The PRC government views Taiwan as the chief obstacle to the simplification of Chinese characters. It even suspects that many Hong Kong people have not accepted simplified characters because they have come under the sway of Taiwan, and argues that in resisting simplified characters, Taiwan is confusing script reform with politics.
對中國來說，台灣是推行漢字簡化的主要阻力，中共政府甚至懷疑部分香港市民對簡體字不接受，是受到台灣影響，並批評台灣反對簡體字，是把文字改革和政治問題混為一談。