The Taiwan Affairs Office responds to the remarks of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense

On the morning of December 17th, the Taiwan Affairs Office held a routine press conference. Reporter: The Taiwan Ministry of Defense recently stated, "If the mainland declares a composite military operation around the Taiwan Strait, it will increase the level of threat readiness, conduct immediate combat exercises, prevent rehearsals from turning into actual combat; if the enemy suddenly attacks, each unit will implement distributed control without waiting for orders, and carry out combat missions under decentralized operations." What is your comment on this? Spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office, Zhu Fenglian: The DPP authorities persist in their stubborn "Taiwan independence" position, conspire with external forces to provoke "independence," and are the root cause of disturbances and instability in the Taiwan Strait. We warn the DPP authorities, seeking "independence through force" is like an ant challenging a giant tree, overestimating their own strength, and will ultimately lead to their own destruction.