China Warns Taiwan: "Rejecting One Country, Two Systems is an Act of National Division"

Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwanese President Entering Second Term

In Inaugural Speech, Declares "Will Not Accept One Country, Two Systems"

▲Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan (center) [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] China has warned Tsai Ing-wen, the Taiwanese President who declared she will not accept the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, calling it an act of "national division" and stating it will not tolerate it.

According to Phoenix Net on the 20th, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, made this statement regarding President Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration for her second term.

Spokesperson Ma Xiaoguang criticized, "Currently, cross-strait (China and Taiwan) relations are complex and severe," adding, "The Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan does not recognize the '1992 Consensus,' which agrees on the principle of 'One China,' and is destroying the political foundation for peaceful development."

Ma further stated, "Some politicians are obstructing the adjustment of cross-strait confrontation and hindering exchanges and cooperation," and "They are bringing in external forces to destroy Taiwan's peace."

He also emphasized that a very small number of Taiwanese independence and separatist activists are promoting Taiwan independence legislation, stating, "National reunification is a historical inevitability for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

He said, "We uphold peaceful reunification and One Country, Two Systems," and "We have the capability to defend national sovereignty and territory, and will never tolerate any acts of national division or external forces attempting to interfere in China's internal affairs."

Meanwhile, President Tsai Ing-wen reiterated her stance of not accepting One Country, Two Systems during her second-term inauguration ceremony on the same day.

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