Ministry of National Defense Spokesperson Chen Xi Answers Reporter Questions Regarding Lai Ching-te's So-Called "Double Ten" Speech

Source-stated date: 11 October 2026 · MOD China (国防部)

国防部新闻发言人陈曦就赖清德发表所谓“双十”讲话答记者问

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Published11 October 2026, by Ministry of National Defense
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MND spokesperson Chen Xi, responding to Lai Ching-te's October 10 National Day address, rejected Lai's characterization of PLA activity as destabilizing and defended PLA exercises around Taiwan as "entirely justified," while labeling Lai a "calamity for Taiwan" (台灣之禍) and accusing him of pursuing "independence through force" (以武謀獨) and "independence by relying on foreign powers" (倚外謀獨). The statement is standard political-work content; its value is as a record of how the MND frames PLA exercises as defensive and Taipei's defense posture — including Lai's invocation of "whole-of-society defense resilience" (全社會防衛韌性) — as provocative rather than reactive. The framing inverts Lai's narrative directly, suggesting the MND is calibrating its messaging to counter the specific language Taipei is using to build domestic and international support for expanded defense spending.

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记者：据报道，赖清德近日发表所谓“双十”讲话，炒作大陆持续以军事行动施压改变台海现状，鼓噪增加防卫投资，强化“全社会防卫韧性”。请问对此有何评论？陈曦：世界上只有一个中国，台湾是中国的一部分，这是真正的台海现状。赖清德顽固坚持“台独”立场，颠倒是非，渲染所谓“大陆军事威胁”，煽动两岸对立对抗，妄图“以武谋独”、“倚外谋独”，再次暴露其“台湾之祸”、“和平之灾”的本质。近年来，民进党当局为一党之私大搞谋“独”拒统、媚外输诚，强推所谓“全民皆兵”、“全台战场”，把台湾老百姓绑上“台独”战车，破坏台海稳定、牺牲台湾未来。解放军位台岛周边常态开展演训活动，就是震慑“台独”妄动和外来干涉图谋，维护台湾民众的安全福祉，天经地义、无可厚非。 “台独”与台海和平水火不容，祖国统一是大势所趋、大义所在、民心所向。希望台湾同胞认清赖清德当局顽固谋“独”的极端危险性和危害性，与我们一道坚决打击“台独”分裂势力，反对外部势力干涉，共护和平安宁的美好家园，共享民族复兴的福祉荣光。

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