TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The KMT reaffirmed its “one China” stance at a press conference last week amid upcoming recall votes later this month.

“We will be following the constitution — which is a ‘one China’ constitution — and we will be following the 1992 consensus,” KMT Vice Chair Andrew Hsia (夏立言) said Wednesday, per Nikkei Asia. Twenty-four KMT lawmakers are facing recall votes on July 26.

Hsia said that Beijing and Taipei believe in “one China.” “To Beijing, it’s the People’s Republic; to Taipei, it’s the Republic of China,” he said.

KMT official Tony Lin (林鼎超) said the no-confidence votes were a “threat” to Taiwan’s democratic system, Nikkei Asia reported. “We’re against Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德) dictatorship,” he said.

The KMT holds a majority in the legislature and has challenged Lai’s proposals in government budgets, defense programs, foreign policy initiatives, and other areas. However, the party’s actions have led to protests from Taiwanese youth who support Taiwan’s efforts to bolster its defense against increasing Chinese threats, according to Nikkei Asia. Backlash has now grown into a campaign to remove incumbent KMT lawmakers.

In May, KMT Chair Eric Chu (朱立倫) called the recall votes “a disgrace to Taiwan’s democracy” and compared the president to Adolf Hitler, drawing the ire of Taipei-based foreign diplomats.