The Chinese mainland never slackens efforts to punish Taiwan separatists, said a China Media Group commentary published on Friday.
An adapted English version of the commentary is as follows:
Recently, Lai Ching-te and the DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) regime have distorted, slandered, and made irresponsible remarks on a new list of diehard Taiwan separatists, their henchmen, and accomplices released by the mainland and even threatened to take countermeasures.
Those diehard Taiwan separatists, their henchmen, and accomplices who are bent on splitting the country, undermining cross-Strait relations, and jeopardizing the interests and well-being of compatriots deserve to be punished according to law and held accountable for life, said Zhu Fenglian, spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press conference on Wednesday.
It should be pointed out that punishing Taiwan separatists is a necessary act of justice to fight against Taiwan secessionist attempt and to safeguard national unification, and the mainland never slackens efforts to punish them.
Taiwan is part of China, and anyone who endangers national sovereignty, security, or development interests will not escape the country's legal punishment.
The reason that Lai Ching-te jumped out to distort the truth and confuse the public is a series of punitive measures rolled out by the mainland, which are precise and forceful, effectively hitting a nerve with the Taiwan secessionist forces, and lifelong accountability has a profound psychological deterrent effect on them.
Another reason is that he intends to manipulate "anti-China and resistance against China" and continues to build momentum for Taiwan secessionism within the island, to deceive 23 million people and tie them to the Taiwan separatist war chariot.
Because Lai's pursuit of secession is extremely stubborn, dangerous, and malicious, the mainland is determined to punish separatists with unwavering resolve and resolute action.
In front of the historic trend of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the reunification of China, the Taiwan separatist forces are doomed to fail, no matter how stubborn their resistance will be.
The threats of taking countermeasures by those like Lai expose their inner unease and fear. The more frantically they pursue secession, the more the mainland will tighten its reins on secessionists.
From conducting the military exercise "Justice Mission 2025" to releasing a new list of diehard Taiwan separatists, their henchmen, and accomplices, the mainland has demonstrated through its resolute actions that there is no escape for Taiwan separatists, and ultimately, they will be brought to justice and come to a bad end.
Reunification is the only right way forward, while Taiwan separatism is a dead end. We hope that the compatriots in Taiwan will come to a clear understanding of the nature of a small number of Taiwan separatists' doing harm to Taiwan, their sinister intentions, and their ugly true colors.
We hope the compatriots in Taiwan will draw a clear line between themselves and the Taiwan separatists and work together with the compatriots in the mainland to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait through concrete actions and to promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
Mainland never slackens efforts to punish Taiwan separatists: commentary
