In news from and about Taiwan this morning,

The government has released a video calling for the "immediate stop to
actions harming national sovereignty.

The move comes after several popular Taiwanese artists shared Chinese social
media posts saying that Taiwan is a "province" of China.

According to the Mainland Affairs Council, the singers, actors and TV anchor
shared messages from Chinese state-media in which they echoed remarks by
China's foreign minister that contradict the government's official policy on
cross-strait relations.

Wang Yi told reporters at a press conferance on the sidelines of the National
People's Congress last Friday that "Taiwan's only designation at the U.N. is
'Taiwan Province, China.'"

The Mainland Affairs Council says more than a dozen Taiwanese artists based
in China shared the messages on Chinese social media platform Weibo -
prompting an official response from the government.

Council head Chiu Chui-cheng appears in the video response to the sharing of
Wang's remarks - saying "The Republic of China is a sovereign and independent
country, and Taiwan has never been a part of the People's Republic of China."

Chiu goes on to say that "a very small number of Taiwanese have repeatedly
echoed Chinese Communist Party officials in undermining national sovereignty
and seriously harming Taiwan's interests in order to pursue personal gain on
the mainland."