Beijing, March 4, SPA -- China won't tolerate formal independencefor Taiwan, President Hu Jintao said Friday as parliamentprepared to enact an anti-secession law that leaders in theself-ruled island fear could lead to a military attack. "We will continue to make our greatest efforts with theutmost sincerity to seek the prospects of peacefulreunification," Hu said at an official gathering,according to the government's Xinhua News Agency. However, he said, "We will never tolerate 'Taiwanindependence' and never allow the 'Taiwan independence'secessionist forces to make Taiwan secede from themotherland under any name or by any means." The comments echoed longstanding mainland policy towardTaiwan, which has been ruled separately since 1949 but isclaimed by Beijing as part of its territory. The communistgovernment has threatened to attack if Taiwan tries to makeits de facto independence permanent. China's legislature, which opens its annual sessionSaturday, is due to pass an anti-secession law thatofficials say is aimed at discouraging Taiwan from pursuingindependence.--more1320 Local Time 1020 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/244042