On April 1, 2024, two days after Ma Ying-jeou arrived in the mainland, at 7:58 on April 3, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake suddenly occurred in the sea area of Hualien County, Taiwan, with an epicenter depth of 12 kilometers.
The earthquake was the largest earthquake in Taiwan 25 years after the 1999 9.21 earthquake.
The earthquake has aroused heated discussions among some people on both sides of the strait, who believe that this earthquake has a great origin, is rather miraculous, and seems to have been specially selected on a day.
But what is more significant is that on April 20, Hong Xiuzhu led a delegation to Shenzhen. At 22:11 on April 22, another 5.9-magnitude earthquake suddenly occurred in the sea area of Hualien County, Taiwan, with an epicenter depth of 9 kilometers. At 2:26 on April 23, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in the sea area of Hualien County, with an epicenter depth of 10 kilometers.
Ma Ying-jeou and Hong Xiuzhu are both former leaders of Taiwan's Kuomintang, and both visited the mainland about two days ago when an earthquake struck Hualien County, Taiwan.
That's weird. It can't help but make some people think that there seems to be some mysterious force or providence in it. In fact, due to the limitations of cognition, it is not possible to draw this conclusion directly. Today's science tells us that the occurrence of earthquakes is related to tectonic activity, not to human factors.
Ma Ying-jeou and Hong Hsiu-chu are important political figures in Taiwan Province, and their schedules are not directly related to the earthquake, and the earthquake will not change because of people's will or actions. To associate earthquakes with their itinerary is a subjective assumption and an over-interpretation.
Then why didn't the earthquake happen sooner or later, but it was these times, and the same area was chosen for the earthquake.
It's all a coincidence, a coincidence within a coincidence?
The known scientific explanation is that Taiwan is located at the junction of the Eurasian plate and the Philippine Sea plate, and the earth's crust is active. Therefore, although the Hualien earthquake occurred relatively suddenly, it was not accidental, but the inevitable result of geological tectonic activity.
In addition, Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan, with an area of 4,628.6 square kilometers, and it is also the second "longest" county in Taiwan after Taitung. Hualien County is only 27-43 kilometers wide from east to west, but 142 kilometers long from north to south. In terms of probability, the larger the area, the higher the probability of an earthquake occurring.
Although we very much hope that the two sides of the strait will realize peaceful reunification at an early date, or that Taiwan will be liberated at an early date and the motherland will be completely reunified. This sentiment is understandable.
However, with regard to earthquakes, which cannot be accurately predicted by science at present, especially when we cannot have a deep grasp of the laws and occurrence of earthquakes, we should still look at the natural phenomenon of earthquakes with the attitude of known science, and understand it, study it, and deal with it with a scientific attitude. It is necessary to keep a clear head, not to be confused by rumors, rumors, speculations, etc., and not to blindly impose one's subjective will on the natural world.
The earthquake is a disaster for mankind, and the compatriots on both sides of the strait have the same blood, the disaster is ruthless, and the compatriots have love. On 3 April, a strong earthquake occurred in Hualien County, causing casualties and property losses, and the mainland also expressed condolences to the Taiwan compatriots who died and expressed sympathy to the people in the disaster area when meeting with Ma Ying-jeou.
If one day, an earthquake occurs somewhere in Taiwan and some Taiwan independence diehards are accurately eliminated, it will certainly make people completely convinced of the will of heaven and feel that it is the mysterious power of nature.
At the moment, such a coincidence is not obvious enough, or it is very likely that it is just a prelude.
Xie Xiaowen: Strategic scholar. He mainly commented on current politics, business, railways, and culture. WeChat public account: zgmjply (commentator Xie Xiaowen)