China Slams Taiwan’s Lai for Speech Mentioning Independence
- On Sunday, Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te declared Taiwan is "of course" a country during a speech in Istanbul, sparking backlash from Beijing.
- China's Taiwan Affairs Office accused Lai of making a 'Taiwan independence' manifesto that distorted history and aimed to incite cross-Straits confrontation.
- The office described Lai's speech as full of lies, fabrications, and separatist rhetoric that attempted to justify Taiwan's independence claim.
- Spokesperson Chen Binhua said the speech served as propaganda for Lai's political agenda of a "mass recall" and accused him of hostility and provocation.
- The event underscores persistent tensions as Beijing maintains Taiwan is Chinese territory, while Taipei insists on its sovereign status amid ongoing military and political pressure.
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China Slams Taiwan’s Lai for Speech Mentioning Independence
China harshly condemned Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te for a speech aimed at rallying the democracy’s 23 million people to stand up to its larger neighbor — a back-and-forth that illustrates a deepening cross-strait divide.
Chinese mainland slams Lai over 'Taiwan independence' fallacy
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday slammed Lai Ching-te, leader of the Taiwan region, for delivering a blatant "Taiwan independence" manifesto aimed at inciting cross-Straits confrontation.Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks in response to Lai's speech on Sunday.The speech was rife with lies, deception, hostility and provocation, said Chen. It deliberately distorted and severed history, …


Mainland slams Lai's remarks as separatist, provocative
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