REUTERS NEWS Aug5，2002China said on Monday Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian＇s backing of are ferendum on independence will cause severe damage to disaster。″We seriously warn Taiwan splittist forces not to wrongly judge the situation，to immediately stop the horse at the edge of the precipice and to stop all splittist activities，″A top spokesman told a news conference.

　　Chen，in his strongest comments on the issue since taking office in 2000，said on Saturday that holding a referendum was a″basic human right″and there was basically″one country on each side″of the Taiwan Strait.

　　汉语译文：

　　中国星期一表示：台湾“总统”陈水扁支持就“台独”问题公民投票将给台湾带来严重灾难。

　　一名中国高层发言人在记者招待会上说：“我们严正警告台湾分裂势力，不要错判形势，应立即悬崖勒马，停止一切分裂活动。”

　　陈水扁自2000年上台以来第一次就此问题发表强硬言论，他在上星期六说，举行公民投票是一项“基本人权”，台湾海峡两岸基本上是“一边一国”。▲

　　(摘自2002年8月5日路透社新闻) 黄梅 译