Any attempt by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to smear the "one country, two systems" principle is doomed to fail, Zhu Fenglian, spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
She made the remarks in response to a media query about the recent remarks made by Shen Yu-chung, a Taiwan official, on the "one country, two systems" principle.
"Taiwan is China's Taiwan, and the future of Taiwan can only and must be decided by the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots. Peaceful reunification and 'one country, two systems' represent the best way to realize national reunification and best serve the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation, including compatriots in Taiwan. The DPP authorities, driven by their separatist agenda, have gone out of their way to reject peaceful reunification and smear 'one country, two systems' in an attempt to mislead public opinion and fool the people in Taiwan. Such attempts will not succeed. It must be emphasized that differences in systems are not an obstacle to reunification, still less an excuse for separatism. A growing number of insightful people in Taiwan have refused to be coerced or deceived by the DPP authorities and are supporting peaceful reunification across the Taiwan Strait," said Zhu.
DPP's attempt to smear 'one country, two systems' doomed to fail: spokeswoman
