Mainland spokesperson rebukes de-sinicization activities in Taiwan

Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, speaks at a regular press conference in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 30, 2016. (Photo: Xinhua/Cai Yang)

Some pro-independence activists are pushing de-sinicization in Taiwan in the name of "internal development," which will be met with nothing but firm opposition from the people on both sides of the Strait, a mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.

Taiwan-independence forces have been contaminating the political, economic and cultural sectors with de-sinicization in an attempt to break Taiwan away from China, Ma Xiaoguang said at a press conference while responding to journalists' questions.

Taiwan's new administration refuses to accept the 1992 Consensus stressing the one-China principle, shaking the political foundation upon which peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait lays, Ma said.

Ma voiced concern that activities in the education sector will damage cross-Strait educational exchanges.

Regarding issues related to Hong Kong, Ma advised the Taiwan side not to interfere in Hong Kong's implementation of the "one country and two systems" policy.

Moreover, Ma reiterated opposition to the attempts by certain people in Taiwan to invite the Dalai Lama to the island.

"If someone or some forces want to make a fuss about it and cause trouble, they must be held responsible for the serious impact it would have on cross-Strait relations," said Ma.