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Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

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For the "mattress incident" between Wang Xiaofei and Da S, the appearance of a person directly reversed the support rate of Wang Xiaofei, who was originally in the downside, and this person was the founder of Qiujiangnan - Zhang Lan.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Zhang Lan's appearance in the circle has made many people notice that many protagonists who were originally in the business world have also appeared outstanding female entrepreneurs one after another, and the role played by women in social roles is no longer limited to the original daughters, wives and mothers.

With the development of society and the awakening of their own consciousness, they have become business celebrities through their own efforts.

There are also women who have thrown themselves into politics, changing the absolute leadership of men in politics in the past, and Lu Xiuyan, who is known as the "Chang Sheng General" in Taiwan, is an outstanding representative of this.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Descendants of the Volunteers

Among the current Taiwanese citizens, only a small number of the descendants of the original indigenous people, most of them are descendants of the past who moved to the mainland.

Some of them retreated to Taiwan with Chiang Kai-shek's troops at that time, and a large number of them were descendants of volunteers who were captured by the US army during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea that year—Lu Xiuyan's father was forcibly sent to Taiwan by the US army that year.

Lu Xiuyan's father, Lu Huiting, is a native of Zhucheng, Shandong Province, and there are also a few words about Lu Huiting that can be found on the Internet, and many people think that he was once a member of the 180th Division of the Volunteer Army, but this idea was quickly overturned.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Among the PLA troops, only the Sixth Column of the East China Field Army was stationed in Zhucheng, Shandong for a long time, so it is very likely that Lu Huiting joined our party's troops at this time.

After the outbreak of the Korean War, the Sixth Column of the East China Field Army was later reorganized into the 24th Army of the Volunteer Army and joined the Korean battlefield, which was also the last victory of the 24th Army in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

In total, the United States captured more than 14,000 volunteers in the Korean War, and most of these captured volunteers were separated from the team because they were injured in the war and could not bear to drag their teammates, or because they could not continue the battle because they ran out of ammunition and food, or because they were sick and physically exhausted.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

In order to give the newly founded New China a little "color look", the United States not only abused these volunteer prisoners, but also directly sent them to Taiwan as an expansion of Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang troops, and the descendants of these people have become the representatives of most of Taiwan's current advocates of reunification of the motherland.

The United States originally wanted to use these 14,000 volunteers to attack the Chinese mainland of our party regime, but it did not expect that 70 years after the war, the descendants of these volunteers who were once separated from their flesh and blood would also look forward to "returning home" and looking forward to reunification.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Lu Huiting, as a member of the volunteer army, and his two daughters are representatives of Taiwan's current reunification faction.

As a Chang Sheng general of the Kuomintang, Lu Xiuyan has repeatedly proposed a policy of friendship with the mainland, and her youngest daughter Lu Xiufang, as the head of Zhongtian News Station, has a high popularity on both sides of the strait.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

The TV station is in charge of Hua Dan

In 1987, China's Taiwan policy of opening up to the mainland to visit relatives awakened the homesickness of many Taiwan veterans who were separated by the war, and 100,000 application forms were snatched up in less than half a month, which made Chinese mainland's relatives finally wait for the dawn of reunion.

According to the memories of veterans who returned to the mainland to visit their relatives, since Chiang Kai-shek led a small number of remnants of the army to retreat to Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek's attachment to the regime made Chiang Kai-shek eager to return to the mainland, and he was eager to reorganize a team that could fight, which made the veterans' life very difficult.

Although the addition of 14,000 volunteers allowed the Kuomintang troops, which were originally relatively weak in number, to a certain extent, to expand, these volunteers were not willing to be incorporated into the Kuomintang troops, so the people were discouraged.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

On the one hand, veterans also face long military service hours, salaries are also very small, it is almost impossible to settle in Taipei, so many veterans have chosen to settle in small cities such as Keelung and Chiayi, Lu Huiting is one of them.

After Lu Huiting met the Kuomintang's requirements for discharge, he went to Keelung to settle down and had three daughters, Lu Xiuyan was born in 1961 in Anshan District, Keelung City.

