Spokesman denounces DPP's gamesmanship amid outbreak

A Chinese mainland spokesman on Monday denounced Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party for its political operations seeking independence after three United States senators recently visited the island.

Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said the COVID-19 epidemic on the island continues to worsen, but the DPP authority ignored the lives, health and safety of Taiwan compatriots, deliberately inflamed cross-Straits relations and created troubles.

"It once again exposed the DPP authority' s attempts to seek independence, treating the lives of the people as nothing and blindly carrying out political operations regardless of the health and well-being of the people in Taiwan," he said.

Ma urged the US to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques, properly handle Taiwan-related affairs and cease any form of official or military interactions with the island.