Summary
- President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan asserts it is “impossible” for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland due to Taiwan’s older political roots.
- Lai rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, emphasizing that Taiwan is a country known as the Republic of China since 1911.
- The Republic of China fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong’s communists, who established the People’s Republic of China.
- Lai emphasizes the importance of recognizing Taiwan as a sovereign and independent country ahead of national day celebrations.