China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Zhang Han denounced Lai Ching-te for persisting in a Taiwan‑independence stance and reasserting a "new two‑state" argument, saying Lai has promoted "resisting unification by force" and stoked anti‑China sentiment. Zhang warned this pushes cross‑strait ties toward military risk, said unification is an unstoppable trend and that attempts to "seek independence by force" will accelerate their demise, and urged Taiwan residents to reject separatism to safeguard

China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Zhang Han denounced Lai Ching-te for persisting in a Taiwan‑independence stance and reasserting a "new two‑state" argument, saying Lai has promoted "resisting unification by force" and stoked anti‑China sentiment. Zhang warned this pushes cross‑strait ties toward military risk, said unification is an unstoppable trend and that attempts to "seek independence by force" will accelerate their demise, and urged Taiwan residents to reject separatism to safeguard their security and cross‑strait stability.