Chinese compatriots in the Taiwan region must clearly understand that the Lai Ching-te administration is using every possible means to serve its secessionist agenda and green dictatorship, a spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office warned on Tuesday.
Peng Qing'en, the spokesman, made the remarks in response to a media query regarding the recent provocative statements by the Lai Ching-te administration.
"The Lai Ching-te administration stubbornly clings to Taiwan secessionism in disregard of the aspirations for peace, development, communication and cooperation that are the mainstream public opinion in Taiwan society. It uses every possible means to incite antagonism across the Taiwan Strait and go after its separatist goals through soliciting foreign support and building up military forces, continuously intensifying tensions across the Strait. By acting on its so-called '17 strategies' like this, it attempts to heighten confrontation, obstruct cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, as well as further intensify its 'green terror' and create a chilling effect, so as to serve its secessionist agenda and green dictatorship," said Peng.
"We hope that compatriots in Taiwan can clearly understand how dangerous and pernicious the Lai Ching-te administration's secessionist agenda is, and join us on the mainland to firmly oppose secessionism, external interference, and any efforts that may lead the Taiwan Strait into conflict," he said.
Compatriots in Taiwan must understand Lai Ching-te administration's dangerous secessionist push: spokesman
Military delegates from Thailand and Cambodia convened a meeting at the Thai side of the border in Chanthaburi province on Wednesday to prepare for formal talks regarding a ceasefire and monitoring mechanisms along their disputed border.
The secretariat-level meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) began at the Ban Phak Kat permanent checkpoint. At around 16:25 local time, the Cambodian delegation arrived for a half-hour preliminary discussion.
Speaking to reporters after the session, GBC Secretary for the Thai side Nuttapong Praokaew stated that the initial talks focused on setting the agenda for a full-delegation meeting scheduled for 09:00 on Thursday.
Both sides have already exchanged their respective standpoints, Natthaphong noted.
In this meeting, both parties will discuss and exchange documents to prepare for the upcoming 3rd Special GBC meeting, which is scheduled to be held on December 27, 2025, in order to ensure the cessation of hostilities and find solutions to restore stability between the two countries, as well as to facilitate a swift return to normalcy, said Cambodian Ministry of Defense's Undersecretary of State and spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata.
Thai Defense Ministry spokesperson Surasant Kongsiri said earlier on Wednesday that the secretariat meeting would take place from Wednesday to Friday.
If these preliminary discussions proceed smoothly, they will be followed by a meeting between the defense ministers of both nations on Saturday, he told a press briefing.
Surasant noted that clashes between the two sides are still ongoing, having already resulted in the deaths of 23 Thai soldiers. As of 08:00 on Wednesday, 42 Thai civilians had been killed and 13 injured in the multi-day conflict.
The Thailand-Cambodia border conflict has reignited since Dec. 7, and both sides have accused the other of initiating the attack.
Thailand, Cambodia start General Border Committee secretariat meeting amid ongoing clashes
