A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday condemned Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te for seeking institutionalized trade and investment mechanisms with Europe and advocating the establishment of a so-called global "non-red supply chain."
Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, reiterated China's opposition and slammed the "non-red supply chain" ideology that aims to decouple from the Chinese mainland and sever cross-Strait economic ties.
"We firmly oppose any form of official interactions between China's Taiwan region and the countries that have diplomatic relations with China, and the signing of any agreement of sovereign implication or official nature. Lai Ching-te attempts to peddle the so-called 'non-red supply chain' to pander to external forces and repeats the crafted narrative of 'democracy versus authoritarianism,' which violates economic and market laws. He plans to sell out Taiwan's advantageous industries, sacrifice Taiwan's development prospects, and destroy the means of livelihood of the Taiwan people in exchange for external support for his secessionist pursuit. This kind of wasteful and costly plan at the expense of Taiwan's interests will be met with opposition and lead nowhere," said Zhu.
China opposes official interactions with Taiwan by countries having diplomatic ties with China
Ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza and the West Bank have led to multiple deaths, arrests, and rising tensions, as both sides report violence and economic fallout.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement on Monday, saying that during operations in the southern Gaza Strip that day, IDF troops killed three "militants" who had crossed the "yellow line" of the military ceasefire. The statement added that IDF forces would remain deployed in the area and would continue operations to eliminate threats.
On the same day, the Palestinian Ministry of the Interior in the Gaza Strip issued a statement saying that Mahmoud Al-Astal, head of the police investigation department in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, was shot and killed. According to sources, Al-Astal was a key member of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). A Palestinian armed group in Gaza, backed by Israel, claimed responsibility for the shooting on Monday.
According to a report by the official Palestinian news agency on Monday, Israeli forces continued their raids across several areas of the West Bank and around Jerusalem, arresting more than 20 Palestinian residents and injuring one person. In some areas, the Israeli forces also conducted house searches, imposed roadblocks, and leveled farmland. Meanwhile, large numbers of Israeli Jewish settlers, under the protection of the Israeli military, entered Palestinian farmlands to graze livestock, damage olive trees, and assault Palestinian shepherds while attempting to seize animals, leading to clashes with local residents.
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture released a comprehensive report on Monday, saying that in 2025, the agricultural sector in the West Bank suffered systematic attacks by Israeli forces and Israeli Jewish settlers, resulting in direct economic losses exceeding 103 million U.S. dollars, an intensity rarely seen in recent years.
Tensions escalate as IDF operations continue in Gaza, West Bank
