Mainland spokesperson says DPP's 'de-Sinicization' attempts doomed to fail

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' "de-sinicization" political maneuvers stemming from their secessionist ambition will never succeed.

Zhang Han, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, made the comments at a regular press conference in response to Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party leader Cheng Li-wun's recent remarks.

While speaking with Taiwan university students, Cheng noted that declaring "I am Chinese" in Taiwan comes with an inexplicable sense of "original sin," which was a direct result of the DPP authorities' malicious political scheming over the past three decades.

Zhang emphasized that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are all Chinese. "This is a historical fact, a cultural consensus, a genetic inheritance and a legal reality that no one can deny," she said.

Zhang further noted that the DPP authorities' attempts to sever cross-Strait historical and cultural bonds, mislead the Taiwan public, muddle historical memories and distort the national identity of Taiwan's younger generation inflict incalculable harm.

She added that voices of condemnation against such moves have been pouring in from all sectors of Taiwan society, and the DPP's political maneuvers are ultimately doomed to fail.

The spokesperson also said recent poll findings in Taiwan indicate the locals' "strong dissatisfaction" with the DPP in response to a media query about a poll showing that over half of the island's people believe that the DPP is untrustworthy, lacks governing capability and is not clean.

The poll result shows Taiwan people are strongly dissatisfied with the DPP authorities over their disregard for the people's interests and well-being, obstinate pursuit of "Taiwan independence" provocations, rampant political infighting, suppression of political dissidents, and persistent efforts to curry favor with foreign forces at the expense of Taiwan's interests, Zhang noted.

Since Lai Ching-te took office, he has stubbornly adhered to the separatist stance of "Taiwan independence" and intensified obstruction of cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation. Lai has gone to great lengths to curry favor with foreign forces at the expense of Taiwan's interests, allowing external forces to take whatever they want and squander the hard-earned money of Taiwan's people on purchasing weapons, while seizing the opportunity to amass wealth through corruption, pushing Taiwan to the brink of war and crisis, Zhang added.

The spokesperson voiced her hope that Taiwan compatriots will see through the vile nature and ugly face of the DPP authorities and consciously draw a clear line from the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and their activities.

(With input from Xinhua)