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China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, believes Lai to
be a "separatist", and has rebuffed his offers of talks.
China's government has generally avoided directly naming Lai
since he won election in January, unlike in the run-up to the
vote where they regularly denounced him by name and said the
election was a choice between war and peace.
Speaking at a foreign ministers meeting of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation in Kazakhstan, Wang said Taiwan was the
"core of core issues" for China, and independence activities the
most destructive factor for peace in the Taiwan Strait.
"The ugly acts of Lai Ching-te and others who betray the nation
and their ancestors is disgraceful," China's foreign ministry
cited Wang as saying.
Nothing can stop China from achieving "reunification" and
bringing Taiwan "back to the motherland", he added.
"All Taiwan independence separatists will be nailed to the
pillar of shame in history."
Lai, like his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen, says only Taiwan's
people can decide their future, rejecting Beijing's sovereignty
claims.
China on Tuesday also admonished the United States for sending
its congratulations to Lai, after scolding South Korean and
Japanese lawmakers for visiting Taiwan despite its strong
opposition.
In his inauguration address on Monday, Lai asked China to stop
its military and political threats, saying that peace was the
only choice and that Beijing had to respect the choice of the
Taiwanese people.
Lai received loud applause after reiterating that the Republic
of China - Taiwan's formal name - and the People's Republic of
China are "not subordinate to each other", a line Tsai also
took.
China views such wording as tantamount to saying China and
Taiwan are different countries, a red line for Beijing.
China says any move by Taiwan to declare formal independence
would be grounds to attack the island.
The government in Taipei says Taiwan is already an independent
country, the Republic of China. The Republican government fled
to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong's
communists who set up the People's Republic of China.
(Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Writing by Ben
Blanchard; Editing by Andrew Heavens, William Maclean)
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