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PLA's efforts to counter 'Taiwan independence' and promote reunification will not cease: Chinese delegate to Shangri-La Dialogue
Published: Jun 01, 2025 08:37 AM
At the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, the Taiwan question was mentioned multiple times. In response, Zhang Chi, a member of the National Defense University delegation from China, stated that "Taiwan independence" and peace in the Taiwan Straits are fundamentally incompatible, China Central Television (CCTV) News reported on Sunday.

Lai Ching-te authorities in Taiwan have been stirring up cross-Straits confrontation for over a year, and he is an out-and-out "troublemaker" and "risk creator", said Zhang. We are willing to make the greatest effort and show the utmost sincerity to promote peaceful reunification, but we will never allow Taiwan island to separate from the motherland, Zhang said, according to the CCTV report. 

The Chinese People's Liberation Army's preparations for combat are ongoing, and our efforts to counter "independence" and promote reunification will not cease. We will resolutely thwart external interference and firmly defend the unity of the motherland and the integrity of its territory, said Zhang, according to the CCTV report. 

Global Times