Taiwan's "Chinese Culture Association" promotes "changing its name" State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: It goes against the historical trend and damages national feelings.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council holds a routine press conference. A reporter asked about reports that the "Chinese Cultural Society" in Taiwan has started the process of "changing its name", removing the expression of "Chinese" and changing its English name to "Taiwan" and potentially changing its English name to "National Cultural Association of Taiwan". What are your comments on this? Spokesperson Chen Binhua stated that the splendid Chinese civilization has a long history and a vast culture. The continuous and everlasting Chinese culture is the shared spiritual home and spiritual lifeline of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. It is a strong bond that maintains national emotions and consolidates national identity. The move by the "Chinese Cultural Society" in Taiwan is a ridiculous drama of the DPP authorities intensifying "de-Chinesization" and manipulating "de-Sinification" in the cultural field, with the essence of attempting to sever the cultural roots shared by both sides and fabricating a false understanding of "Taiwanese culture independent of Chinese culture". We firmly oppose this. He pointed out that Taiwan's culture is rooted in Chinese culture, which is a basic fact and a consensus among the majority of Taiwanese compatriots, and it cannot be tampered with or denied. Any attempt to promote "Taiwan independence" by changing its name and attempting to sever the roots of the nation will go against the tide of history, harm national feelings, and will be strongly opposed by all Chinese descendants, and will have no future at all.