Taiwan leader's speech exposes him as threat to peace: mainland defense spokesperson
2026-10-12 09:58:24 source：CGTN
October 11, 2026
Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's recent speech has once again exposed his true colors as a source of trouble for Taiwan and a threat to peace, said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Sunday.
Chen Xi, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks when asked to comment on the speech delivered by Lai in Taiwan on Saturday, in which the Taiwan leader reiterated his secessionist agenda and stoked cross-Strait tensions.
Chen noted that in recent years, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities have pursued separatism and rejected reunification for their own party interests, undermining stability in the Taiwan Strait and sacrificing the island's future.
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