Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press conference. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday slammed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority in Taiwan for political maneuvering in the international community to seek "Taiwan independence".

Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council,urged the DPP authority to give up such separatist attempts and relevant countries not to give it any platform to seek "Taiwan independence"

Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks in response to a media question about the DPP leader's recent video speech at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2020.

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Zhu said it was a political manipulation under the pretext of "democracy," using the platform of some non-governmental organizations. The move once again exposed the DPP's attempt to take advantage of various international occasions to seek "Taiwan independence," Zhu said.

Zhu urged the DPP authority to give up such separatist attempts and relevant countries not to give it any platform or chance to seek "Taiwan independence" in the international community.

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