Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office

In response to a US official's remarks that "everything the US does in Taiwan is to make Taiwan stronger, safer, and more prosperous" and can build a "supply chain in areas such as drones and robotics," Chen Binhua, a spokesperson of Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, slammed the US for talk about "supporting Taiwan," but their actions only "harm and destroy the island."  

Chen said pressuring TSMC to invest up to $100 billion in the US to build the world's largest chip industry raises the question of whether this strengthens Taiwan or merely serves US interests. As TSMC increasingly became "USMC," the spokesperson questioned how much Taiwan's industrial edge and economic vitality would be left. 

He criticized US efforts to turn Taiwan into a "porcupine," warning that these actions would turn the island into a ticking time bomb rather than a protective shield. Taiwan's economy has long benefited from a stable cross-Straits supply chain, he said, and forcing a decoupling from the Chinese mainland serves only US interests, not Taiwan's.

Chen said these are questions that Taiwan's society must seriously consider, as more people on the island are seeing through US tactics. He warned that the DPP's blind reliance on Washington in pursuit of separatism will only leave Taiwan vulnerable to external manipulation.

In response to reports that Taiwan's exports to the US surpassed those to the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong for the first time in 24 years, Chen said the DPP authorities' push to sever trade and industrial ties with the mainland contradicts economic logic and undermines the interests of people on both sides. "Such attempts are doomed to fail," he said.

Chen pointed to the strong momentum of cross-Straits trade, noting that total trade between the two sides reached $292.97 billion in 2024, a 9.4 percent year-on-year increase. He highlighted that in the first two months of 2025 alone, trade totaled $43.18 billion, an 8.8 percent rise, demonstrating that economic ties remain robust and supply chains resilient.

Chen said the mainland will continue to refine policies and measures to "enhance the well-being of Taiwan compatriots" and "support the island's businesses operating in the mainland." He emphasized that efforts to "deepen cross-Straits integration" will not only bring benefits to people on both sides but also open up new economic cooperation opportunities within the mainland's push for high-quality development and a new growth model.

 

Global Times