Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, attends a press conference in Beijing, on September 13, 2023. Photo: VCG

 
In response to Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen’s remarks in her “Double Ten” speech, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, pointed out on Wednesday that while the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan island talk about peace and dialogue, they stubbornly adhere to the “Taiwan independence” stance and refuse to recognize the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus. The DPP’s two-faced approach cannot deceive the world and attempting to achieve “peaceful separation” is even more of a wishful thinking.

Tsai claimed that she’s willing to develop relations with the Chinese mainland based on a mutually acceptable foundation for interaction and maintain peaceful and stable cross-Straits relations.

At the press conference of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday, Chen stated that since the DPP came to power in 2016, they have denied the 1992 Consensus and continuously colluded with external forces to provoke “independence,” undermining the fact that both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to one China and obstructing cross-Straits exchanges and cooperation. They are the true disruptors of the current situation in the Taiwan Straits and the biggest source of instability for peace in the Taiwan Straits, he said.

“Taiwan independence” forces and peace in the Taiwan Straits are incompatible, posing the greatest threat to peace and stability in the region. Taiwan is China’s Taiwan, and any attempt to change this status quo will only intensify tensions and instability in the Taiwan Straits. Only by returning to the 1992 Consensus that embodies the one-China principle can cross-Straits relations return to the path of peaceful development, Chen noted.

According to media reports, during the recent annual cross-Straits relation survey published by the island’s United Daily News, the proportion of Taiwan residents worried about "Taiwan independence" has increased. In response to this, Chen stated that this result of the public opinion survey shows that an increasing number of Taiwan residents realize that "Taiwan independence" means war. The DPP authorities and the forces of "Taiwan independence" have not only become troublemakers in the region but also the biggest disruptors of peace for the people of the island of Taiwan.

Global Times