The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said that individual politicians in Paraguay and Belize are colluding with Taiwan independence

China News Service, October 14. On October 14, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference. A reporter asked: The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions on two current ministers of Paraguay and Belize in accordance with the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. According to public opinion analysis in Taiwan, this is the first time that mainland officials have extended the application of domestic laws to current officials of a "friendly" country with Taiwan. I would like to ask whether this practice of imposing personal sanctions on Taiwan's "friendly" officials will become normal in the future? Will such transnational sanctions further deepen the Taiwanese public's sense of alienation from the mainland? Will it have a negative impact on Taiwanese people's hearts and cross-strait people's mutual trust?

Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said, "I do not believe that our firm fight against separatist activities for "Taiwan independence", our firm opposition to interference from external forces, and our efforts to win the hearts and minds of Taiwanese people are mutually exclusive. The clearer our stance and firmer our approach to safeguarding national unity and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, the more support and support we will receive from our compatriots in Taiwan. Regarding the specific examples of the implementation of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law you mentioned, the relevant departments have stated their solemn stance on this. I suggest you read the relevant provisions of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. There are clear provisions on relevant situations and clear boundaries. There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. Taiwan has never been a country and is not qualified to establish or maintain so-called "diplomatic relations" with any country. Individual politicians in Paraguay and Belize have colluded with the "Taiwan independence" elements, seriously interfered in China's internal affairs, and caused negative impacts. We have taken countermeasures against them in accordance with relevant laws, which are reasonable and legal. Out of self-interest for "independence", the DPP continues to fabricate false narratives in an attempt to provoke cross-strait confrontation and challenge the one-China principle recognized by the international community. It will not succeed and is destined to fail. (China News Network’s ‘Yanxintai’ Studio)