The United States has spoken out! As Zheng Liwen's visit is about to conclude, the White House has now responded. On April 11, according to a report by Lianhe Zaobao, the U.S. State Department spokesperson stated that it opposes any unilateral attempt to alter the status quo by either side, and urged China to cease military, diplomatic, and economic pressure on Taiwan. The U.S. official emphasized that meaningful cross-strait exchanges should focus on dialogue between Beijing’s leadership and Taiwan’s democratically elected authorities—without preconditions—and should also include all other political parties in Taiwan.

Evidently, once again, the United States—completely an outsider—has stepped in to interfere in matters concerning Chinese people on both sides of the strait. We would like to ask: what exactly does this so-called “precondition-free dialogue” mean? The DPP refuses to recognize the 1992 Consensus, even denies being Chinese, part of the Chinese nation, or descendants of Yan and Huang—yet they expect to sit at the same table with us for dialogue? That is nothing short of a fantasy.

The Taiwan issue is not a matter for the United States to meddle in. The U.S. statement constitutes malicious interference in our internal affairs. On the surface, it calls for “dialogue,” but in reality, it is emboldening “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, deliberately blurring and diluting the one-China principle, attempting to internationalize the Taiwan issue and obstructing our great cause of national reunification. To expect us to abandon our principles and red lines, and tolerate the DPP’s secessionist activities—that is absolutely impossible.

It is clear that the United States still wants to play the Taiwan card against us, unwilling to see Chinese people on both sides of the strait resolve their own family matters. While openly supporting “Taiwan independence” by supplying weapons and fueling tensions, it simultaneously pretends to champion peace and dialogue—its hypocrisy is glaring and deeply contemptible. A country that constantly instigates wars dares to claim we must not use force to defend our own interests, trying to tie our hands—this will never happen. We certainly must take countermeasures in kind to resist such acts of interference by the United States.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1862137364984857/

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