After graduating from high school, Lu Xiuyan was admitted to Taiwan Chengchi University with honors and received a master's degree from the Institute of International Affairs and Strategy at Tamkang University.

In 1983, after graduating from university, Lu Xiuyan joined China Television as a news reporter.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

In line with her awe of the journalist industry and curiosity about social events, Lu Xiuyan, who has just entered the industry, quickly became a circle in the Taiwan media with a series of reports exposing the Taiwan authorities' "fake love and real wealth", and won the 25th Golden Bell Awards TV News Interview Award in 1990.

While Lu Xiuyan works as a news reporter for China Television, she also serves as the anchor of China TV's evening weather news.

These two identities allowed Lu Xiuyan to gain a large number of fans in a short period of time, laying a mass foundation for her future entry into politics.

With her excellent business skills and down-to-earth personality in the TV station, she was directly promoted to the director of the interview center of China TV News in central Taiwan.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

On September 1, 2022, the Journalists' Day in Taiwan, Lu Xiuyan also showed beautiful photos on social media when she was an anchor 30 years ago, and said: Although she is no longer a journalist, she loves her job as a journalist.

Because journalists are a job with a sense of mission and responsibility for her, no matter what dangerous things happen, journalists always have to rush to the forefront at the first time, and they always uphold the spirit of letting the public "see the truth".

As soon as Lu Xiuyan's beautiful photos when she was an anchor were issued, she received tens of thousands of likes in a short period of time, and her status in the hearts of the Taiwanese people can be seen.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

He took over from his husband and entered politics

During Lu Xiuyan's tenure as the director of the interview center, she met her current husband, Liao Shujia, who was a Taichung congressman at the time, for work reasons.

Unlike Lu Xiuyan's identity as a descendant of a soldier, Liao Shujia was born in a large family in Wuri District, Taichung City, and his family has developed in Taichung for hundreds of years, with great family strength and extensive connections in politics.

However, Liao Shujia was not interested in participating in politics, so after Lu Xiuyan married him, the burden of the Liao family's continued influence in Taichung politics naturally fell on Lu Xiuyan.

In 1993, Lu Xiuyan left her struggling journalistic profession, left China TV, and the next year participated in the election of Taiwan parliamentarians, relying on the popularity she had accumulated in China TV, and naturally with the first place in the election, she was elected as a Taiwan parliamentarian with a high vote and joined the Chinese Kuomintang in the same year.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Because of the support of her husband's family and the appreciation of the old leader Han Yu, in 1998, Lu Xiuyan began to be elected as a public opinion representative in the Taiwan legislature.

In the 30 years since, Lu Xiuyan has never lost the election, and has won the popular vote every year, and has always had the title of "Chang Sheng General" in Taiwan.

Unlike many veterans within the KMT, Lu Xiuyan is a cadre elected by the people at the local level of the KMT, whether it is public support or political performance proposals, these are accumulated by Lu Xiuyan bit by bit through her own efforts.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Therefore, many times the people do not identify with the KMT at all, but with Lu Xiuyan herself, so even in the years when the DPP's election situation in Taiwan was in full swing, the KMT as a whole was "sung" in the polls, which still could not affect Lu Xiuyan's high popularity in the referendum.

In February 2014, Hu Zhiqiang, then mayor of Taichung, once again proposed to challenge the re-election of Taichung mayor, and many Taichung citizens expressed dissatisfaction with the news.

In addition, because this has been Hu Zhiqiang's fourth re-election as the mayor of Taichung, Taichung City has also been "affected" and ridiculed as "Ho Zhiqiang City".

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Hu Zhiqiang also because he was re-elected for too long, and there are no clear and powerful political proposals and achievements that can benefit Taichung, so voters' support for him continues to decline.

At this time, rumors within the Kuomintang that Lu Xiuyan would replace Hu Zhiqiang in the poll spread all over the place, although Hu Zhiqiang denied it many times, but it was confirmed by Lu Xiuyan through a radio program in 2018.

