国防部正告民进党当局：“挟洋自重”没出路
Ministry of National Defense Sternly Warns the DPP Authorities: Soliciting Foreign Support is a Dead End
10月31日下午，国防部举行例行记者会，国防部新闻发言人张晓刚大校答记者问。
记者：台湾“防长”称，台湾位处印太第一岛链枢纽，周边海域为全球贸易重要航道，解放军对台进行封锁，按照国际规范，必须禁止所有舰机进入，这种作法已视同战争行为，国际不可能坐视不管。请问对此有何评论？
Question: Taiwan’s “defense minister” claims that Taiwan serves as a pivot of the first island chain in the Indo-Pacific, and her neighboring waters are an important international trade route. If the PLA were to block Taiwan, all aircraft and vessels would be prohibited from entering. Doing so is not different from an act of war. The international community will not turn a blind eye toward it. May I have your comment?
张晓刚：台湾是中国的一个省，哪有什么“防长”！解决台湾问题是中国人自己的事，不容任何外来干涉。解放军有关行动演练的是打“台独”，维护的是中华民族根本利益和台湾同胞的安全福祉。正告民进党当局不要执迷不悟，“挟洋自重”没出路，及时回头才是岸。
Zhang Xiaogang: Taiwan is a province of China and there is no such a thing as Taiwan’s “defense minister”. Resolving the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese people which brooks no foreign interference. The PLA’s relevant military exercises are targeted at the “Taiwan independence” separatist forces. The purpose is to safeguard the fundemental interests of the Chinese nation and the well-being of the Taiwan compatriots. We sternly warn the DPP authorities not to stick to the wrong path and come back to the right course as soon as possible. Soliciting foreign support is a dead end.