Overseas Chinese organizations urged to beef up anti-secession efforts

BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Overseas Chinese anti-secession organizations have been urged to beef up efforts in promoting peaceful mainland-Taiwan relations and opposing Tibet separation attempts.

The China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification made the call as it ended its three-day conference here Saturday. The session gathered 122 overseas Chinese representatives from 68 countries and regions.

The overseas organizations were told to strive to create a more favorable environment for the promotion of the peaceful development of mainland-Taiwan relations, and stand alert and oppose the "Tibet independence" forces and their divisive activities.

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the council, met with the representatives on Friday.