Everyone knows that the rumors that Hu Zhiqiang was replaced that year were not for nothing, which also laid the foundation for Lu Xiuyan's election as mayor of Taichung in 2018.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

In 2018, Lu Xiuyan seized the dissatisfaction of Taichung citizens with air pollution and proposed the idea of reducing the power generation of thermal power plants year by year, in order to prevent the shortage of electricity caused by the reduction in the number of power plants in the background for 6 years, Lu Xiuyan also proposed the idea of reducing the proportion of thermal power generation by 1% every year.

The idea not only neutralized Taichung citizens' concerns about air quality, but also ensured the basic power generation and power supply requirements of the citizens, and once proposed, this idea was supported by the majority of Taichung citizens, and 490,000 signatures were submitted.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

In the 2018 Taichung mayoral election, Lu Xiuyan also expressed political views on "improving air pollution", but also put forward the idea of "the city should be sunny and transparent" and "create a living water economy", and finally overwhelmed the DPP's then mayor Lin Jialong, who was trying to be re-elected with an absolute lead of more than 200,000 votes, interrupting the DPP's rule in Taichung City for four consecutive years.

Lu Xiuyan has since become the first female mayor of Taichung City and the first woman within the Kuomintang to become the mayor of a municipality directly under the Central Government.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Dedication makes me happy

In November 2018, Lu Xiuyan recalled her childhood in an interview with Taiwan's Zhongtian TV, saying that she may have been born with "hard work", and if she can serve this society and the people, it is a blessing cultivated in her previous life.

In the interview, Lu Xiuyan also revealed that she also hopes that the education of her children can benefit the society and the people, Lu Xiuyan said: "When people pay, they can feel unprecedented steadiness in their hearts, if you don't believe it, you can try it." ”

In fact, Lu Xiuyan did exactly what she said.

In July 2019, Lu Xiuyan fulfilled a promise she gave to the public when she ran for mayor of Taichung City and restored the elderly health insurance subsidy.

According to statistics from Taiwan's Health Insurance Agency, after the realization of health insurance subsidies in 2019, 260,000 elderly people in Taichung City have benefited from this policy.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

For a long time in the past, 53 percent of the costs of these elderly people who received health insurance subsidies were paid by their children or younger workers.

Therefore, since the implementation of this policy, it has been supported by many young people, who believe that this policy not only benefits the elderly, but also reduces the burden on the shoulders of young people.

In addition, Lu Xiuyan took advantage of women's participation in the political arena and proposed the "Amendment to the Breastfeeding Regulations in Public Places", in which the nursing room is listed as a separate space, and solemnly stated that the nursing room cannot be used with other spaces.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

At the same time, Lu Xiuyan also proposed the "Fee Law Amendment", the introduction of this amendment, supported by many students' parents, the amendment emphasizes the need to protect student ticket discounts and discounts, prohibit students' preferential treatment from illegal, and also encourages students to enter public places, cultural and educational land and sports venues.

Through the introduction of two amendments, Lu Xiuyan firmly captured the hearts of "mothers", and also has the title of "mother mayor" among supporters in Taichung City.

In addition, Lu Xiuyan also fulfilled the "air pollution issue" she proposed in her competition for mayor of Taichung City, and in 2020, the Taichung City Government formulated the "Blue Sky and White Clouds Action Plan", which launched 24 strategies to control air pollution.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

These include reducing the use and emissions of coal, withdrawing coal-fired boilers from the historical stage as soon as possible, increasing the number of electric buses, phasing out locomotives that mainly burn oil and carbon, and advocating for low-carbon smoke-free campuses.

Under the implementation of 24 strategies, the average emission concentration of PM2.5 in Taichung City dropped from 18.8 micrograms per cubic meter in 2018 to 15.4 micrograms per cubic meter by the end of 2020, which is also in line with the mainland national air quality standard of 15 micrograms.

