In December 2019, in the program "Historical Memory of Moving to Taiwan", Lu Xiufang, the host of the Taiwanese program who is as famous as Bai Yansong, confided in her life experience:
Her father was one of the more than 2 million volunteers who participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
So, as a volunteer to resist US aggression and aid Korea, how did Lu Xiufang's father come to Taiwan?
The source of this article is from the official media China News Network, published on July 11, 2005, but in order to improve the readability of the article, the details may be polished, please read sensibly, for reference only!
«——·志愿军往事·——»
In October 2005, the mainland's second manned spacecraft was successfully launched, and CCTV set up a program entitled "Looking at China on Both Sides of the Strait" at the launch site, which broadcast the launch process live.
At this exciting moment, Bai Yansong and another female host jointly reported the specific situation of the Shenzhou 6 manned spacecraft, which attracted many people to watch.
People were attracted by the hostess's serious and lively program style, and then people gradually got to know the hostess: her name is Lu Xiufang, a famous host in Taiwan, known as the "Queen of News".
After that, Lu Xiufang came to the mainland many times to report on the spot, so that more people got to know this host from Taiwan who dared to speak the truth.
In a program in Fujian in 2019, Lu Xiufang revealed her life experience: her father was a volunteer and once participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
In that year, when the United States invaded Korea, the DPRK urgently asked the mainland for help, and after discussion, the mainland decided to send volunteers to help.
After three years of hard fighting, in 1953, the United States finally surrendered, and the two sides signed an armistice. This was followed by the return of prisoners of war from both sides.
At this time, more than 7,000 people were captured by the United States and more than 20,000 were captured by volunteers.
The so-called "voluntary repatriation" means that the volunteers are allowed to choose whether to return to the mainland or to Taiwan, and this is exactly the conspiracy of the United States and the Chiang Kai-shek government.
The US side believes that the captured fighters still have a good combat capability, and if all of them are repatriated, they will inevitably pose a threat to both the United States and Taiwan; on the contrary, if these volunteers can be brought back to them, they will be able to accumulate strength for the "counterattack on the mainland."
As a result, the intelligence officers of the United States and the agents of the Kuomintang began to coerce and lure the captured soldiers.
They first brainwashed them, described the "justice" of the Kuomintang, and said that if they were willing to submit, they could also provide good living conditions.
However, the volunteers had already seen clearly the ugly face of the United States and Taiwan, and they sternly rejected the demand for submission, indicating that they wanted to return to the mainland.
Seeing that the "inducement" did not work, they had no choice but to start "coercion". The United States and Taiwan said that if they did not stay, they would kill their relatives. They also disemboweled, or even beheaded, some "recalcitrant" soldiers in public.
Under these circumstances, only more than 6,000 volunteers returned to the mainland, and more than 14,000 soldiers had to be forced to make the journey to Taiwan, including Lu Xiufang's father.
«——·Difficult growth conditions·——»
After arriving in Taiwan, these volunteers were placed among the most basic soldiers of the Kuomintang.
Out of distrust of them, the Kuomintang sent a number of agents to monitor their every move, and if they did anything suspicious, they would be immediately executed.
In order to prevent them from returning to the mainland, they also engraved all kinds of anti-communist words on the bodies of the volunteers.
Unable to return to their hometowns, they had no choice but to settle down in Taiwan's military villages, doing the lowest jobs, without medical security and pension systems, and being monitored by spies every day.
Lu Xiufang's father had no choice but to settle down in the military village, marry a wife and have children, in order to dispel the suspicion of the Kuomintang.
The living conditions in the village were very difficult, but everyone persevered with the desire to return to the mainland and reunite with their relatives in the future.
When Lu Xiufang was young, she would often hear her father mention her previous days in the mainland, talking about the great rivers and mountains of the motherland and the people who lived and worked in peace and contentment.
His father taught Lu Xiufang that she must study Xi hard in order to get out of the military village and get the opportunity to meet the mainland.
