On the morning of December 10, the Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference. Reporter: Lai Qingde said a few days ago that Ma Ying-jeou “locked the economy into the mainland” for 8 years and that he “saw no so-called peace dividend.” The Kuomintang criticized Lai Qingde for pushing Taiwan into the flames of war after coming to power, and did not forget to engage in “cognitive warfare.” What comments does the speaker have on this? Taiwan Affairs Office Spokesman Chen Binhua: From 2008 to 2016, the two sides of the Strait created a new situation of peaceful development on the basis of adhering to the “1992 Consensus” and opposing “Taiwan independence,” and compatriots on both sides of the Strait were able to share development achievements and benefits. The two meetings of the two sides of the Strait signed 23 agreements, which resolved a series of issues relating to the immediate interests of people on both sides of the Strait. Cross-strait trade, investment, and industrial cooperation has advanced in depth, and Taiwanese enterprises and people are profiting from it. Personnel exchanges between the two sides of the Strait have been made more convenient, the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the Strait have been brought closer together, and peace in the Taiwan Strait has been maintained. Since Lai Qingde came to power, he has stubbornly adhered to the separatist position of “Taiwan independence,” went against mainstream public opinion in Taiwanese society, made every effort to incite “anti-Chinese resistance against China,” and linked external forces to continuously seek “independence” provocation, act recklessly, and act in reverse. As a result, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is tense and turbulent. The immediate interests of Taiwanese compatriots have been seriously damaged, and complaints are rife. No matter how much Lai Qingde reverses black and white and makes nonsense, it cannot cover up the truth or fool the Taiwanese people.

On the morning of December 10, the Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference. Reporter: Lai Qingde said a few days ago that Ma Ying-jeou “locked the economy into the mainland” for 8 years and that he “saw no so-called peace dividend.” The Kuomintang criticized Lai Qingde for pushing Taiwan into the flames of war after coming to power, and did not forget to engage in “cognitive warfare.” What comments does the speaker have on this? Taiwan Affairs Office Spokesman Chen Binhua: From 2008 to 2016, the two sides of the Strait created a new situation of peaceful development on the basis of adhering to the “1992 Consensus” and opposing “Taiwan independence,” and compatriots on both sides of the Strait were able to share development achievements and benefits. The two meetings of the two sides of the Strait signed 23 agreements, which resolved a series of issues relating to the immediate interests of people on both sides of the Strait. Cross-strait trade, investment, and industrial cooperation has advanced in depth, and Taiwanese enterprises and people are profiting from it. Personnel exchanges between the two sides of the Strait have been made more convenient, the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the Strait have been brought closer together, and peace in the Taiwan Strait has been maintained. Since Lai Qingde came to power, he has stubbornly adhered to the separatist position of “Taiwan independence,” went against mainstream public opinion in Taiwanese society, made every effort to incite “anti-Chinese resistance against China,” and linked external forces to continuously seek “independence” provocation, act recklessly, and act in reverse. As a result, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is tense and turbulent. The immediate interests of Taiwanese compatriots have been seriously damaged, and complaints are rife. No matter how much Lai Qingde reverses black and white and makes nonsense, it cannot cover up the truth or fool the Taiwanese people.