In her last New Year's speech during her tenure, she went so far as to shout with the mainland, claiming that the mainland's actions were also in Taiwan's prediction. In less than 12 hours, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council immediately issued an ultimatum to the Taiwan authorities, and the wording was very harsh, so what did the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council say? Where did Tsai Ing-wen's arrogance come from?
The closer we get to the election on the island, the more ridiculous the reaction of the Taiwan authorities becomes. The origin of the matter was in December, when Taiwan's defense department suddenly made a fuss about the mainland, claiming that during the election period, it would make strict arrangements on the island, "monitor in real time" the movements of the PLA, and do a good job of vigilance. Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, replied only one sentence to such ridiculous remarks, saying that the movements of the Taiwan military are all under the control of the PLA.
The Taiwan authorities did not respond directly to this, but Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of the Taiwan authorities, apparently resented this remark. On the first day of 2024, Tsai Ing-wen delivered her last New Year's speech in office, and the media on the island were very worried about the unknown future. These words are like a "challenge book" to the Ministry of Defense.
On the same day, a reporter mentioned the ECFA, which had been partially suspended, and Tsai Ing-wen confidently said that this was her "masterpiece". Tsai Ing-wen pointed out that in the eight years since she took office, Taiwan has increased "international cooperation", and Taiwan's industry and Taiwanese people have gone global, getting rid of the "old road" of "first entering Chinese mainland and then going to the world" and embarking on a "new road" of "directly connecting with the world". This "new road" has enabled the Taiwan authorities to reverse the "predicament" of relying on the mainland, disperse the "risks," and also make cross-strait economic and trade relations "healthier and more orderly."
Tsai Ing-wen also seemed very unimpressed by the impact of the partial suspension of the ECFA, and she confidently pointed out that through her efforts in recent years, Taiwan has avoided economic integration with the mainland, so the benefits of the ECFA are very limited now, and the DPP will continue to work hard in the future.
Tsai Ing-wen not only said this, she also really thought so, after the suspension of 12 petrochemical tariff concessions in the ECFA, the island caused a widespread panic, they were afraid that Taiwan's future would be buried in the hands of the DPP, and there were constantly people asking the DPP to hold consultations with the mainland, but the DPP never responded to these voices, and Tsai Ing-wen even said that this matter had "little impact" on the Taiwan region In her New Year's speech, she once again stressed that the DPP is well aware of what the mainland may do next, and that the authorities will help the relevant industries prepare if something really happens.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council was also angry at Tsai Ing-wen's remarks that she feared that the world would not be chaotic and that she did not know the height of the sky. In less than 12 hours after her speech, Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, directly called out to the Taiwan compatriots that the Taiwan region has now reached a "crossroads" and that it is time to make a "correct choice." This is the first time that the mainland has said such heavy words to the Taiwan compatriots in such a serious tone, and it has sent a strong signal: The issue of cross-strait reunification has really reached a critical juncture.
The DPP authorities do not have a clear understanding of the disparity in strength between the two sides of the strait, and "poor Taiwan" is only one of the many means used by the mainland to recover Taiwan, and Tsai Ing-wen's so-called diversification of risks and getting rid of the single dependence on the mainland are nothing more than importing "Lai pigs" from the United States, beer from Lithuania, and nuclear-contaminated aquatic products from Japan, which normal people are afraid to avoid, and the Taiwan authorities have treated them as gold foil to put on their faces. If the mainland wants to clean up the DPP authorities, even if the Taiwan authorities can solve the ECFA, they will not be able to stop the PLA and the surging public opinion. How beautiful the DPP's dream of the Spring and Autumn Festival is, how miserable it will be when it is liquidated in the future.