In 1987, relations between the two sides of the strait eased somewhat, and the two sides agreed to let these volunteers go home to save their relatives, and also said that they could help these volunteers wash away anti-communist words.
After Lu Xiufang's father heard the news, he also wanted to go home to see, but he couldn't get the money to go home, so he asked those who had returned to his hometown to help find his relatives and bring them greetings.
However, when the first group of people to visit relatives returned, they informed Lu Xiufang's father that their relatives had already left the former home and had not been heard from.
Lu Xiufang's father burst into tears, looking at his father's painful appearance, Lu Xiufang strengthened his belief in going to the mainland.
Although cross-strait relations have eased somewhat, there are still many diehards in Taiwan who have been smearing the mainland.
Whenever he saw these remarks on the news, Lu Xiufang's father would be so angry that he would scold, and then he would tell Lu Xiufang next to him what the real situation was like.
The little Lu Xiufang also secretly decided in her heart that she would become a TV host in the future and show the most authentic mainland to the people of Taiwan.
Lu Xiufang forgot to sleep and eat, worked hard to learn Xi cultural knowledge, and finally successfully entered the Chinese Department of Fu Jen University.
«——·“ The Queen of Journalism "·——»
After graduating from university, she was successfully admitted to Taiwan TV and became a journalist with her excellent resume.
In 1982 and 1990, Lo won two awards for Best News Interview.
Journalism is not her ultimate goal, though. During her time as a reporter, she completed her own work well, and at the same time, she actively went to the TV station to watch other hosts record programs.
The leader saw that Lu Xiufang liked the position of host, so he first asked her to learn from the production of the program and accumulate experience.
With her excellent work ability, Lu Xiufang soon became the host of the programs "Hotline Tracking" and "Seeing the World from Taipei".
During her hosting period, Lu Xiufang gained a lot of fans with her straightforward and humorous style and dared to tell the truth, and she also made a name for herself in the hosting industry.
In 1997, Lu Xiufang successfully came to work at Eastern Television Station, and gradually became the title of "News Queen" by people by virtue of her excellent hosting ability.
«——·Messenger of cross-strait exchanges·——»
In 2005, with the visit of Lien Chan, then chairman of the Kuomintang, to the mainland, the news media between the two sides of the strait gradually began to exchange and cooperate.
At that time, CCTV contacted Eastern Television and expressed their willingness to cooperate.
Lu Xiufang took the initiative to invite Ying and came to Beijing with the staff of Dongsen TV Station: This was her first time on the mainland, and she had seen the prosperous scene of the mainland with her own eyes, and she also truly experienced the smear of certain media people in Taiwan in those years.
Subsequently, she followed the staff to visit many cities, and felt the kindness of the mainland, just like at home.
After that, she and Bai Yansong co-hosted the show, in which the two each carried a dove of peace in their hands, showing the deep friendship between the two sides of the strait.
In July, Bai Yansong was invited to Taiwan, walked with Lu Xiufang, and filmed and produced the program "Yansong Looks at Taiwan", so that the mainland people also understood the current situation in Taiwan.
After that, Lu Xiufang came to the mainland many times and reported on the news about the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the mainland's gift of giant pandas to Taiwan, which improved the misunderstanding of many Taiwan people about the mainland.
Her popularity in China is getting higher and higher, and people on both sides of the strait also call her and Bai Yansong "White Cat Fang Bear".
Today, Lu Xiufang is still working in the press circles, practicing her own beliefs, broadcasting true mainland information to the Taiwan people, and working hard to promote the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait.
In her spare time, she and her family often come to the mainland to see, walk all over the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, experience the most simple folk customs, and live an ordinary and happy life.
After Lu Xiufang became a volunteer, she inherited her father's strong patriotism and indomitable will, and she deserves to be called a hero. It is believed that in the near future, the two sides of the strait will be able to truly achieve reunification.