Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun

No matter what the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities say or do, it cannot change the fact that Taiwan is an integral part of China, nor can it alter the historical trend that China will inevitably and must be reunified, FM spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing on Friday. 

Guo's words were made in response to media inquiry over Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te's latest move, who has recently asked the island's defense and security departments to step up their monitoring and intelligence efforts against "espionage activities" from Chinese mainland, according to media reports. 

Guo also said that DPP authorities' pursuing "independence" through military means is doomed to fail, slamming DPP's hyping. 

Global Times