Lai Qingde was about to take office, and the Kuomintang took the lead in giving him a dismissal; The dark thunder planted by Tsai Ing-wen has become a "hot potato" for the DPP; Hong Xiuzhu's Mother's Day voice to promote reunification is of far-reaching significance. What kind of dismissal did the Kuomintang give Lai Qingde, who was about to take office? Hong Xiuzhu spoke out on Mother's Day to promote reunification, and what kind of signal was released?
On May 20, the Taiwan region is about to face a regime change, and some recent changes on the island also seem to indicate that the future road of the DPP authorities may not be smooth. Before Lai's inauguration ceremony, the KMT announced that it would be absent en masse. According to Taiwan media reports, Hong Mengkai, a representative of the Kuomintang public opinion, recently made it clear that all the Kuomintang people's representatives will not attend Lai Qingde's inauguration ceremony.
There is no doubt that this shows that Lai Ching-te does not enjoy the support of the mainstream public opinion on the island, and although he has become the leader of the Taiwan region, he cannot change the fact that the DPP is unpopular with the people. In addition, the absence of the KMT's public opinion representatives has also highlighted the fierceness of the political struggle on the island, and Lai Qingde is facing not only a struggle over the line and the party, but also a struggle between war and peace, life and death. If, like Tsai Ing-wen, she insists on running wildly on the wrong path of "relying on the United States to seek independence", and even intensifies her repeated provocations against the mainland, then Lai Qingde will inevitably be strongly countered by the mainland.
Hong Xiuzhu, former chairman of the Kuomintang, has a clear understanding of this. On 10 May, Hong Xiuzhu openly called on Lai Qingde to call on the DPP authorities to accept the fact that both sides of the strait belong to one China, and also called on Lai Qingde and others not to continue to adhere to the "Taiwan independence" line. Hong Xiuzhu pointed out that if the status quo is not changed, it may lead to the destruction of the homeland and the outbreak of war, which is unacceptable to the people of the Taiwan region. She also urged Lai Qingde and others to identify with their Chinese cultural roots, be Chinese and upright, and not let every Taiwanese mother worry that their children will be sent to war.
It is worth noting that while people of insight on the island have come out to oppose the DPP and raise their arms and shout for peace in the Taiwan Strait, Lai Qingde also needs to deal with pressure from "inside" and face the mess left to him by Tsai Ing-wen. According to the report, Tsai Ing-wen has been in power for 8 years, and the slogan of "judicial reform" has been shouted for 8 years, but the judicial darkness on the island still exists, and even intensified.
Last month, the suicide of a local court judge in Taiwan pointed the finger at the top of the DPP, and for Lai, a judicial reform was inevitable, and this would inevitably lead to a split among vested interests within the DPP. In addition, Taiwan's soaring prices, high electricity bills, and the deterioration of cross-strait relations have caused panic among people on the island, all of which are the result of Tsai Ing-wen's eight years in power. It can be said that the DPP's "internal and external difficulties" situation is enough to make Lai Qingde, who has not yet taken office, like a thorn in his back.
Moreover, the mainland has also stepped up its efforts to promote cross-strait reunification and warn "Taiwan independence" elements and external interference forces on the island. A few days ago, the patrol and law enforcement activities carried out by the mainland coast guard squadron in the waters near Kinmen and the patrolling operations of PLA aircraft and ships around the Taiwan Strait have demonstrated the mainland's determination to resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
All along, the mainland side has stressed on more than one occasion that only by abandoning the "Taiwan independence" stance and returning to the "one-China" principle can the DPP authorities take the correct path for the development of cross-strait relations. For Lai, the immediate priority is to carefully consider his future policy options so as not to embark on an irreversible path.