Experts slam separatist moves by DPP

Taiwan authorities will pay 'painful price' for colluding with foreign forces

The Democratic Progressive Party administration in Taiwan has been increasing its efforts to seek "independence" by promoting ties with the United States through paid lobbyists, experts said.

Their latest separatist move, promoting the two-day visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week, seriously violated the one-China principle, raising tensions across the Taiwan Straits, they said.

Despite strong opposition from Beijing, Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday evening. She was the highest-ranking US official to visit Taiwan in a quarter-century. Her two-day trip included meeting with the island's leader Tsai Ing-wen and some "human rights" advocates, as well as visiting the island's "legislative "authority.