The Chinese Rejuvenation Pill Band went to Taiwan to hold a concert. When they were in transit in Hong Kong, they wrote on Weibo and the overseas social media Instagram, "From Guangxi to Taiwan, China, see you in Taipei tomorrow." As a result, the expression "Taiwan, China" was criticized. Due to protests and boycotts by pro-"Taiwan independence" forces on the island, Huichundan's concert in Pingtung was even cancelled.
The expression "Taiwan, China" in Huichun Dan is upright. Such messages on social media based in mainland China and the United States do not conflict with the laws and regulations on the island. The pro-"Taiwan independence" forces in the island use this to attack and boycott Huichun Dan. Obviously an upgrade. This incident reflects that the confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait continues to deepen, and the space for people-to-people exchanges is likely to be further compressed by political factors.
The number of sensitive factors surrounding cultural exchanges on both sides of the Taiwan Strait continues to increase. The fundamental reason is the perverse behavior of the DPP authorities. For a long time before 2016, the atmosphere on both sides of the Taiwan Strait was relaxed. At that time, there were many sensitive issues of title, but there was a lot of room to resolve and bypass sensitive words through various methods. The situation is different now. The DPP's political provocations against the mainland have led to escalating confrontation, and both sides are raising the threshold of relevant ideological security.
▲The organizer of the "Taiwan Festival" music festival announced that the "Rejuvenating Pill" performance has been cancelled.
However, exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait still need to continue. For the mainland, maintaining cultural exchanges is as important as cross-strait economic exchanges. The former is one of the important links that maintains the Chinese identity of the people on the island. In recent years, mainland TV series and variety shows have become popular in Taiwan, and the results have been very good.
Lao Hu advocated that no matter what the "Taiwan independence" forces do, we must continue to work hard to broaden the basic environment for cross-strait cultural exchanges, not easily transform and refine political elements into the cross-strait cultural exchange environment, and at the same time suppress the Taiwan authorities. Do that. The general principle needs to be adhered to, but politics does not need to be highlighted in every cultural occasion. To bring people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait closer to each other, especially young people, is of great significance in itself.
▲The mainland music variety show "Continuous Sound·Treasure Island Season" has achieved high ratings on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. There is a narration in the program, "When the song sounds, the straits will become narrower, and the land and islands will become wider." This resonated with netizens.
We must see that the mainland is now the main force in promoting cross-strait cultural exchanges. The DPP authorities are eager for the two sides to completely "decouple" culturally, so we here need to be more strategic and patient, and do our best to fight against Taiwan and maintain exchanges. It may be that, overall, we should stick to principles when we should, and provide space for public opinion on both sides to be acceptable. Our online public opinion field especially needs to raise awareness in this regard. In addition, we must also realize that achieving national reunification is a great and complex project. We need to fully mobilize our wisdom, be strong in both civil and military skills, and always maintain optimism and initiative.
hopes that more mainland cultural products will enter the island, including more cultural groups entering the island for exchanges. We also welcome Taiwanese artists who do not support "Taiwan independence" to expand their development in the mainland. Our relevant standards must be clear and appropriate to ensure that we unite the majority of people and continuously expand the front that supports the reunification of the motherland.
