State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: The provocations by the DPP authorities to seek "independence" are the root cause of tension and instability in the Taiwan Strait.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a routine press conference. A reporter asked: Recently, Lai Ching-te once again declared at an event that he wants to "accelerate the construction of an asymmetric combat capability and vigorously enhance the defense resilience of the entire society to respond to various threats and challenges." What is the spokesperson's comment on this? Spokesperson Chen Binhua stated that the DPP authorities' provocations for "independence" are the root cause of tension and turmoil in the Taiwan Strait. Lai Ching-te and the DPP authorities attempt to "seek independence through force" and "reject reunification with force," constantly escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait, risking Taiwan compatriots by tying them to the "independence" bandwagon. They are unequivocally "destroyers of peace across the Taiwan Strait," "creators of Taiwan Strait crisis," and "instigators of war." We hope that the broad Taiwanese compatriots will recognize the ambitions and desires of the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence" separatist actions, firmly safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and protect the common homeland of the Chinese nation.