In this Jan 17, 2018 photo, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of State Council, holds a press conference in Beijing. (CHEN YUHUA / XINHUA)

BEIJING - The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority in Taiwan was warned on Tuesday not to underestimate the Chinese mainland's resolve to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

While responding to questions on US Under Secretary of State Keith Krach's recent Taiwan visit, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, called on the DPP authority to refrain from going further on the road of seeking "Taiwan independence."

The US side's act of repeatedly sending senior officials to Taiwan recently has seriously violated the one-China principle, said Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office 

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The US side's act of repeatedly sending senior officials to Taiwan recently has seriously violated the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiques and seriously undermined peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, Ma said.

By colluding with the US side, the DPP authority is "banking on foreign forces to build themselves up," and such moves will ultimately hurt the interests of the people on both sides of the Straits, Ma added.

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