Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council: It is their consistent trick for the DPP authorities to use the so-called "transit" to plot for "independence."

Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Yehua

Beijing, 20 Jan (Xinhua) -- Lai Qingde will soon take advantage of his trip to Honduras to "transit" through the United States, during which he may interact with US officials. In this regard, Zhu Fenglian, spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on 20 July that the DPP authorities' attempt to use the so-called "transit" of the United States to seek official contacts between the United States and Taiwan and to seek opportunities to manipulate "independence" is a consistent trick of their "relying on the United States to seek independence." No matter what name or tricks they play, they cannot change the fact that there is only one China in the world and that Taiwan is a part of China.

Zhu Fenglian said: We are resolutely opposed to any form of official exchanges between the United States and the Taiwan region. We urge the US side to abide by the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three Sino-US joint communiques and not to send the wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" forces. Supporting Taiwan and seeking "independence" will only further damage peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and will only lead to the consequences of playing with fire and self-immolation.