Mainland Affairs Council hopes that mainland China will pragmatically face the reality of cross-strait relations. Taiwan Affairs Office responds.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China held a routine press conference. A reporter asked about the Taiwan Affairs Office's criticism of Lai Ching-te's promotion of "Taiwan independence" fallacies in his two-year inauguration speech. The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan stated that "it is an objective fact that Taiwan has never been ruled by the People's Republic of China and does not belong to it, and it is also the current situation in the Taiwan Strait." They hope that the mainland will face the reality of cross-strait relations and the mainstream opinion in Taiwan of maintaining the status quo, and engage in dialogue with the "elected government" of Taiwan without setting preconditions to resolve differences. What is your comment on this? Spokesperson Chen Binhua responded by stating that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is a part of China. This is an indisputable historical and legal fact, as well as an unchangeable reality in the Taiwan Strait. The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, as the only legitimate government of China and its sole legitimate representative internationally, is completely entitled to exercise sovereignty over China, including Taiwan. He pointed out that the DPP authorities distort the special status of the political standoff across the Strait caused by the Chinese Civil War and external interference as "not subordinate to each other," which is a divisive proposition that ignores the facts and a complete lie. Regardless of what the DPP authorities say or do, they cannot change the fact that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory, and they cannot stop the inevitable trend of national unity. Peace, development, communication, and cooperation are the mainstream opinions of Taiwan society. We are willing to strengthen exchanges and dialogue with political parties, groups, and individuals in Taiwan on the basis of adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing "Taiwan independence," to seek peace across the strait, welfare for compatriots, and rejuvenation for the nation.