In response to the "intermediary election" theory, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council accused the DPP authorities of making things out of thin air and covering up incompetence in governance.

China News Service, Beijing, November 4 (Reporters Li Baijia and Xu Xueying) Regarding the Democratic Progressive Party authorities’ claim to be wary of mainland China’s “interference in the election,” Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, pointed out in Beijing on the 4th that this statement is completely fabricated and confuses right and wrong; the purpose is to cover up its incompetence in governance and stir up hostility to the mainland in order to defraud votes.

A regular press conference of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council was held on the same day. When answering related questions, Zhu Fenglian said that the DPP authorities have long been manipulating "resisting China and protecting Taiwan" to provoke cross-strait confrontation. Especially when it comes to the election period on the island, they use all possible means to carry out "cognitive warfare", spreading false information and falsely claiming that the mainland is "mediating the election".

As for a Taiwanese female college student who recently drew an election number on behalf of Taipei City Mayor Chiang Wanan. Because she participated in the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation's "Big Nine Academy" exchange program in mainland China, she was raped by the Green Camp and called a so-called "United Front Girl." Zhu Fenglian responded that it is a very barbaric act of cyberbullying to frequently label Taiwanese youth who participate in cross-strait exchanges, and people on both sides of the strait are strongly opposed to this.

She emphasized that cross-strait youth exchanges are what the people want, and it is their legitimate rights and interests for Taiwanese youth to travel to and from the mainland. The "Taiwan independence" forces stigmatize cross-Strait youth exchanges, deliberately label and personally attack Taiwanese youth who come to the mainland to participate in cross-Strait exchange activities, in an attempt to create a "chilling effect" and gain political self-interest. All these evil behaviors are despised.

In addition, Taiwan's non-party public opinion representative Gao Jin Sumei called for a return to the "martial law era" when being interviewed by Taiwan's prosecutors. Zhu Fenglian pointed out in response to the inquiry that the DPP authorities, out of their "Taiwan independence" nature, continue to manipulate the judiciary, fabricate charges, create "green terror", suppress and persecute people from all walks of life on the island who support participation in cross-strait exchanges, disrupt and undermine normal cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, and their perverse actions are unpopular and have aroused the indignation and opposition of more and more Taiwan compatriots.