"Subverting the Journey to the Continent": "They can't even afford to squeeze vegetables!" Such absurd and ridiculous remarks are believed by some people in Taiwan, and they firmly believe that the mainland is far worse than their lives.
The former hostess Pepe is also one of the people who have been misled by this fallacy. But by chance, she came to the mainland for a trip, and shouted loudly in the program after returning home: "The mainland is not like this at all,
I must let everyone know about the real continent! "Why are these ridiculous rumors spreading in Taiwan? What did Pepe see during his trip to the mainland? Before Pepe set foot on the mainland,
Her perception of the place was completely influenced by some ulterior motives media, which believed that the mainland was a poor and backward place. However, the moment she actually came here,
She began to doubt the whole knowledge she had before. In the mouths of those people, the mainland is just a small deserted fishing village, people live in old bungalows, the transportation is extremely backward and inconvenient, and the per capita poverty is poor.
Even squeezed vegetables and tea eggs cannot be eaten. As a longtime journalist, Pepe once believed these statements with conviction.
Every day, she watched the TV media describe how big the gap between the mainland and Taiwan is, and she also believes that the mainland is like this. However, when she saw the reality of the continent with her own eyes,
She realized how wrong she and those people were. It turned out that the so-called small fishing villages only existed in the fifties and sixties of the last century, and now the mainland has long been developing rapidly and reborn. Not only the roads are smooth, but there are many high-rise buildings,
Public facilities are also very complete, even more developed than Taiwan's modern metropolis. Transportation on the mainland is also not as backward as they say. Initially, Pepe was shocked by the shared bikes on the streets,
I don't understand why there are so many bikes on such a smooth road. However, she later realized that this had become a common way for mainland residents to travel and was more environmentally friendly. furthermore
Various modern payment tools have also allowed mainland residents to make transactions conveniently and quickly, which has long been accustomed. Although some Taiwan media with ulterior motives have denigrated this method as "damaging the value of paper money", after experiencing it firsthand,
Pepe no longer believed these rumors. The so-called "tea and eggs can't afford to eat" and "squeezed vegetables can't afford to buy when the price rises" is even more absurd. While staying at the hotel,
Pepe has witnessed first-hand the convenience and humanized service of urban takeaway. Even small roadside convenience stores have a variety of affordable and delicious food, and mainland residents have a rich and varied diet. To confirm this,
Pepe deliberately came to small cities in remote areas, thinking that he could shoot scenes of old houses and mainland residents crowding buses. However, she did not expect that even there was a widespread sharing of bicycles.
All this completely subverted Pepe's old understanding of the mainland. She clearly realized: the real mainland is completely different from what the Taiwan media say, and they have been deceived for so many years! After the trip to the mainland,
Pepe can no longer turn a blind eye to the slander of the mainland by some Taiwan media with ulterior motives. As a host, she knows how these remarks will bring misunderstanding to the Taiwanese people, just like she used to be.
When she saw the manuscript handed to her by her assistant, and asked herself to secretly belittle the mainland, she finally couldn't help but shout:
"We must see the real continent!" In her live broadcast, she called on viewers to put aside prejudices, to understand the real situation on the mainland in person, and not to be misled and used by certain remarks.
She showed photos of her friendly interaction with mainland residents in the program, proving that in the mainland, she does not feel estranged as a Taiwanese hostess. opposite
She felt from the bottom of her heart that "Taiwan is part of the mainland" and experienced the love and enthusiasm from her compatriots. On the show, she also specifically explained her experience with mobile payment.
This payment method is not at all like some people with ulterior motives who say "damage the value of paper money", but brings convenience to people's lives. And, even if you're not good at using electronics,
You will always meet well-wishers who are willing to help. As soon as this episode of the program was broadcast, it immediately aroused heated discussions on Taiwan's social platforms. For the first time, many Taiwanese people realized the great changes in the mainland.
Start reflecting on whether you are being influenced by prejudice. The number of broadcasts of the show skyrocketed, even setting a record. Of course, these actions of her have also triggered resistance and opposition from some people.
They claimed that Pepe was "holding the mainland and stepping on Taiwan", and she also responded to this vexatious remark: she was not saying that the mainland was stronger than Taiwan, but hoped that everyone could put aside their prejudices.
Recognize the fact that the mainland's development has surpassed Taiwan's. In fact, Pepe is not the first Taiwanese media person to change his view of the mainland and call on everyone to truly understand the mainland. Long before her,
Taiwan's well-known host Huang Zhixian made many people with ulterior motives jump to their feet with their actions of "calling for reunification and daring to speak out" but helpless. As early as 2006, after Huang Zhixian came to visit Xiamen,
Many Taiwan media reporters tried to induce her to make some unfavorable remarks against the mainland, but she sharply shot back one by one, bluntly saying that the public opinion guidance of the Taiwan media was dangerous and wrong, and said that insulting mainlanders is insulting visitors like her.
In 2018, she became popular in the cross-strait literary world with an article criticizing US Vice President Pence, and major social platforms reprinted a large number of content and comments about this article. In the article,
Wong refuted in detail Pence's groundless accusations against China. However, the efforts of Hwang Ji-hyun and Pepe are still ignored by some people, refusing to acknowledge the facts in front of them, and continue to spread rumors about the mainland.
These remarks are all demagogic, sow discord, and even incite the Taiwan people to reject the mainland. However, there are still sane and objective people, and Pepe's show proves:
Everyone's opinions and feelings are subjective and influenced by a variety of factors, including personal experiences, backgrounds, and emotions. Therefore, when discussing cross-strait relations, these factors need to be taken into account in order to understand the issue more comprehensively.
Cross-strait exchanges and mutual understanding are of great importance. The people of Taiwan and the mainland need to understand each other and discuss their views and feelings. Only by abandoning prejudice and understanding each other can we eliminate misunderstandings and bridge differences.
Promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations. Pepe's experience is just one of the long-standing estrangements between Taiwan and the mainland, but it reminds us that the influence of public opinion is also worth paying attention to.
The slander of the mainland by some Taiwan media with ulterior motives may have an extremely bad impact on cross-strait mutual respect and understanding. However, peace and stability in cross-strait relations has always been our common pursuit.
Regardless of the regional background and the views held by some Taiwan media on the mainland, we should firmly safeguard peaceful and friendly cross-strait relations, so as to promote more peaceful, stable and prosperous development across the strait.