Taiwan’s top China policy maker -- the Mainland Affairs Council -- says that China is unilaterally escalating tension in the Taiwan Strait. The comment comes in response to remarks by the head of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Wang Yang, at the Straits Forum in Xiamen over the weekend.
Wang said that Taiwan’s current political course of action sacrifices the well-being of people on both sides of the strait in favor of economic gains. He said the Taiwanese independence movement sows discord and invites intervention from Western powers.
Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Chiu Chui-cheng responded by saying that what’s driving the two sides apart is China’s unilateral imposition of the “One-China policy”, and its constant military threats. Chiu said that China does not act in good faith, and that their measures do not show a willingness to communicate peacefully with Taiwan.
Chiu said that the current administration is committed to maintaining peace across the Taiwan Strait. He said that Taiwan is its own entity, and that it does not act on behalf of any foreign power.