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!
Taiwan Affairs Office Statement on Lai Ching-te’s “reckless leadership style”
29 October 2025
Peng Qing’en: China has noted an increasing number of foreign experts, scholars, and international commentators expressing concern over the situation in the Taiwan Strait, and openly criticizing Lai Ching-te’s “Taiwan independence” provocations. The current complex and severe situation in the Taiwan Strait stems fundamentally from the Lai administration’s refusal to acknowledge the “1992 Consensus,” which embodies the one-China principle, and its stubborn adherence to a separatist “Taiwan independence” stance while continuously colluding with external forces to provoke and seek independence. Lai Ching-te is an out-and-out “destroyer of cross-strait peace,” a “creator of crisis in the Taiwan Strait,” and a true “troublemaker.”
The Taiwan issue is purely China’s internal affair, and resolving it is a matter for the Chinese people on both sides of the Strait. I hope that the broad masses of Taiwan compatriots will clearly recognize the grave and destructive harm of the DPP authorities’ stubborn “Taiwan independence” line, firmly oppose separatism and external interference, and work together with the mainland to bring cross-strait relations back onto the path of peaceful development—thus safeguarding peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and ensuring their own security and well-being.
Taiwan Affairs Office Statement on Amendments to the “Ten National Security Laws”
29 October 2025
Peng Qing’en: The Lai administration, stubbornly clinging to its “Taiwan independence” separatist stance, is rushing to push through these so-called “legal amendments” in an attempt to use unjust laws to carry out unjust acts—further creating “green terror” and a “chilling effect,” heightening cross-strait confrontation, and paving the way for a “Taiwan independence dictatorship.”
Peace, development, exchange, and cooperation represent the mainstream public opinion in Taiwan. The Lai administration, however, disregards the people’s livelihood and public sentiment, continually deepens divisions within Taiwan society, and gravely undermines cross-strait relations—causing heightened tension and instability in the Taiwan Strait. All such regressive and misguided actions will be opposed and are destined to fail.
Taiwan Affairs Office Statement on the “80th Anniversary of Taiwan’s Restoration”
29 October 2025
Peng Qing’en: General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out that “peaceful reunification and one country, two systems” is the best way to realize national reunification. It embodies the broad-mindedness and inclusiveness of Chinese wisdom, fully taking into account Taiwan’s current realities while being conducive to the long-term stability and peace of Taiwan after reunification.
Peaceful reunification would create tremendous opportunities for Taiwan’s economic and social development and bring tangible benefits to the vast number of Taiwan compatriots. The mainland, with its large population, broad market, and strong industries, can fully accommodate goods and enterprises from Taiwan. By leveraging the mainland’s vast market and economies of scale, together with Taiwan’s own technological characteristics and talent advantages, Taiwan’s economy would gain new vitality.
With cross-strait connectivity achieved in all respects, Taiwan’s energy and resource security would be strengthened, and its infrastructure development would advance. Sharing public services and public resources across the Strait would bring greater convenience to the daily lives of Taiwan compatriots, allowing them to share in the fruits of Chinese-style modernization. Under the inheritance and nourishment of Chinese culture, the creativity of Taiwan compatriots would be fully unleashed, and their cultural and spiritual life would become richer and more colorful. With a strong motherland as backing, Taiwan’s security and development interests would be fully safeguarded; Taiwan compatriots would stand taller and act with greater confidence on the international stage—living with greater safety and dignity.