Former Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe was shot and killed while giving a street speech on Hanzukan in Nara Prefecture on 38th. Photo source. Taiwanese media
[China Jingwei Comprehensive Report]Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed while giving a street speech on 8th. The news shocked the world and Taiwan was also shocked. Political figures on the island expressed their blessings regardless of the blue and green, and "severely condemned violent and illegal acts." The Tsai Ing-wen authorities expressed high specifications such as " lowering the flag " and "Taipei 101 lighting" to express condolences to Shinzo Abe, but it also caused discussion among netizens, questioning " Abe is really as good as Tsai Ing-wen said to Taiwan?"
Tsai Ing-wen went to the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association to mourn Abe
According to Taiwan's "China Times News Network", Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen yesterday accompanied by the Secretary-General of the Tsai Office Li Dawei and the head of the foreign affairs department of the Taiwan authorities Wu Zhaoxie, the head of the Taiwan Exchange Association, went to the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association to mourn Abe, and wrote on the message board "Taiwan's eternal good friend, thank you for your contribution to the friendship between Taiwan and Japan and world democracy, freedom and peace."
is taken from the Facebook of the Taiwan-Japan Exchange Association Image source: Taiwan's "China Times News Network"
said that on behalf of the DPP authorities and the Taiwanese people, she expressed her deepest condolences to Abe's family, and she would also give the most severe condemnation of illegal violence again; "Today, I will remember his expectations for Taiwan-Japan cooperation. In the future, Taiwan and Japan will continue to work together to deepen the friendly relations between the two sides and jointly create freedom and openness in the Indo-Pacific region."
Tsai Ing-wen said, "Former Prime Minister Abe is an old friend she has known for more than 10 years. I still remember his kind smile and warm greetings when he met him in a video chat in March this year. At that time, both of us hoped that it would be early. Japan met in Taiwan. Tsai Changting also mentioned that Abe had just promised that he would come to Taiwan. "
She also said, "Abe is a good friend of Taiwan. He has visited Taiwan many times to vigorously enhance Taiwan-Japan relations and promote exchanges between the two sides. In recent years, no matter whether Taiwan has encountered disaster relief or epidemic challenges, former Prime Minister Abe always lends a helping hand, speaks for Taiwan in the international arena, and actively supports international participation in Taiwan."
Lai Ching-te suddenly went to Japan to pay condolences Abe
Japanese media photographed images of Lai Ching-te going to Abe's residence in person, and accompanied by Tsai Chang-te. (Photo/Taiwan's "China Times News Network")
Japanese media photographed Taiwan's deputy leader Lai Ching-te who had rushed to Japan to pay condolences to Abe, and accompanied by Taiwan's "representative to Japan" Tse Changting, he went to Abe's residence during his lifetime. According to Akio Yadai, the director of the Taipei Branch of the Japanese Sankei News, it was reported that Lai Qingte originally planned to go to the Japan Taiwan Exchange Association in Qingcheng Street, Taipei to pay condolences to Abe, but suddenly appeared on the streets of Tokyo, indicating that the Japanese government suddenly decided to issue Lai Qingte's visa to visit Japan.
Akio Yaadai said that since Taiwan and Japan do not have a formal " diplomatic relations " relationship, according to convention, sensitive positions such as the head and deputy leaders of Taiwan, heads of administrative agencies in Taiwan, and heads of foreign affairs departments in Taiwan cannot visit Japan, which will inevitably lead to a rebound from the mainland.
Akio Yatan believes that after Abe was assassinated, the whole society in Taiwan mourned as heavily as if he missed his family. Under the strong public pressure, the Japanese government had to follow the flow. And Kisha Fumio Him led by Prime Minister LDP won a big victory in yesterday's Senate election, and the regime has rested with peace of mind, so he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and sent Lai Qingte's visa. This also shows that Prime Minister Kishida not only inherited Prime Minister Abe's "promotion policy", but may also be more extreme.
