ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ kɹˈɔsstɹˈeɪt fˈoːɹəm ɪn fˈuːdʒiən, hiː stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt pɹˈoʊˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns fˈɪɡjɚz kʊd biː bᵻhˈɛdᵻd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐn ˌænɪksˈeɪʃən ʌv taɪwˈɑːn baɪ tʃˈaɪnə.
In March 2019, during a cross-strait forum in Fujian, he stated that pro-independence figures could be beheaded during an annexation of Taiwan by China.