Zhu Fenglian Photo: Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council

The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival for the Chinese nation. If the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities dare to stage unwarranted provocations during this peaceful and auspicious festival, they must bear all consequences, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday, in response to the claim by Taiwan regional coast guard department that it would conduct so-called "security maintenance operations" during the Spring Festival.