Reporter: On December 29, the Eastern War Zone organized the “Justice Mission-2025” exercise around Taiwan Island. Foreign media commented that this military exercise was aimed at the recent large-scale arms sales of the United States to Taiwan. Any comments on this please? Zhang Xiaogang: The Eastern War Zone immediately released information on organizing the “Mission of Justice - 2025” exercise. This exercise is a serious warning against interference by “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and external forces, and is a legitimate and necessary act to safeguard the country's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity. Recently, foreign forces have been stepping on the Taiwan issue frequently across the border in a vain attempt to bolster “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, intensify the rivalry between the two sides of the Strait, seriously damage China's sovereignty and security, and seriously damage the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. Lai Qingde's administration has no bottom line to cater to external forces and arrogantly seek “independence” provocation, which has become the root cause of chaos that undermines the current state of the Taiwan Strait and heightens the tension. “Taiwan independence” is incompatible with peace in the Taiwan Straits; condoning and supporting “Taiwan independence” by outside forces will only set fire to the fire and eat its own bad results. We urge the countries concerned to abandon the illusion of “using Taiwan to make China,” stop making trouble over the Taiwan issue, and not challenge China's determination to protect its core interests; we are telling the DPP authorities that “relying on foreign countries to seek independence” is doomed to failure, and “refusing to unify by force” is doomed to death. The Chinese People's Liberation Army will never be complacent in fighting “independence” and promoting unification. It will continue to organize anti-secession and anti-interference actions to resolutely safeguard the country's sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity.

Reporter: On December 29, the Eastern War Zone organized the “Justice Mission-2025” exercise around Taiwan Island. Foreign media commented that this military exercise was aimed at the recent large-scale arms sales of the United States to Taiwan. Any comments on this please? Zhang Xiaogang: The Eastern War Zone immediately released information on organizing the “Mission of Justice - 2025” exercise. This exercise is a serious warning against interference by “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and external forces, and is a legitimate and necessary act to safeguard the country's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity. Recently, foreign forces have been stepping on the Taiwan issue frequently across the border in a vain attempt to bolster “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, intensify the rivalry between the two sides of the Strait, seriously damage China's sovereignty and security, and seriously damage the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. Lai Qingde's administration has no bottom line to cater to external forces and arrogantly seek “independence” provocation, which has become the root cause of chaos that undermines the current state of the Taiwan Strait and heightens the tension. “Taiwan independence” is incompatible with peace in the Taiwan Straits; condoning and supporting “Taiwan independence” by outside forces will only set fire to the fire and eat its own bad results. We urge the countries concerned to abandon the illusion of “using Taiwan to make China,” stop making trouble over the Taiwan issue, and not challenge China's determination to protect its core interests; we are telling the DPP authorities that “relying on foreign countries to seek independence” is doomed to failure, and “refusing to unify by force” is doomed to death. The Chinese People's Liberation Army will never be complacent in fighting “independence” and promoting unification. It will continue to organize anti-secession and anti-interference actions to resolutely safeguard the country's sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity.