# Mainland experts say Lai’s speech shows separatist agenda unchanged

https://mins.news/en/item/95826

- CGTN, 2026-10-11 09:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-11/Mainland-experts-Lai-s-speech-reveals-unchanged-separatist-agenda-1R9FJRjMig8/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Mainland Taiwan affairs experts said Lai Ching-te’s Saturday speech in Taipei used polished language about peace and cross-Strait exchanges while attacking the mainland, revealing what they described as an unchanged separatist agenda. They also criticized his defense-budget rationale and his remarks on World War II history.

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