The Lai Ching-te administration's bid to seek Taiwan secession by leaning on external forces is doomed to be crushed, a State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Recently, Lai again preached his secessionist agenda when meeting with Japanese politicians who were visiting Taiwan. Zhang Han, the spokeswoman, slammed Lai's actions as a sellout of Taiwan's interests at a press conference in Beijing. Shotlist: Beijing, China - Dec 31, 2025: 1. Various of press conference in progress, reporters; 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhang Han, spokeswoman, State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (starting with shot 1/ending with shot 3): "In exchange for external support for its separatist agenda, the Lai Ching-te administration is repeating the tired refrain of 'democracy versus authoritarianism,' while turning a blind eye to the danger of Japan's right-wing forces marching ever further down a militarist path. It is fawning on Tokyo without any principle, ignoring the plight of the island's high-tech sector being hollowed out at will by Western powers, and selling out Taiwan's interests in a no-holds-barred fashion. The Lai administration's scheme to rely on external forces to seek secession will be thoroughly crushed."; 3. Various of reporters; FILE: Taipei City, Taiwan, China - Date Unknown 4. Taipei 101 Tower; 5. Various of traffic. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]