(Observer Network News) When the Russian-Ukrainian border crisis continues to be tense, Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe has not forgotten to rub a wave of heat.
Yesterday (24th) afternoon, he suddenly posted, first talking about the war situation, and then the conversation turned to say that he liked coriander very much, and eating coriander is good for health. Some netizens said that although everyone knows that yesterday was the World Hate Coriander Day, do you think it is humorous to "merge the same items" and "rub the heat"? "How can there be a mayor of this caliber?" Some netizens criticized its "consumption war".
After being ridiculed by the crowd, Huang Weizhe did not apologize well, but instead sent a long article to take the opportunity to hype a wave of "the People's Liberation Army around Taiwan to challenge Taiwan's dignity", but simply wrote a sentence in the comment area "Apologize here.".
On the 24th, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would launch a "special military operation" in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine.
When the eyes of the world focused on the situation in Russia and Ukraine, yesterday, the "Taiwan region" once rushed to the second place on Twitter's HOT search list in the United States, and in the ranking of global trend topics, "Taiwan" also ranked fifth, second only to "Ukraine", "Putin", "NATO" and other terms, which made the Taiwan media and a large number of netizens on the island also wonder.
Yesterday afternoon, Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe also came to rub the heat.
In a personal social media post, he said, "In the early hours of this morning, Russia launched an airstrike on Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, officially declaring war on Ukraine. In the face of the rapid changes in the international situation, coupled with the epidemic around the world is still spreading, what we can do now is to continue to care about the information that is updated at any time, calmly discern, and maintain a healthy diet, exercise habits and a stable mood, which is the best contribution to ourselves and to the world. ”
After a good speech, he turned to say, "Coriander is rich in vitamin C, eating coriander is good for health, I like coriander." ”
Although yesterday was also the World Hate Coriander Day, Huang Weizhe's way of rubbing the heat also shocked the netizens on the island, "Don't you understand the situation? "Do you only know how to eat all day?" "Think you're humorous?"
"Do you think the war between Russia and Ukraine started because there was too little coriander?" "Or will you send a box over?"
Tainan is one of the "centers" of Taiwan's current round of epidemics, and under the glue of the epidemic, Huang Weizhe still has the heart to ridicule, "How can there be a mayor of this level?" ”
Yesterday, after the incident triggered a group ridicule, Huang Weizhe quickly deleted the original post, but the major forums on the island are still full of mocking voices. A number of Taiwan media also quickly reported the incident.
However, next, Huang Weizhe's operation is even more confusing. Instead of apologizing directly, he first posted an attempt to incite confrontation between the two sides of the strait, saying that "the People's Liberation Army went around Taiwan to challenge Taiwan's dignity." Not long ago, Taiwan repeatedly hyped up the mainland's anti-submarine helicopters "circling Taiwan for the first time."
Just in the comments section of this post, he apologized for this previous "coriander" incident. In this regard, netizens on the island did not buy it, and criticized "this is the green official brain" and "the tower green class is invincible and the mouth cannon is first-class".
This morning, Kuomintang Chairman Zhu Lilun was also asked by the media about his views on Huang Weizhe's "coriander incident", he said that as a mayor, he must be most concerned about the affairs that the people are concerned about, and the two things that the people are most concerned about now, one is the pressure of the Russo-Ukrainian War on Taiwan's security and peace, and everyone feels very deeply; the second is the epidemic prevention of the epidemic. If the so-called peace of mind is still emphasized at this time, then this mayor is really too far away from the people, and I don't know if it is Ah Q or too far away from the people?
After the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the DPP authorities once again took the opportunity to hype up the so-called "Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow" statement, and at the same time claimed to "empathize with the situation in Ukraine" in an attempt to exaggerate the mainland's "military threat."
Yesterday, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, responded that the DPP's so-called "empathy" is entirely self-inflicted, that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and that the Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affair. Recently, the DPP authorities have cooperated with US and Western public opinion to maliciously hype up the so-called "military threat" on the mainland on the pretext of the Ukraine issue, and have harbored their evil intentions of plotting to "internationalize" the Taiwan issue and inciting "anti-China and resisting China" populism on the island, which is entirely a political manipulation for the selfish interests of one party. What needs to be pointed out is that the root cause of the current tension in the Taiwan Strait is that the DPP authorities and the "Taiwan independence" forces collude with external forces to constantly seek "independence" provocations. All necessary actions we have taken to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity are aimed at "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and interference by external forces, with the aim of fundamentally safeguarding the vital interests of compatriots on both sides of the strait and the overall interests of the Chinese nation.
On the same day, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying also said that some people in the Taiwan authorities have used the Ukrainian issue to rub hot spots and touch porcelain, which is an unwise behavior. Taiwan is indeed not Ukraine. Taiwan has always been an inalienable part of China's territory, which is an irrefutable historical and legal fact. The one-China principle is a universally recognized norm governing international relations. Peace in the Taiwan region depends on the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, not on begging for mercy and counting on external forces to sell weapons or provide military support. "Taiwan independence" can only be a dead end. No one should have any misunderstandings about this.
Yesterday, the China Times Electronic News pointed out in an opinion article that it is unknown whether Russia's attack on Ukraine has made some groups in Taiwan feel trembling, but most Taiwanese people should establish such a mentality -- never underestimate the determination to reunify the other side, and absolutely do not overestimate the possibility of the United States and the international community helping Taiwan.
Today, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, once again responded that the DPP authorities have taken advantage of the situation in Ukraine to frequently rub hot spots and touch porcelain, once again exposing their stubborn "relying on foreign countries for independence, doing everything possible to get along with and colluding with the United States and the West, in an attempt to cover up the fact that Taiwan is a part of China and achieve the goal of seeking "independence." He solemnly warned the DPP authorities that "Taiwan independence" is a dead end, and no amount of tossing and turning can stop the process of the complete reunification of the motherland. Some countries are advised to abide by the one-China principle and stop playing the "Taiwan card." No one should underestimate the strong determination, firm will and strong ability of the Chinese people to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity!
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