On the 20th of this month, Lai Qingde will succeed Tsai Ing-wen as the next leader of Taiwan.
As a "double minority" leader with a clear label of "Taiwan independence", what strategy Lai Qingde will adopt on cross-strait issues in the future is the focus of attention both inside and outside the island. Although he claimed that he would maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait based on Tsai Ing-wen's cross-strait policy. But this is just a last resort choice due to the dual pressure from the United States and mainland China.
On the one hand, the mainland has already determined Tsai Ing-wen's line. "Tsai Ing-wen's line" is the line of "Taiwan independence", the line of confrontation, and the line of harming Taiwan. On the other hand, the essence of Lai Qingde's discussion of cross-strait relations has not changed and remains the same. This is the keynote of the "two-nation theory". On this basis, the mainland took a series of measures before May 20 to combat the arrogance and "independence" activities of the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces.
Yesterday, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council named five Taiwanese "famous speakers" including Beichen, Huang Shicong, Liu Baojie, Li Zhenghao, and Wang Yichuan, criticizing them for ignoring the facts of the mainland's development and progress, deliberately fabricating false and negative information, and inciting cross-strait hostility. They will be punished in accordance with the law. These five people and their families were punished.
Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that public opinion is not outside the law. Any behavior that fabricates and spreads rumors, disrupts social order, and harms national honor and interests will be punished by law.
Cai Zhengyuan, the former "Republican Representative" of the Kuomintang, said that although the circumstances of these named "famous speakers" were not serious, they were punished first because of their high ratings and relatively large influence. Former Democratic Progressive Party "legislator" Guo Zhengliang believes that these five people were observed by the mainland and determined that they continued to spread wrong information. Now punishing them is like killing a chicken to scare the monkey..
The Democratic Progressive Party authorities also responded quickly. Taiwan's "Ministry of the Interior" stated that it would assist the police to protect the parties involved. Tsai Ing-wen, who is about to leave office, falsely claimed that this was the "freedom of speech" of the Taiwanese people and that the mainland had no right to interfere. Promote cross-strait exchanges with "mutual respect and a pragmatic attitude."
In fact, if you take a closer look at the five people named by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, compared with the previously announced "Taiwan independence" die-hards, although the punishment content is basically the same, there are also subtle differences. After all, these five "famous speakers" deliberately fabricated false and negative information about the mainland on the island's TV talk show, inciting hostility between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and hurting the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
This shows that the mainland's struggle to defend national security and territorial integrity has extended to the field of safeguarding national economic security. This is consistent with the Central Economic Work Conference of the Communist Party of China at the beginning of this year, which specifically pointed out that economic propaganda and public opinion guidance should be strengthened. At that time, the Ministry of National Security issued a document, "Economic security is an important part of national security. Some people with ulterior motives ignore the epidemic and geopolitical conflicts and maliciously Fabricating false narratives to exclude foreign investment and suppress private enterprises. "
In addition, although some of these five "famous speakers" are members of the Democratic Progressive Party, they are not all DPP members. Some of them were former "cadres" of the Kuomintang. . For example, Yu Beichen was a member of the Kuomintang and held a mid-level party position. Later, he defected to the Democratic Progressive Party. He has long criticized the Kuomintang on political commentary programs and made mindless remarks to slander the mainland.
As a retired general of the Taiwan Army, Yu Beichen often talked about cheating and belittling mainland equipment. He once shouted that "the People's Liberation Army's tank street fighting is ineffective" and ridiculed that "the mainland is all made of earthen houses", earning him the nickname "Brother Earthly House". He also showed off his mathematical skills on a TV show, claiming that the interception rate of Taiwan's Tiangong missile per shot was about 70%, and if three rounds were used, the interception rate would increase to 210%. This absurd calculation method not only attracted cross-strait Netizens ridiculed him, which further exposed the low quality and falsehood of his remarks.
This punishment list from the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council sends a signal that any behavior that supports "Taiwan independence" and incites cross-strait confrontation will be severely punished. At the same time, it also warned those behind the scenes that the mainland encourages and supports normal economic and trade exchanges across the Taiwan Strait and protects the legitimate rights and interests of Taiwan compatriots and Taiwanese companies in accordance with the law. However, it will never allow anyone or any company to make money on the mainland while providing funds to the "Taiwan independence" die-hards. It is also absolutely not allowed to make money in the mainland while fabricating facts to maliciously slander the mainland.
Previously, the mainland has announced two waves of lists of "Taiwan independence" die-hards and punished them. This time, many people in Lai Qingde's new team have strong "Taiwan independence" colors, including several lists of "Taiwan independence" die-hards. In this regard, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has made it clear that for those die-hards who have bad words and deeds related to "independence" and rampant activities seeking "independence", the country will introduce legal measures to severely crack down on the criminal activities of secession and inciting separatism in accordance with the law.
Mainland China’s sword of Damocles has finally fallen again against the “Taiwan independence” elements. In this process, the mainland not only demonstrated its determination and capabilities to the outside world, but also paved the way for the future peaceful reunification of both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
