BANGKOK, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Thai Foreign Ministry on Friday reiterated the Thai government's adherence to the "one-China Policy" and expressed opposition to any action which would "affect the stability and peace of the Asian region," in response to the latest attempts by Taiwan authorities to push for a United Nations membership under the name of "Taiwan."

The statement, posted on the website of the Thai Foreign Ministry, says, "Thailand has fully respected and always adhered to the 'one-China Policy' and views that the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair. Thailand hopes that no action which would jeopardize the situation across the Taiwan Straits and affect the stability and peace of the Asian region will be taken."

The statement was made in response to the recent moves by the Taiwan authorities under Chen Shui-bian to push for a UN membership under the name of "Taiwan," which has incurred opposition from the international society, including the United States and the European Union.

Taiwan authorities on July 19 sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, raising an application for joining the United Nations under the name of "Taiwan." Meanwhile, Chen Shui-bian has been pushing for a plan to hold a "referendum" inside Taiwan on its entry to the United Nations under the name of "Taiwan."

A spokesperson for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on July 23 that the UN Office of Legal Affairs had rejected the application for UN membership by Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian, saying that the decision was made in keeping with resolution 2758 of the UN General Assembly, which determined that the United Nations abides by the one-China policy.

On July 31, China's UN Ambassador Wang Guangya, in his capacity as the rotating president of the UN Security Council in July, rejected the Taiwan authorities' application forwarded by representatives of Swaziland and the Solomon Islands to the United Nations.

The Chinese government has condemned the Taiwan authorities' secessionist attempts, including the application for UN membership and the referendum bid, as "ridiculous" and "doomed to failure."