Despicable and shameless! The Taiwan Affairs Office criticized the Democratic Progressive Party for spreading the fallacy of "Taiwan independence" through the actions of Japan and the Philippines.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a routine press conference. A journalist asked about Lai Ching-te spreading the fallacy of "Taiwan independence" through the illicit actions of Japan and the Philippines. Spokesperson Zhang Han stated that the "proposed delimitation area" announced by Japan and the Philippines is located east of the island of Taiwan, where China has an exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. Japan and the Philippines have bypassed China and unilaterally initiated so-called "delimitation negotiations" in the area, which seriously violates international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and basic principles of international relations, severely infringing on China's maritime rights and interests. Relevant mainland departments are lawfully conducting law enforcement patrols in the area, which is a just and necessary action to uphold national sovereignty and maritime rights. Zhang Han said that the Democratic Progressive Party authorities have turned a blind eye to the illicit actions of Japan and the Philippines, but have taken the opportunity to spread the fallacy of "Taiwan independence" and incite "anti-China" sentiments, becoming accomplices of external forces that harm the overall interests of the Chinese nation, despicable and shameless, and will be held accountable.