Lai Qingde, the former head of Taiwan’s administrative agency, who has refused to meet Tsai Ing-wen since the DPP’s 2020 primary election, has been acting frequently since returning to Taiwan in early August. He quietly met with Chen Shui-bian on the afternoon of the 11th.
Chen Shuibian hurriedly posted two photos of afternoon tea with Lai Qingde on Facebook, so that the news of the meeting between the two would be made public. In the photo, Chen Shuibian and Lai Qingde were drinking tea and chatting, and their expressions were quite natural and smiling. Chen Shuibian also posted a short text "toast together to pray for Taiwan."
Chen Shuibian’s son and DPP member of Kaohsiung City Councillor Chen Zhizhong confirmed that this is indeed a photo of the 11th, because they have afternoon tea on the 11th, but because the location is in Tainan and Chen Zhizhong himself is staying in Kaohsiung, so neither It is clear what Chen Shui-bian and Lai Qingde had talked about, but there should be "nothing", just a chat with a friend whom I haven't seen for a long time.
Lai Qingde has always supported the "amnesty" of Chen Shuibian. Therefore, Lai Qingde, who went overseas to sink for a long time and returned to Taiwan after losing the primary election, called on Chen Shuibian the first time. How could there be "nothing" between the two?
(Photo: On December 24, 2016, Lai Qingde and Chen Shuibian attended the opening ceremony of the Chen Xingyu Dental Clinic.)
In addition to meeting with Chen Shuibian, Lai Qingde also met with Luo Rengui, the chairman of the island’s "independence" party "Heile Island Alliance" on the 11th. Lai Qingde frequently visited the "independence faction" elders, but did not intend to meet Tsai Ing-wen, coupled with the continued support of the Tinglai community to support Lai's participation in the 2020 general election, let the outside world once again sniff the opportunity of "Cai Lai Pei".
After the Liberal Democratic Progressive Party’s 2020 primary election, the local political parties and societies on the island dominated by "independence" have never given up "Cai Laipei", but they only heard the sound of the stairs and no one came down. However, the "independence faction" leader Zhang Yesen revealed on the 11th that in order to promote the unity of the local political parties and associations on the island and ensure that the Kuomintang does not get "power", they decided to establish the "Democracy Defence Taiwan Alliance" and confirmed their full support. Tsai Ing-wen also promoted "Cai Lai Pei". They also demanded that in the future the importance, authority, and role of deputy leaders in the Taiwan region be strengthened, so that Lai Qingde can actually take on certain important responsibilities, and no longer like the past deputy, who can only listen silently.
In addition, the "One Side One Nation Action Party" promoted by Tingbian people will hold a press conference on the establishment of the "One Country Action Party" on the 18th of this month. Chen Shui-bian met with DPP Chairman Zhuo Rongtai only recently and emphasized that the "One Side One Country Action Party" does not rule out the possibility of cooperating with the DPP. He also said that "there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies in politics." The upper "independence faction" pushed "Cai Laipei", and the meeting with Bian Lai also made "Cai Laipei" whisper loudly.
However, the "independence faction" will work hard to promote "Cai Laipei", the key lies in whether Tsai Ing-wen is willing.
Although Zhuo Rongtai met Lai Qingde a few days ago, he did not mention "Cai Laipei". Even the outside world rumored that Lai Qingde refused to be included in the DPP's non-divisional list, but Zhuo Rongtai was clarified as a rumor. After that, Tsai Ing-wen invited Lai Qingde to meet through Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe. He only said that he would discuss the election work, and he never expressed his wish to invite Lai as his deputy. Even if Lai Qingde started to take the initiative to meet with Chen Shuibian, it was regarded by the outside as an opportunity for "Cai Laipei" to start. Tsai Ing-wen only said on the morning of the 12th that regardless of whether she and Lai Qingde formally met, there is no problem in contact between Cai and Lai. Communication is linked to the DPP. "The DPP will definitely unite, and all party members and leadership understand the importance of unity."
The suspicion between Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Qingde caused by the party's primary election has not yet been resolved. Lai Qingde visited the "independence faction" leaders on the 11th. Whether he sought integration for the DPP or talked about his personal cooperation has also caused many interpretations. The only certainty is that the "Cai Lai Meeting" seems to be far away. For Tsai Ing-wen, before integrating non-blue forces, the most difficult thing is how to integrate Lai Qingde first!
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