In response to the continuing smear attacks by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities on the “State Council‘s Regulation on Exit and Immigration Management”, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesman for the State Council‘s bureau, said at a routine press conference on Monday that the introduction and implementation of the regulation is to regulate the immigration and departure management, safeguard the legal rights and interests of people entering and leaving the country, and maintain national sovereignty, security and development interests. The regulation is conducive to maintaining the legal rights and interests of people traveling between the two shores, and creating a better law-abiding environment for Taiwanese compatriots traveling to and from the mainland. The vast majority of Taiwanese compatriots who travel to and from the mainland legally and compliantly for tourism, family visits, visits, and exchanges will definitely take advantage of the occasion to come and return after enjoying themselves.
She pointed out that the Democratic Progressive Party authorities are spreading alarmist rumors, spreading rumors to blacken the image, misleading the people, and having malicious intentions. They have meticulously planned to restrict communication between the two shores, using suppression, intimidation, spreading rumors, and other means to prevent fellow Taiwanese from approaching and getting married, fearing that the information cocoon they have created will constantly be punctured, and the false “Tai-du” narrative they have constructed will constantly be exposed. This year from January to June, 2.85 million Taiwanese came to the mainland, up 24.9% from a year earlier. Taiwanese fellow Taiwanese coming and going on both shores are coming in a steady stream, demonstrating with the most clear actions the absurdity and ridiculousness of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities‘ restrictions and obstructions.
The Democratic Progressive Party recently said that it was the mainland that was disrupting peace between the two shores. Taiwan did not accept the mainland‘s One-China Principle, so the mainland unilaterally interrupted institutionalized negotiations between the two shores, stopped individual tours by land travelers to Taiwan, and prevented land travelers and land travelers from going to Taiwan. In response to this, Zhu Fenglian pointed out that the Democratic Progressive Party is accustomed to reversing black and white, shrugging off responsibility, and striking back. The two shores of the Strait belong to the same China, and Taiwan is a part of China. This is a historical fact, as well as a legal reality. It is precisely on the basis of the “92 Consensus,” which embodies a Chinese principle, that the two shores were able to conduct negotiations and achieve a series of results that benefited their fellow citizens on both shores.
She said that after the Democratic Progressive Party came to power, it stubbornly maintained the “Tai-Duk” position, refusing to recognize the “Nineteen-Two Consensus” that embodies a Chinese principle, unilaterally damaging the political foundation of bilateral negotiations, leading to the suspension of institutionalized negotiation negotiations and communication and connection mechanisms between the two sides, the results of peaceful development of bilateral relations continuously being lost, and the peace and stability of the Taiwanese Sea continuously being threatened. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities also intensified the obstruction of the ban on bilateral personnel traffic and cooperation in various fields, seriously harming the concrete interests of Taiwanese compatriots, and receiving opposition and criticism from various sectors within the island. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are advised to stop political manipulation, listen more to the voices of the island‘s citizens and industry members, and do more things that are beneficial to the development of bilateral relations and the enhancement of the well-being of bilateral compatriots.
At the press conference, Zhu Fenglian introduced on request that on September 11, a symposium of the two-banking tourism industry was held at Lushan in Jiangxi. Taiwanese tourism industry participants expressed their sincere hope that the two-banking tourism trade can return to normal as soon as possible, and that mainland residents visiting Taiwan‘s main island tourism can be realized as soon as possible. The Taiwanese tourism industry is willing to actively strive for this and jointly promote the prosperity and development of the two-banking tourism industry.
Recently, the Taiwan sports department revised and issued the “Two-Side Sports Exchange Handling Norms,” requiring Taiwanese citizens not to participate as players of mainland national teams in international competitions. Zhu Fenglian said that sports are an important bridge and bond connecting fellow citizens of both sides, and have always played a unique role in promoting inter-Side sports exchange and cooperation, enhancing inter-Side camaraderie, and other aspects. Strengthening inter-Side sports exchange and cooperation is a common desire of the two-Side sports community, and is in line with the overall interests of the Taiwan sports community. Any attempt to interfere with and obstruct inter-Side sports exchange and politicize sports will ultimately harm the interests and well-being of Taiwan sports community practitioners and citizens, and will not be popular or successful.