[The Lai Ching-te administration said the defense budget will exceed one trillion NT dollars, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council responded] On September 2, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference. A reporter asked: Recently, the Lai Ching-te administration announced that Taiwan’s defense budget will exceed NT$1 trillion for the first time in 2027. “We must transform all defense resources into reliable defense capabilities,” and we must not let the mainland misjudge “Taiwan’s determination to defend itself.” Any comment on this? Zhang Han, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that the Lai Ching-te authorities stubbornly adhere to the separatist stance of "Taiwan independence" and ignore the mainstream public opinion on the island that wants peace, development, exchanges and cooperation. They blindly incite cross-strait confrontation and squander the people's wealth and money in vain attempts to "reject reunification with force" and "seek independence with force." It is purely overestimating their capabilities and will only bring serious disasters to the Taiwanese people. She emphasized that our determination to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity is unswerving and our capabilities are extremely strong, and we will never leave any space for any form of "Taiwan independence" separatist activities. We hope that our compatriots in Taiwan will recognize the extreme harm and danger of "Taiwan independence" separatism, resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, and resolutely safeguard the common homeland of the Chinese nation and their own security and well-being. (Sun Moon Tan Tian)