On the second day after entering 2024, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen gave everyone a try. In the campaign video "On the Road" released by the Democratic Progressive Party, she gave the leaders and deputy leaders of the regions where the Democratic Progressive Party is running. People's Lai Qingde and Xiao Meiqin played the driver. The three of them talked and laughed together and traveled through the streets and alleys of Taiwan.
At the end of the video, Tsai Ing-wen got out of the car and handed the car keys to Lai Qingde, and said, "You will definitely drive better than me." At the same time, Lai Qingde, who was sitting in the passenger seat, came to the driver's seat, and Xiao Meiqin, who was sitting in the back seat, After sitting in the passenger seat, Tsai Ing-wen glanced at Xiao Meiqin and said to Lai Qingde, "You have good taste." Lai replied, "I learned from you." The two looked at each other and smiled.
The video is not long, but it reveals a lot of interesting information. First of all, Tsai Ing-wen is sitting in the main driving seat, which represents her status as the leader in the Democratic Progressive Party. But Lai Qingde, who is also sitting in the co-pilot, and Lai Qingde, who is sitting in the back seat, Xiao Meiqin is also an important role that cannot be ignored in the Democratic Progressive Party, and Tsai Ing-wen holds the steering wheel, which means that "Lai Xiao Pei" must follow the "Tsai Ing-wen line."
After that, Tsai Ing-wen got out of the car and handed the car keys to Lai Qingde, who got into the driver's seat. On the one hand, she insinuated that Lai Qingde took over the position of chairman of the DPP and officially became the top core of the DPP. Xiao Meiqin also followed Tsai Ing-wen. "Get off the bus" and leave, his status has been improved. On the other hand, it is to express Tsai Ing-wen's support for Lai Qingde and Xiao Meiqin to take over as the regional leaders.
It should be noted that the scene of Tsai Ing-wen "getting out of the car" and leaving, and Lai Xiao changing positions, seems to imply that after resigning as the leader of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen will completely withdraw from the political arena, and will not be involved in political affairs from then on, leaving everything to To Lai Qingde and Xiao Meiqin.
However, the next picture expresses a completely opposite meaning. After watching Xiao Meiqin, Tsai Ing-wen praised Lai Qingde for having "good vision". Then the two looked at each other and smiled. This seemed to be talking about the "deputy" chosen by Lai Qingde. Yes, but if you think about it carefully, it seems more like a hint that Xiao Meiqin will become Lai Qingde's successor in the future.
Considering that Lai Qingde will only take over as chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party in January 2023, it is probably too early to insinuate the issue of successor. The only reasonable explanation is that Tsai Ing-wen has reached some private agreements with Lai Qingde on the condition that his direct descendant Xiao Meiqin will take over. transaction, or Lai Qingde had to make certain promises in order to win Tsai Ing-wen's trust.
Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Qingde are the two leaders of the "Taiwan independence" forces. Their overt and covert fights may sound very outrageous, but in fact, the DPP, like the Kuomintang, has never stopped fighting for power internally. Tsai and Lai The contradiction has long been hidden.
To give the simplest example, before the "nine-in-one election" in Taiwan at the end of 2022, Tsai Ing-wen, known as the "Little British Boy", is directly related to Lin Zhijian. The thesis scandal continues to burn, even though Tsai Ing-wen defies opposition within the party. However, Lin Chi-kin lost the election in the end. After the election, Chen Mingtong, then the head of the intelligence department of the Taiwan authorities, was implicated because he was Lin Chi-kin's mentor, and was finally forced to resign to settle the matter.
At that time, local media speculated that Lin Zhijian’s papers continued to spread, and eventually many people were involved, thanks to Lai Qingde and his “Lai clique”. This to some extent shows that the DPP is not monolithic. , all parties are willing to use knives on each other in order to compete for power.
However, in comparison, Tsai Ing-wen is more sophisticated and has greater influence within the Democratic Progressive Party. She quickly got rid of the influence of Lin Zhijian's papers. At the same time, it formed a restriction on party chairman Lai Qingde, including the recent exposure of Taiwanese media that Tsai Ing-wen Continuing the "Tsai Ing-wen line", Lai Qingde must deal with the problem of illegal construction in his hometown, and must not abuse the "national security" security force to protect his hometown's illegal construction.
Judging from the actual situation, Lai Qingde did not dare to disobey Tsai Ing-wen's three orders. The continuation of "Tsai Ing-wen's line" has been reflected in the promotional video of Tsai Ing-wen driving, and Lai Qingde announced that the illegal construction of his hometown will be handed over to a public welfare trust, and The withdrawal of Taiwan's "national security department" bodyguards from Lai Ching-te's hometown shows that Tsai Ing-wen is still extremely powerful.
From this point of view, it is not impossible for Tsai Ing-wen to support Xiao Meiqin, a direct descendant, and make deals with Lai Qingde. What's more, at this stage, Lai Qingde has to rely on Tsai Ing-wen's support to choose regional leaders, and has to bow to this big boss.
But the problem is that if Lai Qingde wins the election, he will hold the two positions of regional leader and chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, and will control administrative power. If there is retaliation, will Tsai Ing-wen still have the ability to resist? Maybe there won't even be a chance to "listen to politics behind the curtain" through Xiao Meiqin, not to mention that the "Tsai Ing-wen route" is destined to overturn.
