# Taiwan leader’s speech exposes him as a threat to peace, Chinese spokesperson says

https://mins.news/en/item/95814

- CGTN, 2026-10-11 09:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-11/Taiwan-leader-s-speech-exposes-him-as-threat-to-peace-spokesperson-1R9FbpeiUZG/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Chen Xi said Lai Ching-te’s Saturday speech showed him to be a source of trouble for Taiwan and a threat to peace. Chen accused Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party authorities of pursuing separatism for party interests and said the PLA’s regular drills around the island deter separatism and external interference.

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