Update: Lai Ching-te's remarks cannot change fact that Taiwan is part of China: spokesperson

Xinhua
12 Feb 2026, 15:46 GMT+10

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Regardless of what Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te says or does, it cannot change the historical and legal fact that Taiwan is part of China's territory, nor can it shake the fundamental framework upheld by the international community adhering to the one-China principle, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said here Thursday.

It also cannot stop the historical trend that China will eventually and inevitably be reunified, spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular news briefing.

Lin said that Lai's remarks once again exposed his nature as a stubborn "Taiwan independence" separatist, clearly showing that he is a disruptor of peace, a creator of crises and a warmonger, and fully demonstrating that "Taiwan independence" is the root cause of instability and conflict in the Taiwan Strait.

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