File photo of Spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office Ma Xiaoguang. (Photo/China News Service)
"The leader of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is deliberately misleading the Taiwanese people by saying that the 1992 consensus equals One country, Two systems," a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said in a press briefing Wednesday.
"Refusing to acknowledge the 1992 Consensus and slander on 'One country, Two systems' reveals their split position," added Ma.
Beijing's response comes after Tsai Ing-wen refused to acknowledge the 1992 Consensus and expressed her hopes in asking the Taiwanese people not to acknowledge it either.
Tsai said that the 1992 Consensus equals One country, Two systems. Beijing reaffirms that the 1992 Consensus is the shared political basis for both sides, while One Country, Two systems is the systematic arrangement for unification.
