The State Council Taiwan Affairs Office announced on Thursday that it would pursue diehard Taiwan separatists to the end. A Chinese mainland spokesperson further warned on Friday that Lai Ching-te and others attempting to falsify history and split the Chinese nation would be condemned by history and punished by law. Meanwhile, tensions have escalated as Taiwan issued a second-highest travel warning for Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China, prompting strong condemnations from Hong Kong and Macau authorities. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government accused Taiwan of political manipulation and distorting facts under the pretext of upgrading the travel alert. Similarly, the Macao SAR government opposed the travel alert, criticizing it for smearing efforts to uphold national security and distorting the city's situation regarding political and social stability. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan were specifically criticized for their political maneuvers.
The Hong Kong government has condemned #Taiwan authorities after the self-ruled island issued its second-highest travel warning for Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China. https://t.co/4rmceBiEC9 https://t.co/awtm586OfT
Macao SAR government strongly opposed the travel alert that the DPP authorities elevated for the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao on Thursday, slamming it for deliberate smearing Macao's efforts to uphold national security and distorting the city’s situation regarding political and… https://t.co/QugmprIIMi
A mainland spokesperson on Friday slammed Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' practice of political manipulation in the name of upgrading cross-Strait travel alert https://t.co/ng6T7R0zDz https://t.co/iYOuQTxPx9
[Recap] Hong Kong has condemned Taiwan authorities after the self-ruled island upgraded its travel warning for Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China. https://t.co/f2dxyptobF
#China’s threat to hunt down and execute “hardcore” #Taiwan independence supporters follows the election of Lai Ching-te as president. https://t.co/kAB6O9YLcr
Hong Kong hits back after Taiwan advises citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to city and mainland China 🔗 https://t.co/f2dxyptobF https://t.co/Qoks4dxjEV
The HKSAR government on Thursday strongly condemns and opposes the political manipulations and sinister intentions of distorting the facts and smearing and denigrating under the pretext of the so-called upgrading of a travel alert by Taiwan authorities, which falsely smears and… https://t.co/yIObcf4WWy
No one need be afraid except diehard Taiwan separatists. By issuing this warning, Lai Ching-te’s DPP regime in Taipei just confirmed it fits the bill perfectly. https://t.co/KflLGBA1Xa https://t.co/vSuIWO89ig
Hong Kong condemns Taiwan after second-highest travel warning issued for city https://t.co/9QfzXGMRFs
What will happen in the Taiwan Strait if Donald Trump comes back as president? “If America’s old Taiwan policies were often muddled, Trump’s attitudes are so fickle that one can’t predict what he will do,” Ian Buruma writes. https://t.co/3fZW7ZYTEi
Zhong Houtao breaks down the start of Taiwan's newly elected president Lai Ching-te's term, and how his bold approach to relations with the mainland are sending ripples of instability throughout the region. https://t.co/eB7ryx9Zj5 https://t.co/Rdwo4Plt49
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday warned that Lai Ching-te, leader of the Taiwan region, and others who attempt to falsify history and split the Chinese nation would surely be condemned by history and punished by law https://t.co/JnYraSAjBu https://t.co/EsgCxijn9J
Mainland authorities to pursue diehard Taiwan separatists to the end: State Council Taiwan Affairs Office https://t.co/macS6HMuC8