Beijing, May 9 (Xinhua) – China’s Foreign Ministry through a spokesperson on Thursday criticized Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for ingratiating themselves with Japan.
According to media reports, the elected leader of the Chinese island of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te, said he wanted to strengthen cooperation with Japan after May 20, stating that “any contingency for Taiwan is a contingency for Japan and vice versa”.
At a news conference, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said some people in Japan clearly don’t have the best intentions if they go around preaching that “any contingency for Taiwan is a contingency for Japan,” and warned that they won’t get away with it. hers.
“By repeating and escalating such rhetoric, the DPP authorities are essentially telling the world that they are always willing to ingratiate themselves with Japan and betray Taiwan in order to pursue ‘Taiwan independence’ through soliciting support.” foreigner,” Lin said.
“This once again reminds people that ‘Taiwan independence’ and foreign interference are the main factor in undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait,” he added.
Li stressed that the one-China principle is a universal consensus, and that no separatist attempt for “Taiwan independence” will succeed, regardless of its form or pretext.
