Lai's radical 'independence' stance blasted
China DailyThe speech made on Monday by Lai Ching-te, the new leader of China's Taiwan region, is full of hostility and provocation and made up of lies and deception, and is a complete confession of support for "Taiwan independence", a spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said on Tuesday night. "Lai's speech clearly demonstrated that he is a betrayer of mainstream public opinion on the island and a disruptor of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," Chen said. Lai promoted the idea of "self-determination for Taiwan's residents regarding the island's future" as a guise for the ambition of "Taiwan independence", said the spokesman, adding that the future of Taiwan, as an inseparable part of China, can only be decided by the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, including compatriots in Taiwan. No matter how much Taiwan's leader fawns over and seeks aid from external forces, he is merely a "pawn", and "Taiwan independence" is a dead end, Chen said, adding that the attempt to "seek independence with the support of foreign powers" will only lead to self-destruction.