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By BBC Monitoring
On 30 December 2017, China-owned Hong Kong daily Ta Kung Pao ran an article by commentator Chin Lin-yuan, regarding Taiwan's attempt to "promote cultural independence" for the island.
The author said the Taiwanese authorities "play up" mainland China's military threat in the 2017 National Defence Report released recently.
In response, An Fengshan, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on 27 December that "resisting reunification by force will do no good to cross-Strait peace and stability." The author noted that since Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen took office, the Taiwanese authorities have been "ramping up military confrontation." "What...