A Chinese mainland spokesperson has slammed Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for obstructing educational exchanges across the Taiwan Strait, calling their actions 'unprecedented and unscrupulous.' 🚨
'The DPP is attempting to control public opinion and restrict students' rights to education for its political agenda,' said Zhu Fenglian of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office. The remarks followed Taiwan's ban on local universities collaborating with mainland institutions like Jinan University and Huaqiao University, with claims of 'infiltration.'
Zhu dismissed these concerns as 'ridiculous,' emphasizing that such universities have nurtured countless students, including those from Taiwan. She criticized the recent removal of a Taiwan University student leader who hosted mainland visitors as part of a 'hostility-fueled intimidation tactic.'
'Young people on both sides want connection, not division,' Zhu added, warning that efforts to suppress cross-strait exchanges are doomed to fail. 🔥📢
