestrated acts of violence, which have been masterminded by the so-called Tibetan Government in Exile. In this connection, Namibia supports all legitimate measures by the Chinese government to curb unrest in Tibet and to ensure that the situation returns to complete normalcy.

Namibia rejects attempts to make any linkage between the clearly orchestrated violent activities in Tibet with the Beijing Olympics and the politicization of the Games. We are confident, that the Olympic Games will be a resounding success.

Enquiries: The Permanent Secretary
Telephone: 282-2152.