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Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office

Lai Ching-te's obstinate stance on "Taiwan independence" and his rampant provocation and confrontation once again prove that he is an outright "destroyer of cross-Straits peace" and a "creator of crisis in the Taiwan Straits," said Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Thursday.

Lai held a so-called "high-level national security meeting" on Thursday and, in his remarks afterward, once again propagated the separatist fallacy of "mutual non-subordination" between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits. He claimed that "Taiwan is a sovereign, independent, democratic nation," deliberately hyped the so-called mainland "threat," labeled the mainland as a "foreign hostile force," and put forward "17 major strategies" in response to the so-called "five threats," according to Chen.

While Lai seeks personal gain by selling Taiwan island, he is also acting against the tide of history by intensifying "green terror" on the island, suppressing political dissents, inciting "anti-China" sentiment, escalating cross-Straits confrontation, obstructing cross-Straits exchanges, and forcibly promoting "decoupling and severing supply chains" between the two sides, all in service of his "Taiwan independence" separatist agenda, said the spokesperson.

These actions are aimed at diverting attention from internal contradictions and alleviating his governance predicament, serving his purpose of pursuing "Taiwan independence," Chen said, noting that this fully exposes his sinister nature - prioritizing the interests of his party and himself at the expense of worsening social divisions on the island, forcing the Taiwan people onto the "Taiwan independence" chariot, and pushing Taiwan toward the perilous brink of war, said Chen.

Chen emphasized that the island of Taiwan is a sacred and inseparable part of China's territory. It has never been, and will never be, a country. Taiwan belongs to all Chinese people - this is an undeniable historical and legal fact, as well as the status quo across the Taiwan Straits that cannot be changed. Our determination to resolve the Taiwan question and achieve national reunification is as solid as a rock, and our capability is unshakable. We will never allow any person or force to separate Taiwan from China, nor will we leave any room for any form of "Taiwan independence" separatist activities. If "Taiwan independence" separatist forces dare to cross the red line, we will have no choice but to take decisive measures.

Chen sternly warned the Lai authorities that those who play with fire will eventually get burned. Those who forget their heritage, betray their motherland, and seek to split the country will come to no good end; those who engage in "Taiwan independence" separatist activities will only end up being crushed; and those who act against the tide of history and defy universal justice are doomed to perish. The great trend of national reunification is advancing irresistibly, and no person or force can stop it. All sinister schemes are destined to fail.

Global Times