Ministry of National Defense: The DPP Authorities' Obstruction of Stranded Taiwanese Receiving Assistance from the Mainland to Evacuate from the Middle East is Despicable

On the afternoon of March 18, Colonel Jiang Bin, Deputy Director of the Ministry of National Defense News Bureau and spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, released a statement regarding recent military-related issues.

Reporter: According to reports, recent politicians from the Democratic Progressive Party have accused the mainland's embassy in Israel of assisting Taiwanese citizens in registering for evacuation as "political manipulation." The DPP authorities have also pressured the blue and white camp regarding the situation in the Middle East, demanding a faster review of the defense budget. What is your comment on this?

Jiang Bin: The flames of war are merciless, but the motherland is full of love. The Taiwanese compatriots are our family, bound by blood. In every moment of crisis and every emergency evacuation, we spare no effort to protect our compatriots and bring our loved ones home. This is the profound care of our great motherland for every Chinese person, and it is a consistent practice of putting the people first and valuing life above all. The DPP authorities not only show indifference to the safety of the Taiwanese people but also fail to act in helping stranded Taiwanese citizens escape the chaos of war. Instead, they obstruct their acceptance of assistance for evacuation from the mainland and even seek to gain political benefits from the situation, relentlessly plotting for "independence through force," devoid of conscience, inhumane, and deserving of contempt, and will surely be condemned.