Lu Xiuyan's political achievements in office and the style of the DPP are still somewhat different, judging from all the policies issued by the Taichung City Government, Lu Xiuyan has introduced all the policies and strategies since she became the mayor of Taichung City, all the policies and strategies introduced are more pragmatic.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Whether it is from the introduction of the two amendments, or the introduction of the 24 strategy for controlling air pollution; Whether it is the restoration of the health insurance subsidy for the elderly, or the 13-year dispute settlement plan for the East District Dazhi Road, and the completion of traffic.

It can be said that Lu Xiuyan's achievements during her tenure covered all aspects of humanities, transportation, construction, social welfare and air pollution.

It is worth mentioning that on China's Taiwan website on March 26, 2019, it seems that Lu Xiuyan's views expressed in an interview with the media before the municipal meeting, Lu Xiuyan strongly supports the "92 consensus" mentioned by Han Han Yu, and said that dialogue with the mainland requires a common language.

At the same time, he angrily criticized the Taiwan authorities for criticizing Han Yu's statement of "selling Taiwan," and in the interview, he asked whether what the Taiwan authorities did would be helpful to Taiwan's subsequent economic development and whether it would play a positive role in cross-strait exchanges.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Infighting is fatal flaw

Represented by Lu Xiuyan, the Kuomintang has risen many local "princes", such as Han Yu and Hou Youyou, and the emergence of these local representative figures is different from the continuous powerful forces within the original Kuomintang.

They rely on their own efforts to make political achievements bit by bit and win the hearts and minds of the people, which is obviously different from those high-ranking Kuomintang leaders.

Therefore, although their appearance made the KMT "deflated" many times when it confronted the DPP, this is also a deep contradiction hidden within the KMT.

Before the emergence of Lu Xiuyan and others, anyone who held mayor or important positions in the local area within the Kuomintang must also hold senior positions in the Kuomintang, while Lu Xiuyan, Han Yu and others only held mayor and other positions at the local level.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Their backgrounds are not as "glamorous" as other KMT high-ranking officials, and they have neither a prominent family lineage, nor a "wonderful" academic background or resume abroad, nor do they have high-level Kuomintang internal leadership as backstage support.

Therefore, this is bound to break the "balance" situation maintained by the original Kuomintang, which will lead to confrontation between new and old forces, and neither of them will be subordinated or ruled.

The contest between new and old forces within the Kuomintang also broke out completely when Han Yu proposed to participate in the KMT's 2020 general election.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Although Han Han Yu has many supporters in the local area, he does not have the support of the so-called "elites" of the Kuomintang within the KMT, and if Han Yu represents the KMT in the 2020 election, then it represents the victory of new forces within the KMT, which is absolutely not allowed by the "elites" within the KMT.

Just when Han Yu was ostracized and constrained by the old forces within the Kuomintang, Lu Xiuyan and Hou Youyou, who used to support each other together, chose neutrality at this time for self-preservation and did not say a word, which directly led to the defeat of the Kuomintang in the 2020 general election.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Although Lu Xiuyan chose Mingzhe to save her life in the struggle between Han Yu and the old forces, as a "local official" and a representative of the new forces of the Kuomintang, she naturally experienced everything that Han Yu experienced.

Because Lu Xiuyan has always advocated the implementation of the "air pollution plan", this itself has violated the interests of some high-ranking people within the Kuomintang, who advocate the "four major referendums" to combat Lu Xiuyan's campaign slogan of "air for new air, mayor for change" through the issue of algae reef protection.

In fact, the current practice within the KMT is not conducive to the KMT's "growth" in public opinion.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

Lu Xiuyan and others have a very high local support, and these people largely only recognize Lu Xiuyan, which does not mean that they really support the Kuomintang.

Therefore, if the Kuomintang wants to rise again, it is bound to take seriously the rise of local "princes" such as Lu Xiuyan and Hou Youyou, who have become "strong vassals" that Taiwan cannot eliminate.

Uncover the history of Taiwan's Lu Xiuyan, a local prince of the Kuomintang, whose father once went to the Korean battlefield

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