At a State Council Taiwan Affairs Office briefing, spokesperson Zhu Fenglian criticized remarks by Lai Ching‑te, who told a recent forum with high‑school students in Taiwan that TikTok and Xiaohongshu’s influence on the younger generation has reached a security crisis and said he would address it. Zhu said mainland social apps aid Taiwanese youth’s development, accused Lai’s administration of smearing and intimidating young people, and warned that efforts to curb cross‑strait exchange would fail

At a State Council Taiwan Affairs Office briefing, spokesperson Zhu Fenglian criticized remarks by Lai Ching‑te, who told a recent forum with high‑school students in Taiwan that TikTok and Xiaohongshu’s influence on the younger generation has reached a security crisis and said he would address it. Zhu said mainland social apps aid Taiwanese youth’s development, accused Lai’s administration of smearing and intimidating young people, and warned that efforts to curb cross‑strait exchange would fail and that bans could backfire.