Current cross-Strait relations are difficult and complicated, and any attempt to separate Taiwan from China will not be tolerated, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday.
The remarks were made following a speech by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Tsai Ing-wen at Wednesday's inauguration ceremony.
According to Ma, the DPP's rejection of the 1992 Consensus unilaterally destroys cross-Strait relations and the political base for peaceful development, which is against the trend of time.
Noting the attempts by certain Taiwan organizations to plot "Taiwan Independence" through the so-called referendum for constitutional revision, the spokesperson said they pose a serious threat to the peace and stability of cross-Strait relations, and severely damage China's core national interests and the rights and interests of people from both sides.
Many are attempting to seek independence amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said Ma, their behavior is intolerable and will harm the common interests of compatriots.
Ma stressed that national reunification is the natural trend of history, while "Taiwan independence" is doomed to be a dead end.
China is committed to the principle of "One Country, Two Systems" and willing to create space for peaceful reunification, but will never leave room for any form of separatist activities, said the spokesperson.
"We have full confidence and firm determination to defend our national sovereignty and territorial integrity," said Ma, reiterating China's zero tolerance of any actions or attempts by external forces to alienate any part of Chinese territory from China.
Meanwhile, Ma also stressed that the Chinese mainland will continue to enhance cross-Strait exchanges with political parties, organizations and personnel on the common political foundation of the 1992 Consensus and peaceful reunification.
