The Taiwan Affairs Office says that at the end of Taipei Road is "Liberation Avenue" Zhu Fenglian | Taiwan | Avenue

On the 28th, the Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference, and spokesperson Zhu Fenglian answered questions from reporters on recent hot topics across the Taiwan Strait.

A reporter asked that for a period of time, the US has been continuously advocating for the improvement of Taiwan's so-called "defense capabilities and reserve forces." Recently, the US Senate Military Commission passed the "2024 Fiscal Year Defense Authorization Act," proposing the "establishment of a training plan for Taiwan's military.". There are also reports from foreign media that the US has shown a trend of semi public localization in recent years in its joint training with the Taiwan military. The DPP authorities have recently introduced measures such as the "3+1 plan" for male college students to serve in the military and lowering the threshold for Hong Kong and Macao residents to serve in Taiwan. What are your comments on the military collusion between the United States and Taiwan?

In this regard, Zhu Fenglian said that the relevant trends once again show that the anti-China forces and the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces in the United States are the initiators and behind the scenes of the current tension in the Taiwan Strait. Some U.S. politicians say they want peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, but in fact they are accelerating the arming of Taiwan and exacerbating tensions in the Taiwan Strait. The DPP authorities claimed that "war is not an option for Taiwan," but they have stepped up their efforts to rely on external forces to "seek independence by force". I believe the people of Taiwan can see clearly who is raising tensions in the Taiwan Strait and who is selling war fears.

Zhu Fenglian pointed out that some media have sorted out some recent military collusion movements between the United States and Taiwan, which can help everyone see more clearly.

In July 2022, American politicians proposed that "Taiwan's military service should be extended for at least one year before it can be effective." By December, the Democratic Progresst authorities announced that the service period of conscripts would be extended to one year;

In December 2022, the United States passed the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" and proposed to "ensure Taiwan's national defense mobilization". By February 2023, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities will revise the "Comprehensive Defense Mobilization Preparation Law" on the follow-up plan ";

In December 2022, the United States stated that it intends to establish a "regional emergency reserve" for Taiwan. By March 2023, the Democratic Party authorities will confirm that it is negotiating with the United States to transfer the East Asian arms depot to Taiwan.

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We urge the United States to cease military contacts and arms sales between Taiwan and the United States, and to cease acts of "destroying Taiwan" and "harming Taiwan". Warn the DPP authorities to abandon their illusions of relying on external forces to seek independence through military means, and stop the activities of "selling Taiwan" and "harming Taiwan".

In response to Blinken's repeated emphasis on not supporting Taiwan independence during his visit to China

The DPP authorities did not comment on this.

In this regard, Zhu Fenglian pointed out that the US Government has made a clear commitment on the Taiwan issue, which is clearly reflected in the three Sino-US joint communiques. Blinken's visit made it clear that the United States abides by the commitments made by President Biden and reiterated that the United States does not support "Taiwan independence" and has no intention of conflict with China.

Linking external forces to provoke and seek independence, weaving lies of so-called "international support", cannot deceive the people on the island.

Responses Over 60% of Taiwanese People Have No Confidence in U.S. Defense of Taiwan

A reporter asked: recently, some American universities conducted a poll on "how much confidence they have in the US defense against Taiwan if there is a conflict in the Taiwan Strait." the results show that more than 60% of the people in Taiwan have no confidence in the "US defense against Taiwan.

We firmly oppose any interference in China's internal affairs and defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Secondly, relevant polls indicate that an increasing number of Taiwanese compatriots have seen through the sinister intentions of the United States to treat Taiwan as cannon fodder and the fraudulent scheme of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities painstakingly concocting that "Taiwan is in trouble, and the United States comes to help".

Responding to DPP authorities' stigmatization of mainland's resumption of Taiwan's cherimoya importation

A reporter asked that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have criticized the resumption of lychee imports from Taiwan by the mainland as a "Taitung model", which has caused public dissatisfaction. Some comments suggest that the attack by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities has exposed the high anxiety of the green camp before the election about the possibility of losing votes for farmers and fishermen. What are your comments on this?

Regarding this, Zhu Fenglian pointed out that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have neither the ability to solve problems nor the willingness to consider the interests of Taiwanese farmers. They are only accustomed to smearing the mainland, inciting cross-strait confrontation, and losing the hearts of the people.

Responding to Taiwanese media hype that "the end of Taipei Road in Wuhan is Liberation Avenue"

A reporter asked that a place named "Taipei Road" and "Taipei Police Station" in Wuhan city has recently sparked discussions on the island. Some netizens found that the end of Taipei Road is "Liberation Avenue", and some island media said that it has "strong implications".

Zhu Fenglian said that whether in mainland China or Taiwan, the most common road with the same name on both sides may be Zhongshan Street or Zhongshan Road. The street and alley place names of a city are the carriers and witnesses of local history and culture. In Taipei, everyone travels through Chengdu Road, Luoyang Street, and Xiamen Street. There is Taipei Road in Wuhan, Kaohsiung Road in Qingdao, Keelung Road in Shanghai, and Hualien Road in Nanjing. Over the past few hundred years, batches of ancestors have crossed the Taiwan Strait and immigrated to Taiwan, forming numerous villages with the same name on both sides of the strait. There are 9 Quanzhou, 4 Anxi, and 6 Haifeng villages in Taiwan, and 26 villages and towns in Chongqing with the same name as those in Taiwan.

Zhu Fenglian said, as netizens have said, "Every road is the way home.". Every village with the same name has the same roots on both sides of the strait.

Responding to green camp politicians hyping up the appearance of mainland Chinese language "quality" in Taiwanese military programs

A reporter mentioned that Taiwanese media reported that some green camp politicians hyped up the use of the term "quality" in Taiwanese military programs as a mainland term. Earlier, some people on the island used "potatoes" and "potatoes" to refer to the mainland as "cultural united front" on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, which caused resentment among many netizens on the island.

Spokesperson Zhu Fenglian responded by pointing out that many netizens on the island have described this matter as "boring" and "repulsive". In the eyes of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities and some green camp politicians, anything that is related to the mainland will be labeled and labeled. In fact, nowadays, Taiwanese compatriots, especially young people, have become a trend and a new way of life by speaking Chinese language, eating Chinese snacks, watching Chinese movies and TV dramas, and singing Chinese songs. Some politicians of the Democratic Progressive Party can't keep up with the pace of young people, so they just label themselves, shout and kill, and will only be abandoned by young people.

Zhu Fenglian stated that with the resumption and expansion of cross-strait exchanges and the continuous deepening of cross-strait integration, Taiwanese compatriots have a better understanding of the true situation on the mainland and will be more willing to participate in cross-strait exchanges. This is a trend that no one can stop. The more DPP politicians deliberately incite cross-strait confrontation, the more it will only provoke more resentment and opposition from the Taiwanese people.