On January 14, the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference.
The spokesperson Zhu Fenglian stated that Taiwan is part of China, and the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair. Resolving the Taiwan issue is the matter of the Chinese people themselves, a just cause to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Foreigners cannot be relied upon; the DPP authorities' "relying on foreign forces to seek independence" will only make them pawns of external forces.
A reporter asked: The United States recently sent troops to forcibly control President Maduro and his wife of Venezuela and remove them from the country, which has drawn high attention in Taiwan. Time magazine published an article stating that Taiwan should actually be worried about the US focus being consumed by Venezuela, thus losing its "backer" in the US; China does not need any international "precedent" to take action on its own territory. What is your comment on this? Zhu Fenglian made the above remarks when answering the question.
In addition, a reporter asked: The Taiwan Affairs Office recently announced that Liu Shi Fang and Zheng Ying Yao have been listed as "Taiwan independence" stubborn elements, and Chen Shu Yi has been listed as an accomplice of "Taiwan independence." In response, Lai Ching-te said, "I am proud of any people who are suppressed by China across the strait," and "I will never allow China's hand to reach into this land of Taiwan." What is your comment on this?
Zhu Fenglian stated that Taiwan is China's Taiwan. "Taiwan independence" elements who split the country and disrupt cross-strait relations will face all necessary punitive measures and legal lifelong accountability. The more fanatically they walk down the path of "Taiwan independence," the tighter the rope of opposing "Taiwan independence" will be. What awaits them is the just trial and the fate of disgraceful failure.
A reporter asked: Recently sanctioned Japanese senator Ishihira visited Taiwan, and Lai Ching-te claimed that Ishihira "proved through actions" the so-called "non-subordination between the two sides of the strait," but Ishihira's visit was met with protests from the people of Taiwan, who denounced him as a traitor and someone who has forgotten his roots. What is the spokesperson's comment on this?
Zhu Fenglian stated that Lai Ching-te has teamed up with some disreputable individuals and petty villains to stage a farce, fabricating and spreading "Taiwan independence" fallacies, which is despicable. No matter what small tricks the DPP authorities carry out, they cannot change the fact that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of China. They cannot change the fate of "Taiwan independence" being inevitably defeated, nor can they stop the historical trend of the inevitable reunification of the motherland.
Source | Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News
Original: toutiao.com/article/7595042269976068643/
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