Taiwan's Lai Ching-te slammed for remarks on V-Day commemoration

BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday denounced remarks made by Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te on V-Day commemoration.

Lai's remarks "fully exposed the ugly face and evil nature of the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces, who betray history and the nation, desecrate the martyrs, and obliterate conscience," said Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

Chen made the comments when asked about Lai's social media posts on Wednesday that misrepresented the commemorations held in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. His posts also smeared the mainland.

Sept. 3 marks the Victory Day of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, a day of pride for all Chinese at home and abroad, Chen said.

However, Lai glorified aggression and incited confrontation on the same day as V-Day, and his remarks reflected a complete loss of national stance, openly challenged justice and conscience, and deeply hurt the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Chen noted.

Noting that Taiwan is a part of China and Taiwan compatriots are part of the Chinese nation, Chen stressed that during the war, people across China, including those in Taiwan, rose in resistance and ultimately won the nation's first complete victory against foreign aggression in modern times.

The spokesperson warned that any attempt to distort the history of the War of Resistance and the WWII is doomed to fail, and any force that attempts to go against the Chinese people or separate the country will only bring about its own destruction.