Spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Chen Binhua reiterated on January 17 the Chinese mainland’s determination to unwaveringly advance national reunification, responding to a media query on the recently concluded Taiwan regional leadership and legislative elections.
The so-called “elections” were held on January 13. The pro-“Taiwan independence” Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te and his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim won the