Secessionists' 'word game' belies their anxiety

Recent remarks and actions by the secessionist-minded Democratic Progressive Party authorities of China's Taiwan region once again reveal their persistent attempts to distort history, confuse public understanding and advance their separatist agenda under various guises.

From the repeated claim that "Taiwan has never been ruled by the People's Republic of China" to renewed rhetoric advocating "Taiwan independence", the essence of these moves remains unchanged: seeking to undermine the one-China principle and obstruct the historical trend toward China's national reunification.

At a recent news conference, Chen Binhua, spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, reiterated the unequivocal truth that Taiwan has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times. Although the two sides of the Strait have yet to achieve reunification, China's sovereignty and territorial integrity have never been divided. The two sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China with the Government of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representative of the whole of China.