Recently, a photo has caused an uproar on the Taiwan Internet, in which AIT Chairman Rosenberg came to Taiwan and announced the edict to Lai Qingde. This fourth-level official of the US State Department, surrounded by Tsai Ing-wen and other senior officials, put on a lofty posture, and Erlang's legs were cocked high, as if he had become the master here. And Tsai Ing-wen and others seem to be obedient, especially Lai Qingde, who sits up straight, like a primary school student who is being lectured by a teacher.
This situation has caused an uproar in public opinion on the island. Kuomintang scholar Tsai Zhengyuan even unceremoniously pointed out that Rosenberg's style is like that of a minister, and if US Secretary of State Blinken were to the mainland, would he dare to stilt his legs like this? His remarks were undoubtedly a great irony of Rosenberg.
DPP members Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Ching-te, and others can be described as groveling to the United States, but they have an arrogant attitude toward the mainland. This kind of double standard makes people sigh. And Rosenberg's visit to Taiwan this time was also interpreted as a beating on Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Qingde and others. After all, in their eyes, Taiwan is nothing more than a pawn of the United States, which is used when it is needed, and discarded when it is not needed.
At the same time, the sudden cessation of live firing by Taiwan's security brigade also gave people a hint of something unusual. Behind this, perhaps, is a certain tacit understanding between Rosenberg and the Taiwan authorities. In the name of announcing the edict, she is actually warning the Taiwan authorities not to act rashly and recklessly and provoke the mainland.
In this regard, Taiwanese netizens have expressed their dissatisfaction. They believe that Rosenberg's arrogant attitude is an insult to Taiwan. Some netizens bluntly said: "Taiwan is not a powder keg of the United States, we have our own dignity and position." Some netizens sarcastically said: "The United States really has a good calculation, it wants to use Taiwan to contain the mainland, but it does not want to take any risks." ”
In this turmoil, we have seen the dependence and helplessness of the Taiwan authorities on the United States, and we have also seen the Taiwan people's persistence and struggle against their own interests. Perhaps, this is a microcosm of Taiwan's current political ecology.