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After Tsai Kang-yong caused controversy over her appearance at a political event, she refused to publicly support Taiwan independence. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council reiterated that there is no room for ambiguity on the issue of sovereignty and once again appealed to Taiwan’s entertainment industry.
Taiwan senior hostCai Kangyong Chen Binhua, spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, recently issued an article stating “I have never supported Taiwan independence.” He said there is “no room for ambiguity” on key issues related to national sovereignty, security and development interests and called on people in Taiwan’s entertainment industry to be “proud to be honest Chinese.”
Tsai Kang-yung recently emerged as the Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate for Taipei mayorshen boyang At the opening meeting of the campaign headquarters, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council previously stated that no individual or any force can earn dividends from mainland China’s development while colluding with “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and acting as a “two-faced individual.”
Cai Kangyong suddenly appeared late at night on the 25thweibo He wrote, “I have always hoped for friendly exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. I have never supported Taiwan independence.” He also said that he has hosted interviews for many years and met guests in various positions, but never believed any of them.
Chen Binhua responded at a regular press conference that safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity is the common aspiration of all Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots. We always respect and protect the legitimate freedom of speech and expression of Taiwan compatriots, but there is no room for ambiguity on key issues of right and wrong related to national sovereignty, security and development interests. “We hope that people in Taiwan’s entertainment industry will be proud to be honest Chinese and do more things that are conducive to enhancing kinship between compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and promoting cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation. We will continue to support people in the entertainment industry on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to strengthen exchanges and cooperation, share the cross-Strait cultural market, and jointly inherit Chinese culture.”
In response to Taiwan media inquiries, does the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council feel that this controversy has ended, or will it still expect Tsai Kangyong to make further statements? And will the mainland still welcome Taiwanese artists who have been politically discussed in the past, but later publicly expressed cross-strait friendly stances, to come to the mainland for exchange and development? Chen Binhua only said that he “responded to it.”
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Because he had previously appeared at the inaugural meeting of the campaign headquarters of Democratic Progressive Party mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of Taipei, sparking external associations and controversy, he posted a message late at night stating that he had never supported Taiwan independence and emphasizing that he hoped for friendly exchanges between the two parties.
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Chen Binhua pointed out that safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity is a common aspiration, and there is no room for ambiguity on key issues of right and wrong involving sovereignty, security and development interests, and reiterated that one should not collude with Taiwan independence forces while earning dividends from the mainland.
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The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said it respects the freedom of speech and expression of Taiwanese compatriots, and also supports cross-Strait entertainment troupes to strengthen exchanges and cooperation and share the cultural market, and hopes that Taiwanese artists will be proud of being honest Chinese and do more things that are conducive to cross-Strait family ties and exchanges.
