But as soon as the news was announced, the American Association in Taiwan declared that it welcomed Taiwan’s decision to extend military service, and claimed that this move strengthened Taiwan’s ability to deter and demonstrate Taiwan’s commitment to “self-defense” promise. In this regard, the people on the island expressed their dissatisfaction. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese netizens posted messages on Tsai Ing-wen's social account, saying that it is clearly the pressure of the United States to sing with the United States, and it is really sad to insist that it is the responsibility of the mainland.
In addition, some analysts believe that Tsai Ing-wen's announcement of the extension of military service is not only due to pressure from the United States, but also has her own political considerations. Because Ke Jianming, the general secretary of the Democratic Progressive Party, announced to the outside world that the case of extending military service will be submitted to the "legislative body" for review. At that time, if the review is passed, the DPP will be able to pull in the Kuomintang , the People's Party , etc. to bear the anger of the people on the island. Even if the review fails, the DPP authorities can shift the responsibility for the unsuccessful reform of the "defense" system to other parties.
No matter what the reason is, when the People’s Liberation Army held a military exercise to declare its sovereignty, Tsai Ing-wen also openly declared that he would extend his military service, further relying on the strategic interests of the United States, and binding the Taiwan region to the United States’ war of “using Taiwan to control China” On top of the car, it will only create more uncertainty in cross-strait relations.
Aiming at Tsai Ing-wen's dangerous behavior, the Kuomintang immediately responded. The Kuomintang chairman Zhu Lilun said that Tsai Ing-wen was wrong. Only by strengthening defense and communication and dialogue can we avoid war. Lai Shibao, a "legislator" of the Kuomintang, said that the reason why the DPP wants to extend military service is because of the promotion of "anti-China protection Taiwan", which has caused tension in cross-strait relations. As long as there is a war, Taiwan may become ruins, so avoiding war is more important than preparing for war. All those who brought Taiwan into war are criminals in history.
KMT Taipei Mayor Jiang Wanan said in an interview that he supports any policy of strengthening defense, but politics is to be more active and effective, which is the basis for defending Taiwan. Taiwan needs to establish good communication channels with the mainland to make Taiwan's role in the international arena more important.
Earlier, Jiang Wanan had expressed his views on cross-strait relations when discussing the handover of Taipei mayor with Ke Wenzhe . Regarding the "Twin Cities Forum" to promote cross-strait exchanges, he said that he would substantially promote and continue exchanges in a meaningful way Go on, because it promotes the progress of exchanges between cities and meets the expectations of citizens. Before being elected mayor of Taipei, Jiang Wan'an's attitude on cross-strait relations was not as firm as expected. Regarding the question of whether the "Twin Cities Forum" should be continued, Jiang Wan'an had put forward three conditions, that is, the mainland should not "disturb Taiwan" and treat Taiwan with The region releases goodwill, and the two sides should be "equal in status".
In general, the Kuomintang has called on the Taiwan authorities more than once to maintain communication with the mainland and make efforts to ease the situation. To some extent, it cannot be ruled out that the Kuomintang wants to contrast with the DPP's "anti-China protection Taiwan" in order to accumulate public opinion for the 2024 election. On the issue of cross-strait relations, Jiang Wan'an's attitude is relatively pragmatic, but he often vacillates, so we need to continue to observe him.
