Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office Photo: VCG

Lai Ching-te continued to propagate the "two-state" rhetoric by claiming that the two sides are "not subordinate" to each other in his speech, fabricating fallacies about "Taiwan independence," advocating separatist views, and inciting hostility and confrontation across the Taiwan Straits, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Thursday, slamming Taiwan regional leader Lai who trumpeted secessionism in his provocative "Double Ten" (October 10) speech on Thursday morning.

This clearly demonstrates that Lai stubbornly adheres to the stance of "Taiwan independence," is filled with confrontational thinking, continuously provokes and stirs up trouble, and deliberately creates tensions across the Taiwan Straits, severely undermining peace and stability, Chen said.

The spokesperson said that after 1949, due to the prolonged civil war in China and external interference, the two sides of the Taiwan Straits have been in a prolonged state of political confrontation. However, Taiwan has always been a part of Chinese territory, Taiwan compatriots have always been members of the Chinese nation, the government of the People's Republic of China has always been the sole legitimate government representing all of China, including Taiwan, he said. China has always been the motherland of all Chinese people, and upholding the one-China principle has always been a common consensus in the international community, Chen noted.

Different systems are not a barrier to unification, nor are they an excuse for division. The current fight against "Taiwan independence" is not a fight over systems, it is a fight between reunification and division, Chen highlighted.

Lai is deliberately scheming to fabricate justifications for splitting the country. Chen said that under the guise of so-called "democracy and freedom," Lai continues to seek "independence" by relying on external forces and military means, attempting to tie Taiwan onto the "Taiwan independence" chariot, he said, adding that "his separatist provocations are the root cause of turmoil and instability in the Taiwan Straits, which will bring disaster to the people of Taiwan".

Nothing Lai has said can change Taiwan's legal status as a part of China or the fact and status quo that both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to one China, he added.

"We have the confidence and capability to achieve the complete reunification of our motherland. No individual or force can stop the historical trend of national rejuvenation and reunification," Chen said.

Global Times