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

In response to growing public concern in Taiwan that Lai Ching-te is preparing to desert the island in face of a potential conflict — following media reports that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have rushed to procure Patriot missiles, mobilized marine units to defend the “Greater Taipei area,” and conducted multiple drills purportedly in response to “People’s Liberation Army (PLA) attacks on Taiwan” — Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, stated at a regular press conference on Wednesday that no amount of weapons purchases or military exercises can alter the dead-end path of “Taiwan independence” or reverse the historical trend toward national reunification.

 

Chen emphasized that the DPP authorities and certain politicians are fully aware of this reality. Yet, in pursuit of their own selfish political agendas, they continue to peddle the rhetoric of “resisting China to protect Taiwan,” inciting confrontation and showing blatant disregard for the well-being of the people. They have shamelessly used their fellow Taiwan compatriots as pawns in the pursuit of “Taiwan independence,” while secretly plotting escape plans for themselves — naively believing they can evade responsibility. Such behavior, Chen said, is not only deceitful but utterly contemptible.

 

As for the chief culprits behind “Taiwan independence,” they will not be allowed to escape justice. They will be held accountable for life, facing both the judgment of history and the reckoning of justice, the spokesperson said.

 

Global Times