



However, Taiwan has been an inalienable part of China historically. Should the future of the island be decided by the 23 million Taiwan people? Or by the 1.4 billion Chinese people? If the island is a region where ethnic Chinese people live but has no historical ties with China, nor legal and constitutional traditions linked to China, such as Singapore, its future should certainly be decided by locals. Is there a seat for the island at the UN? Do major powers in the world have diplomatic relations with Taiwan? Can Taiwan regional leaders step on a red carpet, rolled out by heads of states in other countries' capitals? Will the "national flag" of the "Republic of China" be raised with a "national anthem" at the Olympic venue? How can it dare call itself a country? It is totally a temporary separatist regime! The DPP authority claimed that Taiwan is a "sovereign and independent country," trying to forging ties across the Straits as those between countries.

Who on earth is long stuck in lies and delusions? The Chinese mainland or the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority? Who on earth misunderstands the international situation and cross-Straits relations? And who is misjudging the future of the situation across the Straits? It also accused the mainland of being stuck in lies and delusions regarding relevant work about the island. It claimed the mainland's arrogantly setting and wishful thinking about the development path of the Taiwan island after reunification has long been firmly rejected by Taiwan's 23 million people. Nonetheless, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council issued a statement on Saturday attacking the mainland for not recognizing the current international situation and cross-Straits ties. Tsai Ing-wen Photo:VCGLiu Junchuan, deputy head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Friday that after reunification with the Chinese mainland, the Taiwan island's fiscal revenue can be fully used to improve island people's well-being.
