# Chinese mainland: ‘Taiwan independence’ is doomed to fail

https://mins.news/en/item/97340

- CGTN, 2026-10-12 09:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-12/Chinese-mainland-Taiwan-independence-is-doomed-to-fail-1RblnmybrdC/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Lai Ching-te’s words and actions cannot alter what she called the inevitable failure of “Taiwan independence” or stop the trend toward reunification. She reiterated Beijing’s position that Taiwan is part of China and that both sides of the Strait belong to one China.

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