摘要：The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Tuesday started joint exercises around Taiwan island. In res

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Tuesday started joint exercises around Taiwan island. In response to a media inquiry on the current situation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference that the PLA Eastern Theater Command and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council have made announcements on the joint exercises. The drills are a serious warning and an act of containment against "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, and a legitimate and necessary move to defend national sovereignty and uphold national unity.

Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

Guo noted that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory. The Taiwan question is purely China's internal affairs that brook no external interference. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities are hellbent on seeking "Taiwan independence", and attempt to solicit external support for that agenda and divide the country. Such attempt is just futile and doomed to fail.

"The historical trend that China will and must achieve reunification is unstoppable." Guo said. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)

来源：中国青年报