BEIJING: The recent move by some Taiwan celebrities to circulate a poster on social media expressing support for reunification with the mainland reflects their recognition of their Chinese identity, a spokeswoman of the Chinese mainland said on Wednesday.
A number of Taiwan entertainers have reposted the poster that was first uploaded by China Central Television last week and which states that Taiwan’s reunification with the mainland is unstoppable.
The move by the celebrities comes after the new leader of the Taiwan region, Lai Ching-te, blatantly advocated “Taiwan independence” in his “inaugural address” earlier this month.
Many entertainers from Taiwan have also been using the term “we “on a number of occasions to express their stance on the Taiwan question. Ashin, the lead singer of renowned Taiwan rock band Mayday, said during a concert in Beijing last week, “We Chinese, when we come to Beijing, we must eat Peking duck.”
Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a news conference in Beijing that in recent days, nearly 100 Taiwan celebrities have expressed their views on cross-Strait relations and their Chinese identity through various channels and platforms.
Some have reposted the reunification poster, which has garnered over 1.8 billion views on Weibo and has been reposted over 17 million times, Zhu said. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
