Today, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference.

The Taiwan Affairs Office warns the DPP authorities: "Protection money" cannot buy "Taiwan independence."

A journalist asked: It has been reported that the authorities of the Democratic Progressive Party are considering purchasing military equipment worth billions to tens of billions of dollars from the United States, hoping to win the support of the Trump administration. What is your comment on this?

Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that spending money to curry favor is a common trick of the DPP authorities, including donating money to some U.S. think tanks in exchange for so-called "pro-Taiwan" research reports and inviting anti-China politicians to visit Taiwan. Now they are even willing to spend hundreds of billions of New Taiwan dollars to offer a "letter of submission" to the United States, turning Taiwan into a "powder keg." While U.S. arms dealers reap the benefits, it is the ordinary people of Taiwan who suffer, and Taiwan's peace and stability that are harmed. The DPP authorities must be clearly told that "protection fees" cannot safeguard "Taiwan independence," and a "chess piece" will eventually become a "discarded piece."

Taiwan Affairs Office: Taiwan is China's Taiwan

Zhu Fenglian stated that Taiwan is China's Taiwan, and no individual or force seeking to split Taiwan from China will ever be tolerated by the over one billion Chinese people or the courageous and capable People's Liberation Army. Whether it's % or %, not only will it fail to protect Taiwan, but it will also turn Taiwan into a "powder keg."