Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation held an interim joint meeting on Monday, and Tian Hongmao officially took office as chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation. In his inauguration speech, Tian Hongmao expressed the hope that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait would build on the results of past exchanges and work together to seek benefits for the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Analysts believe that Tian Hongmao's speech is just a repetition of Tsai Ing-wen's cross-strait discussion, and does not touch on the core connotation of the "1992 Consensus" or "both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China", and will not be of any help to the current cross-strait deadlock.
Deep green boss Tian Hongmao officially took office as chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation
Taiwan Strait Exchange Foundation held the first temporary joint meeting of the 9th session of directors and supervisors at 3 pm on Monday to elect the chairman, vice chairman, and three directors. Tian Hongmao officially took office as the chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation. In his speech, he said that the Straits Exchange Foundation is an important part of the cross-strait working system. It is entrusted by the government to be responsible for consultation, exchanges and service work. Although there are currently some difficulties in negotiation and exchange, He believes that as long as we have confidence and patience, we can resolve the cross-strait dilemma.
Tian Hongmao said he hopes the mainland will "put the people first"
Tian Hongmao said that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have been open to exchanges for 30 years. Although there have been ups and downs, creating a peaceful and stable cross-strait relationship where people can live and work in peace and contentment is the constant desire and greatest expectation of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. . Some people say that there are no ups and downs in life that cannot be overcome. As long as both sides of the Taiwan Straits can face them with a broader mind, they can open roads over mountains and build bridges across rivers. He said that exchanges between the two sessions are not easy. If they are forced to stop again, it will be a great loss to the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. He hopes that the mainland can "put the people first" and work together to seek benefits for the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait based on the results of past exchanges between the two sides.
Using the "1992 Consensus" to make a sentence, Tian Hongmao is playing a side game?
In his speech, Tian Hongmao neither mentioned the "1992 Consensus" nor quoted Tsai Ing-wen's statement of "respecting the historical facts of the 1992 talks." This also made the outside world curious about Tian Hongmao's stance on cross-strait issues. During the reporter's question session, although Tian Hongmao mentioned the "1992 Consensus," he just made a sentence out of these four words.
Tian Hongmao, Chairman of the Taiwan Straits Exchange Foundation: This matter of the "1992 Consensus" has been discussed for a long time. I think this issue, to be honest, is not something that the chairman of the SEF can solve. This issue must be resolved by the top decision-makers of both parties.
Zhang Hua, a scholar at the Taiwan Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that Tian Hongmao's statement "based on the results of past cross-strait exchanges" has been stated by Tsai Ing-wen before, but this statement has too much room for ambiguity and is difficult for the mainland to accept. . And Tian Hongmao’s suggestion that he hopes the mainland can “put the people first” is even more of an excuse for Tsai Ing-wen’s authorities.
does not recognize the "1992 Consensus" and the SEF will lose its actual functions
When Tian Hongmao's personnel case was first announced, Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that if the ARATS and the SEF are to resume the negotiation mechanism, they must be authorized by the Taiwan government , and confirmed the common political basis of the "1992 Consensus"; the key is the political basis for authorized negotiations, not personnel. The outside world believes that Tian Hongmao's speech is just a reorganization of the cross-strait discussion from Tsai Ing-wen's May 20 inauguration speech. It does not touch on the core connotation of the "1992 Consensus" or "both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China." It will not be of any help to the current cross-strait deadlock. The future SEF will also lose its actual functions.
In addition, the content of the letter from the Straits Exchange Foundation to the Mainland China Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits explaining Tian Hongmao's appointment as chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation is also regarded as an indicator of whether the two sides can resume talks. However, the content of the letter neither mentioned the "1992 Consensus" nor touched on the content of Tsai Ing-wen's May 20 inauguration speech. The letter only stated: "Your two sessions have established an institutionalized consultation mechanism, and we hope that both parties will continue to work hard to communicate and contact each other on cross-Strait consultation matters as soon as possible.
Tian Hongmao, Tsai Ing-wen, wants to classify cross-Strait relations as external relations?
Some scholars reminded , Tian Hongmao has foreign affairs experience, and Tsai Ing-wen’s reuse of Tian Hongmao may have the intention to develop cross-strait relations into the so-called Taiwan’s foreign relations.
Zhong Houtao, a scholar at the Taiwan Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: Tsai Ing-wen wants to develop cross-strait relations into the so-called foreign relations. to develop Taiwan’s foreign relations.Because Tian Hongmao once served as Chen Shui-bian's head of external relations, his expertise should be Taiwan's external relations, not cross-strait relations.
Tian Hongmao also mentioned in his speech that in the future, he will try his best to solve problems for Taiwanese businessmen and play a good role in the service role of the Straits Exchange Foundation. The Taiwan Strait Foundation's Mainland Taiwanese Businessmen Mid-Autumn Festival Social Meeting will be held in Taichung on Wednesday. Tian Hongmao said that he will make good use of this opportunity and listen humbly to the voices of Taiwanese businessmen. However, Taiwan's "United Daily News" reported that cross-strait relations have been frozen since Tsai Ing-wen came to power. It is reported that several Taiwan Business Association presidents have reached a tacit agreement and will not return to Taiwan to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering organized by the Straits Exchange Foundation. The landmark Shanghai, The presidents of the three major Taiwanese business associations in Beijing and Guangzhou have all confirmed that they will not return to Taiwan. Media on the island believe that Taiwanese businessmen's move is mainly due to their lack of confidence in Tsai Ing-wen's administration appointing Tian Hongmao as chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation.
Taiwan's "Central News Agency" quoted Li Zhenghong, president of the Shanghai Taiwanese Business Association, as saying that the basis for the chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation to maximize its function is to have a mechanism of mutual trust and mutual understanding, that is, the "1992 Consensus." When this needle is pulled out, , "No matter how powerful he is, how many functions can the new chairman play?" He said bluntly that the new chairman seems to be unable to do anything to help Taiwanese businessmen in Taipei.
