Zhu Fenglian Photo: Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council

Paying a "protection fee" will not bring security and the deeper the DPP authorities lean on the US, the more it will destroy Taiwan, and the greater the disaster it will bring to the Taiwan people, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian told a press conference on Wednesday. 

Zhu made the remarks in response to a question that some people from "green camp" in the Taiwan island claimed that the US' asking Taiwan to pay a "protection fee" should be viewed positively, as it means the US is willing to protect Taiwan. 

Since Lai Ching-te took office, he has stubbornly adhered to a "Taiwan independence" stance, recklessly aligning with external forces, attempting to seek independence through foreign support and pursue independence through force. This has severely harmed the interests of the Taiwan people and seriously threatened the peace and stability of the Taiwan Straits, Zhu said. 

The US always follows an "America First" policy, and I believe most Taiwan people have made a rational judgment, said Zhu, sternly warning the DPP authorities that paying a "protection fee" will not bring security. 

The deeper the DPP authorities lean on the US, the more it will destroy Taiwan, and the greater the disaster it will bring to the Taiwan people, said the spokesperson. 

Global Times