On October 21, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference.In response to Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council's recent statement that relevant persons on the island are prohibited from participating in activities held on the mainland to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, spokesperson Zhang Han responded to questions and said that this year is the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.We solemnly commemorate Dr. Sun Yat-sen in order to inherit and carry forward his lofty spirit of safeguarding national unity and striving for national rejuvenation, unite all Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots, resolutely combat "Taiwan independence" separatism, oppose external interference, promote cross-strait exchanges and integration, and work together to achieve the reunification of the motherland and national rejuvenation.

She pointed out that the DPP authorities are resorting to all possible means, deliberately obstructing and restricting cross-Strait exchanges, intimidating and suppressing Taiwan compatriots, fully exposing their sinister intentions of betraying the nation, betraying history, plotting to split the country, and escalating cross-Strait antagonism and confrontation. They will surely be opposed and spurned by all Chinese people.

(CCTV reporters Zhang Xuesong and Zhao Chaoyi)