Mainland spokesperson slams DPP's attempts to distort facts

BEIJING -- A mainland spokesperson on Tuesday admonished Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authority for its attempts to trick people on the island into believing its distorted facts of the cross-Straits relations.

Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the comments while responding to a question about the pre-Spring Festival address made by the leader of Taiwan, claiming the key to peace in the Taiwan Straits is in the mainland's hands.

The DPP authority should take full responsibility for the current status of the cross-Straits relations, Ma said. He noted that the DPP's refusal to accept the 1992 Consensus, their obstruction of cross-Straits exchanges, and colluding with external forces for "independence" have imposed obstacles to cross-Straits exchanges.

Ma attributed peace and stability of the Taiwan Straits from 2008 to 2016 to the cross-Straits acceptance of the 1992 Consensus and joint opposition to "Taiwan independence."

Ma urged the DPP authority to stop seeking secession and return to the common political foundation of the 1992 Consensus.