Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office

Recently, many celebrities from Taiwan island have reposted "Taiwan, Province of China" on Weibo while Taiwan's so-called "mainland affairs council" has labeled this as a "united front tool" from the mainland and claimed that they will examine the actions, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said that both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to one China, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory. Taiwan has never been a country. It is entirely natural for a wide range of Taiwan people, including entertainers, to express their recognition of the country and their opposition to "Taiwan independence" separatism. This is a reflection of national righteousness. 

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities frequently resort to threats, intimidation, and retaliation, attempting to restrict or deprive Taiwan compatriots of their freedom of thought and speech, fully exposing the hypocrisy of the DPP authorities' so-called "democracy and freedom," Chen said. 

The only reference to the Taiwan region in the UN is "Taiwan, Province of China," Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a press conference on China's foreign policy and external relations on March 7 in Beijing on the sidelines of the two sessions.

On Chinese social media, the Foreign Minister's statement had topped the trending list. A number of Taiwan-based celebrities including Angela Zhang, Mark Chao and Patty Hou have reposted relevant posts on Weibo affirming that the only designation for Taiwan is "China's Taiwan Province," that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory, and that there is only one China.

Global Times