Taipei, July 27 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) strongly condemned China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) for making politically charged statements about Taiwan's ruling party following the failure of recent recall votes targeting 24 opposition lawmakers, Taipei Times reported.

According to the Taipei Times, TAO spokesperson Chen Binhua criticised Taiwan's ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), on Sunday, claiming it had lost public support and accusing it of manipulating politics to maintain its dominance.

He said the DPP promotes "Taiwan independence," fuels division, and suppresses dissent, revealing what he called "fake democracy" and real authoritarianism.

Chen also argued that the unsuccessful recall votes ...