Since Ma Ying-jeou, the former leader of the Taiwan region, led a Taiwan youth group to the mainland in early April to carry out exchanges and visits, it seems that an upsurge of visits to the mainland has been set off on the island, with KMT political leaders being the most enthusiastic.
Not long ago, Xia Liyan, the current vice chairman of the Kuomintang, Fu Kunqing, a "legislator" from the Kuomintang, and Hong Xiuzhu, former chairman of the Kuomintang, all expressed their plans to visit the mainland.
Among them, Fu Kunqing made it clear that he would visit the mainland on 25 April in coordination with a delegation of Kuomintang "legislators" on the island, while Hong Xiuzhu said that he would lead more than 200 young people from Taiwan to visit Zhejiang and other places in July this year.
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There is no doubt that the decision of the above-mentioned Kuomintang dignitaries to visit the mainland was influenced by Ma Ying-jeou, because during Ma Ying-jeou's 11-day visit earlier this month, he not only brought Taiwan youths to have exchanges with the mainland in various aspects, but also met with the head of state.
As a political figure who has been marginalized within the KMT, Ma Ying-jeou has rejuvenated his second political career because of his close contacts with the mainland in recent years, and his current popularity on the island is even close to that of the current KMT chairman, Zhu Lilun.
It is precisely for this reason that the Kuomintang politicians on the island have expressed their plans to visit the mainland in order to make clear their stance and at the same time to add points to their political image.
Among the above-mentioned Kuomintang dignitaries who plan to visit the mainland, Fu Kunqing, who is the chief of the Kuomintang caucus, is obviously the highest-level one, and judging from the reports of the media on the island, it is very likely that Zhu Lilun, the current chairman of the Kuomintang, will follow Fu Kunqing on a visit to the mainland.
However, just when the media hype was in full swing, an informed source on the island said that whether or not Zhu Lilun will visit the mainland depends on whether the four conditions he put forward can be met.
First of all, Zhu Lilun proposed that if he wants to visit the mainland, then the mainland cannot invite other political figures on the island of Taiwan.
Obviously, Zhu Lilun's so-called other politicians refer to Ma Ying-jeou before, and although Ma Ying-jeou no longer holds important positions in the party, Zhu Lilun and Ma Ying-jeou's political ideas can be said to be diametrically opposed, especially in dealing with cross-strait relations.
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There is no doubt that Ma Ying-jeou is a Kuomintang figure who supports cross-strait reunification, and it can be seen from his attitude and voice on many key issues in recent years that Ma Ying-jeou has become a banner within the Kuomintang that supports the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait.
As far as Zhu Lilun is concerned, although he is not a "Taiwan independence" faction like Lai Qingde, Zhu Lilun does not support cross-strait reunification, but adheres to the so-called "one China, each with its own interpretation" and peaceful coexistence.
Even after he assumed the chairmanship of the Kuomintang, he openly shouted the political slogan of "being pro-US, friendly to Japan, and peaceful to the mainland," which aroused a lot of criticism within the Kuomintang; after all, such a slogan had already violated the "consensus of '92," and you must know that the "consensus of '92" had been written into the party program of the Kuomintang.
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Therefore, although Ma Ying-jeou has gone into the wilderness, Zhu Lilun has always regarded it as his rival in the party, and Ma Ying-jeou's visit to the mainland has gained high support and popularity on the island, although Zhu Lilun has not made a clear statement, but he is naturally unhappy in his heart, so he hinted that if the mainland invites him to visit, then he must make a choice between him and Ma Ying-jeou.
Second, Zhu Lilun proposed that the mainland's standard for receiving him should not be lower than the standard for receiving Ma Ying-jeou before, and should at least be the same.
That's right, Zhu Lilun's second condition is still against Ma Ying-jeou. As the current chairman of the Kuomintang, he would have received a high-standard reception when he visited the mainland, but Zhu Lilun emphasized it, which shows that he has no confidence in his political prestige on the mainland.
Zhu Lilun's meaning is also very direct, that is, he hopes to be received by the head of state, but in view of Zhu Lilun's long-term attitude towards the mainland, I am afraid that this will be difficult to achieve.
Third, Zhu Lilun relayed through Fu Kunqing's words that he hoped that the mainland side would take the lead in showing "goodwill," that is, to develop mainland travel groups to Taiwan, so that the Taiwan authorities would also take advantage of the situation to lift the ban on people on the island traveling to the mainland.
Obviously, Zhu Lilun wants the mainland to give Taiwan a step down in the current tense cross-strait relations, so that it can also reflect his political prestige as chairman of the Kuomintang.
However, Zhu Lilun obviously automatically ignored the root cause of the current tension between the two sides of the strait, that is, the previous "Kinmen ship collision incident" has not been resolved, and the DPP authorities have not expressed their stance for a long time, still less have they shown their sincerity in advancing the negotiation process.
The bodies of the two mainland victims have not yet been able to return to their homeland, and under such circumstances, Zhu Lilun actually wants the mainland side to express "goodwill" first, which is too wishful thinking.
If the DPP authorities can show due sincerity to ease cross-strait relations as soon as possible, then the mainland may still be able to lift the ban on going to Taiwan, otherwise everything is just empty talk.
As far as the mainland is concerned, I am afraid that the above three demands will have to be carefully considered, and it will even be difficult to give a clear reply, while the fourth condition put forward by Zhu Lilun is completely impossible to achieve.
Zhu Lilun said that if he is invited to visit the mainland, then he should be allowed to discuss "one China, each with its own interpretation" in his public speech.
The so-called "one China, each with its own interpretation," that is, "one China, each with its own interpretation," was put forward by Su Qi, former chairman of the Kuomintang's "Mainland Affairs Council," and is a distorted interpretation of the "consensus of '92," that is, it is equivalent to "one country, two governments."
As far as this point is concerned, Zhu Lilun has touched the red line of the mainland, and the mainland will never allow any form of obstruction of cross-strait reunification, and Zhu Lilun's fact that he wants to openly discuss "one China, each with its own interpretation" on the mainland shows that he has no sincerity in visiting the mainland.
As a matter of fact, many "representatives of public opinion" within the Kuomintang on the island have also indicated that they will not participate in the "mainland visiting delegation" organized by Fu Kunqing, and the reason given is that the current session coincides with the session of Taiwan's "legislature," and if many "legislators" visit the mainland, then the DPP will be given an opportunity to take advantage of.
In other words, it is very likely that Fu Kunqing will be the only one in the end for the much-hyped plan of the Kuomintang politicians to visit the mainland, and this is also a manifestation of the political ecology of the Kuomintang on the island.
With regard to the four conditions put forward by Zhu Lilun, it is obvious that the mainland will not only not agree, but will not even give any response.
This is because the mainland can only close its doors to anyone on the island who still has doubts about cross-strait reunification and leave these "doubts" and "conditions" to time to verify.
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