If the secessionist forces for "Taiwan independence" persist in their determination or take desperate risks, the central government will resolutely defend the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity by all necessary means, including non-peaceful means, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Anti-Secession Law, said Li Zhanshu, chairman of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee.

Li made the remarks at a symposium held on Friday to mark the 15th anniversary of the implementation of the Anti-Secession Law in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.