On the morning of October 16, the Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference. Reporter: Some people at Green Camp on the island claim that Lai Qingde's so-called “motherland theory” uses “the logic of the Republic of China” to explain cross-strait issues, and is a “founding theory” that transcends the old “Taiwan independence” faction “deconstructing the Republic of China and establishing the Republic of Taiwan.” Any comments on this? Taiwan Affairs Office Spokesman Chen Binhua: Lai Qingde's statement is a “historical paradox” of stealing concepts; it is a “strange story about Taiwan independence” with confusing logic; it is a divisive fallacy of new bottled old wine. Its purpose is to use the old shell of the so-called “Republic of China” to market its new rhetoric on “Taiwan independence” by changing the vest and adding layers of camouflage, to deceive public opinion and fool the public. Taiwan has never been a country, and it will never be a country. Whether it's the “motherland theory” or the “founding theory,” they are all “Taiwan independence” separatist myths. Any words or actions that challenge the one-China principle and attempt to split the country are doomed to failure; any words or actions that suppress the national identity of Taiwan compatriots and intensify the rivalry between the two sides of the Strait are unpopular.