According to authoritative reports, starting from May 6, the mainland immigration bureau will officially implement six policies for Taiwan's entry and exit management of "convenience for the people and enterprises". It is obvious that the policy is aimed at Lai Qingde, and now Lai Qingde may have no room for regret, and his retreat has been broken.
If we want to know the inside story, we must start with the current policy toward Taiwan. As a matter of fact, the six policies put forward by the mainland side to "facilitate the people and benefit enterprises" are not without benefits to Taiwan.
In the future, if mainland enterprises want to enter the Taiwan market to invest or engage in other business activities, the procedure will become simpler, and there is no doubt that this will be beneficial and harmless to Taiwan. Large-scale investment from the mainland will certainly boost Taiwan's stagnant economic development.
Moreover, the mainland's cultural and tourism department has also issued a new policy: group travel from Fujian to Matsu will be allowed, which is hailed as a clear symbol of the mainland's gradual opening up of travel restrictions to Taiwan. Many political commentators on the island also believe that the mainland will open up tourism to Taiwan in stages, and economically speaking, it will also be beneficial and harmless to Taiwan.
Because before, mainland tourists have been one of the important pillars of Taiwan's tourism development. Mainland tourists can provide Taiwan with a lot of tourism income every year.
However, with the rise of Taiwan independence forces, cross-strait tourism cooperation was affected, and the mainland has not been allowed to open group tourism to Taiwan, which has made Taiwan's tourism practitioners feel a lot of pressure.
Now that the mainland has relaxed its restrictions, it is naturally good for Taiwan. No matter how you look at it, this is a friendly attitude toward Taiwan on its own initiative. But why do you say that the mainland is acting, but it is cutting off the back road of Qingde?
This must look at the time when the mainland did this, that is, Lai Qingde has not officially taken office. Combined with the recent series of political interactions between the mainland and the Kuomintang, we can understand that our side is actually sending a message of goodwill to the "moderates" on the island.
In the past six months, a number of high-ranking KMT officials have visited the mainland -- including KMT Vice Chairman Xia Liyan, former leader of the Taiwan region Ma Ying-jeou, and KMT chief Fu Lai-hsiang of Taiwan's legislature.
All these phenomena prove that our side is still willing to maintain cooperation with the "moderate" political forces headed by the Kuomintang. The announcement by the relevant departments on the mainland side of the new policy that is beneficial to Taiwan's economy and tourism industry is also a critical moment when the Kuomintang has summoned Fu Lai-ying to visit the mainland and has not yet returned to the island.
It is not difficult to see that our side wants to inform people of all walks of life on the island through the Kuomintang channel that the mainland has a friendly attitude toward all Taiwan political forces that are willing to maintain cross-strait order and promote reunification, and we will welcome them to come to the mainland for tourism and study.
At the same time, the Kuomintang can also increase its propaganda in public opinion to show that it is the force that is truly willing to maintain order on both sides of the strait, and this will also be of great benefit to the enhancement of the KMT's influence. The rise of the Kuomintang is certainly very dangerous for the DPP.
Because as a veteran political party in Taiwan, the KMT's political influence on the island is not weak. Moreover, when the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was frantically promoting Taiwan independence, public opinion on the island also underwent some changes -- for example, in this year's Taiwan election, although Lai Qingde won, it is actually very dangerous.
Lai received less than 40 percent of the vote, while the blue and white camps combined far outnumbered Lai. If it weren't for Ke Wenzhe taking away the votes that originally belonged to the blue camp, the KMT would have a high probability of overturning the DPP this time.
It is also worth mentioning that Lai Qingde's votes this time were more than ten percentage points lower than when Tsai Ing-wen was elected, which has also proved the problem. Not to mention, the KMT also won the "legislature" election, so the KMT is now poised for a comeback......
If the Kuomintang establishes a communication mechanism with the mainland at this time, it will indeed have the basis for launching a large-scale political counterattack against the DPP, and the DPP may find it difficult to catch the move.
Of course, the mainland is not afraid of being used by the DPP to make a fuss about taking the initiative to show goodwill, because our actions are very targeted -- after all, our side has not completely relaxed its travel restrictions on Taiwan, but only in stages and parts.
After that, whether or not to continue to adopt the strategy of opening up depends mainly on the attitude of the Taiwan side.
If, after Lai Qingde came to power, he really respects the '92 consensus and opposes Taiwan independence, then there is nothing wrong with giving Taiwan benefits; but if Lai Qingde comes to power and still insists on continuing Taiwan independence, then there will be nothing to exchange between the two sides of the strait.
And militarily, the mainland has not relaxed its pressure on Taiwan.
Prior to this, PLA military planes once again crossed the "middle line of the strait" and approached the sea and airspace around Taiwan, and according to the information released by Taiwan's defense department, the PLA military planes were only 37 nautical miles away from Keelung at the closest time.
To a certain extent, as long as the PLA fighters are willing, they can fly to Taipei within three to five minutes and carry out targeted strikes against high-value military targets on the island, so the mainland side is equivalent to a set of "combination punches" against Taiwan.
This "combination punch" is both soft and hard, and it can not only serve Taiwan's interests, but also issue a warning and exert pressure on the Taiwan independence forces through military means. From any point of view, the mainland's actions are of practical value.
Today's Lai Qingde may have fallen into a dilemma.
If we oppose the friendly attitude released by our side, then the mainland's military actions will certainly become more and more frequent, and the benefits originally given to Taiwan will be withdrawn at any time, and Taiwan's economic problems will certainly become more and more serious at that time.
And how should Lai Qingde resolve the ensuing economic and political crisis? I am afraid he has no answer himself. Obviously, this is the benefit of the strength of the comprehensive strength today.
Strong strength can enable the mainland to have absolute initiative on the cross-strait issue, while Taiwan has always been able to passively accept the offer. But Lai Qingde will encounter the current predicament, and it is completely self-inflicted, and the mainland has given him enough opportunities, which he has never cherished.