BEIJING - Recent poll findings in Taiwan indicate the locals' "strong dissatisfaction" with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities over their string of actions, a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Zhang Han, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks in response to a media query about a poll on the island showing that over half of Taiwan people believe that the DPP is untrustworthy, lacks governing capability, and is not clean.
The poll result shows Taiwan people are strongly dissatisfied with the DPP authorities over their disregard for the people's interests and well-being, obstinate pursuit of "Taiwan independence" provocations, rampant political infighting, suppression of political dissidents, and persistent efforts to curry favor with foreign forces at the expense of Taiwan's interests, Zhang noted.
Since Lai Ching-te took office, he has stubbornly adhered to the separatist stance of "Taiwan independence," and intensified obstruction of cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, forcibly pushing for economic decoupling across the Taiwan Strait, Zhang emphasized.
Lai has also gone to great lengths to curry favor with foreign forces at the expense of Taiwan's interests, allowing external forces to take whatever they want, and squander the hard-earned money of the Taiwan people on purchasing weapons, while seizing the opportunity to amass wealth through corruption, pushing Taiwan to the brink of war and crisis, she added.
The spokesperson voiced her hope that Taiwan compatriots will see through the vile nature and ugly face of the DPP authorities, and consciously draw a clear line from the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and their activities.
Stern warning
The latest military drills conducted by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan Island were a stern warning to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and external interference, said Zhang on Wednesday.
The drills were a necessary and just move to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, said Zhang.
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Zhang made the remarks in response to a media inquiry regarding drills code-named "Justice Mission 2025" around Taiwan Island, which were conducted by multiple forces of the PLA Eastern Theater Command on Monday and Tuesday.
Navigation safety
Zhang also said on Wednesday that the recent operations by the mainland coast guard are aimed at maintaining normal navigation order and safeguarding the lives and property of fishermen on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
The spokesperson reiterated that both sides of the Strait belong to one China, and that Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu are all part of China, with so-called "prohibited or restricted waters" not existing, when responding to a media query.
Zhang said that for a long time, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities have ignored the historical and factual reality of fishermen from both sides of the Strait working together in traditional fishing grounds.
They have arbitrarily detained or treated mainland fishing vessels and crews in dangerous and rough ways, posing navigational risks and seriously threatening the lives and property of fishermen, the spokesperson added.
'De-Sinicization' attempts doomed to fail
DPP authorities' "de-sinicization" political maneuvers stemming from their secessionist ambition will never succeed, Zhang made the comments at a regular press conference in response to Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party leader Cheng Li-wun's recent remarks.
While speaking with Taiwan university students, Cheng noted that declaring "I am Chinese" in Taiwan comes with an inexplicable sense of "original sin," which was a direct result of the DPP authorities' malicious political scheming over the past three decades.
Zhang emphasized that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are all Chinese. "This is a historical fact, a cultural consensus, a genetic inheritance and a legal reality that no one can deny," she said.
Zhang further noted that the DPP authorities' attempts to sever cross-Strait historical and cultural bonds, mislead the Taiwan public, muddle historical memories and distort the national identity of Taiwan's younger generation inflict incalculable harm.
She added that voices of condemnation against such moves have been pouring in from all sectors of Taiwan society, and the DPP's political maneuvers are ultimately doomed to fail.
