Lai Ching-te's separatist remarks spark criticism in Taiwan region

Critics have called on Lai Ching-te, leader of the Taiwan region, to stop his provocative remarks after Lai delivered a speech on Thursday promoting "Taiwan independence".

Eric Chu Li-luan, chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, urged Lai to abandon his separatist view, calling it a dead-end that jeopardizes people in Taiwan.

Lee Cheng-hung, chairman of the Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises on the Mainland, called on Lai to focus on fostering mutual development and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait.

Wu Dongsheng, a freelance writer in Taiwan, said the region will not change its ancestry, bloodline, genes or lack of Chinese identity just because of a change in regional leadership.

Wu added that Lai Ching-te's remarks have made the general public in Taiwan even more aware that their historical and cultural motherland is China.

Lai Ching-te's separatist remarks spark criticism in Taiwan region

Lai Ching-te's separatist remarks spark criticism in Taiwan region

Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, visited an auto factory of Chinese tech giant Xiaomi in Beijing on Sunday morning.

The chairwoman and her delegation were briefed on the latest developments in the production, and research and development of new energy vehicles on the mainland.

Cheng also sat in the driver's seat of a vehicle, praising its intelligent and user-friendly design.

Her delegation wrapped up its six-day visit to the Chinese mainland and departed Beijing for Taiwan on Sunday afternoon.

From Tuesday to Sunday, they toured Jiangsu Province, Shanghai and Beijing. This marks the first visit in a decade of a KMT delegation led by its chairperson to the mainland.

KMT leader visits tech giant Xiaomi's auto factory