Author: Ethan Connell
Here’s the latest edition of the TSM PRC State Media Tracker. Each Friday, we highlight key excerpts from China’s state media organs, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Taiwan Affairs Office, all below!
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Statement on Japanese Intervention in the Taiwan Strait
19 November 2025
Mao Ning: Looking back at history, it is not difficult to see that launching external aggression under the pretext of a so-called “survival crisis” or “self-defense” was a typical tactic of Japanese militarism. In 1931, whether Japan could “secure Manchuria” was framed as a matter “threatening Japan’s survival,” and Japan used this as an excuse to launch the September 18th Incident and occupy Northeast China. Later, Japan claimed that the “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere” was a “war for Japan’s survival,” spreading its war of aggression across Asia. Even “whether to attack Pearl Harbor” was once regarded as a question that “threatened Japan’s survival,” which ultimately lit the fuse of the Pacific War.
The alarm has already sounded, and tragedy must not be allowed to repeat itself. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the international community must remain highly vigilant and firmly resist any attempt to revive militarism, in order to safeguard the post-war international order and uphold world peace.
Taiwan Affairs Office Statement on Supply Chain Coordination with the US Under the “Taiwan Model”
19 November 2025
Zhu Fenglian: The so-called “Taiwan model” is nothing more than a “kowtowing-to-America model,” a fig leaf for selling out Taiwan. It will inevitably lead to the outflow of capital, technology, and talent to the U.S., severely damaging the development of Taiwan’s industries. The so-called “Taiwan–U.S. supply chain cooperation” is nothing but the U.S. openly plundering and monopolizing Taiwan’s advantageous industries. From “sharing fifty–fifty” to “taking everything,” Taiwan’s core industrial advantages will be completely lost, and the island’s employment, investment, and development momentum will suffer devastating blows.
More and more facts are making the people of Taiwan realize that the U.S. always pursues “America First.” The DPP authorities, currying favor with the U.S. at the expense of the well-being of the people and the island’s economic prospects, will ultimately be unable to escape the fate of Taiwan being squeezed dry by the U.S. We sternly warn the DPP authorities: sacrificing the foundations of Taiwan’s industrial development and the welfare of its people for the selfish interests of one party will be condemned.
Taiwan Affairs Office Statement on Punishment for “Taiwan Independence Diehards”
19 November 2025
Zhu Fenglian: The “Taiwan independence” diehards who engage in wrongdoing fully deserve punishment and will inevitably face severe consequences. Faced with the unsheathing of the sword to punish independence-seeking forces, the DPP authorities and the “Taiwan independence” diehards have panicked, attempting to shift blame and divert attention.
The DPP authorities’ provocations in seeking “Taiwan independence” are the root cause of tension and turbulence in cross-Strait relations. The “Taiwan independence” diehards are the vanguard cultivated by the DPP for pursuing separatism. Only by adhering to the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, firmly opposing “Taiwan independence,” and resolutely punishing the diehard independence elements can peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait be genuinely safeguarded, and the interests and well-being of Taiwan compatriots be effectively protected.
Taiwan Affairs Office Statement on Cash Rewards for Taiwanese Influencers
19 November 2025
Zhu Fenglian: Wen Ziyu and Chen Boyuan have long published and spread statements advocating “resisting China and protecting Taiwan” and “relying on the U.S. to seek independence,” inciting separatism. They have aggressively attacked and smeared mainland policies benefiting Taiwan and its people, bullied and persecuted mainland spouses in Taiwan and Taiwan compatriots who support peaceful cross-Strait relations, and acted as enforcers and accomplices of “Taiwan independence.” They have aided wrongdoing and created a malign influence. The public security authorities’ issuance of a wanted notice and reward for information on their criminal acts is a concrete step taken in accordance with the law to punish crimes of splitting the country or inciting secession. It is a righteous response to the strong public demand on both sides of the Strait to punish separatist activities. The reward measures in the notice will be implemented by public security authorities in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
The mainstream public opinion in Taiwan favors peace, development, exchanges, and cooperation. The extremely small number of “Taiwan independence” diehards, enforcers, and accomplices are destructive troublemakers whose misdeeds have caused deep resentment among the vast majority of people in Taiwan, who support punishing them in accordance with the law. These punitive measures are directed only at the diehard “Taiwan independence” elements and their enforcers or accomplices, and do not involve the broad masses of people in Taiwan. We hope compatriots on both sides of the Strait will actively provide information on relevant illegal activities and resolutely oppose all forms of separatist conduct.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Statement on Japanese Military Rearmament
21 November 2025
Mao Ning: Japan has been continually “loosening restraints on itself” and expanding its military capabilities. Its defense budget has risen for thirteen consecutive years, and the new security laws lifted the ban on collective self-defense. Japan revised the “Three Principles on Arms Exports” into the “Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology,” continually relaxing restrictions on arms exports and even beginning to export lethal weapons. Japan claims to seek a world free of nuclear weapons, yet it is vigorously strengthening cooperation on “extended deterrence,” and is even seeking to revise the “Three Non-Nuclear Principles”—not possessing, not producing, and not introducing nuclear weapons—in order to pave the way for “nuclear sharing” arrangements. These trends show that Japan is breaking away from its exclusively defensive posture and accelerating its “rearmament.” One cannot help but ask: What exactly is Japan trying to do?
If Japan intends to return to the old path of militarism, abandon its commitment to peaceful development, and undermine the post-war international order, the Chinese people will not accept it, the international community will not allow it, and it will ultimately end in failure.