Kaohsiung China Steel Company Building lit lights for two consecutive nights to mourn
Kaohsiung China Steel Company used laser light to print words such as "Mourning Prime Minister Abe, Taiwan's eternal friend" at the group headquarters building on July 10 and 11, and presented it with white LED lights to pay the most respect to the late Shinzo Abe. (Photo/Provided by Kaohsiung China Steel Company, Taiwan)
Kaohsiung China Steel Company, Taiwan, used laser light to print words such as "Mourning Prime Minister Abe, Taiwan's eternal friend" at the group headquarters building on July 10 and 11, and presented it with white LED lights to pay tribute to Shinzo Abe.
Kaohsiung China Steel Company said that they have a good friendship with Japanese steel companies for a long time. In addition to having a Sinosteel Osaka representative office in Japan, they also jointly operate the "Sino Steel Japanese Steel Vietnam Company" (CSVC) with Japanese Iron Manufacturing in Vietnam , and also invested in the Hajing Steel Plant in Vietnam with JFE. I deeply express my condolences for such a major accident in such an important joint venture partner country.
Taiwan’s folk “Friends of Abe ” : Will raise funds to buy the front page of Japanese media Thanks to Abe for supporting Taiwan
. Chen Tangshan, the president of Taiwan’s Friends of Abe, who was just established last month, said that he would publish an advertisement on the front page of Japanese media to express his longing for Abe and hold related memorial activities in Taiwan.
Chen Tangshan said that in order to thank Abe for his help to Taiwan over the years, Shinzo Abe's Friends Association really wants to advertise, "fully show Taiwan's gratitude", so that the Japanese and Abe's family know that "helping Taiwan is the right direction", and hopes to raise scholarships to encourage young Japanese people to visit Taiwan or study abroad, and strengthen the relationship between Taiwan and Japan through folk power.
New Party: Tsai Ing-wen's administration mourns Abe in this way may violate the "law"
New Party said that it cannot understand and accept it, lawyer Ye Qingyuan also questioned that according to the "Implementation Measures for the Falling of Half-Mast in Taiwan": 1. Special contributions or great contributors to Taiwan; 2. Great contributors to world peace or human progress; 3. Taiwan is currently the "head of friendly countries". Shinzo Abe is not the current head of state of Japan, and the third point is certainly inconsistent; as for the second point, Shinzo Abe, who repeatedly advocated amendment of Japan's peace constitution during his tenure as prime minister, was questioned by anti-war figures in Japan, obviously cannot be regarded as a great contributor to world peace or human progress. As for the first point, has Shinzo Abe made such a great contribution to Taiwan as former Japanese Prime Minister? The New Party calls on the Tsai Ing-wen administration not to violate the "law".
Scholars on the island: Taiwan is "unrequited love" to Japan
However, the mourning behavior of the DPP authorities has also caused considerable controversy in public opinion. Professor Shi Zhengfeng from Donghua University of Taiwan said bluntly that Taiwan is "unrequited love" towards Japan. What Abe cares about is how Japan becomes a normalized sovereign state, especially exercising collective self-defense rights, while the international community is still ambiguous about the "positioning" of Taiwan. Although Abe calls on the United States to end its strategic ambiguity against Taiwan, there is no need to over-interpret it.
Shi Zhengfeng said that Abe is not the current prime minister, but a film warrior of the Liberal Democratic Party government, which has affected the major trend of Japanese politics, not to mention the situation in East Asia. He said that Abe cooperated with the "Asia-Pacific Rebalancing" of US President Obama at that time to propose a "free and open Indo-Pacific" and actively participated in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
Facing Trump , "America first" and even accused of free riding allies. Abe was not allowed to compromise on trade. He was not a political illness. It was not until Biden came to power that Abe was resurrected again, but unfortunately he died.
The island's military strategy experts questioned that the date of "half-stile lowering" has nothing to do with
Taiwan military strategy expert Zhang Jing posted his opinion on Facebook on the 11th. He believes that for the "half-stile lowering" of a specific person's death, if it is not immediately started on the day of his death, the decision-making time and administrative procedures are not timely, at least it must be executed the next day. The length of time depends on the thickness of the human relationship; otherwise, it will be executed on the funeral day. In short, lowering the flag is an etiquette. The time to choose must be reasonable, so that it is polite and concise. The date Tsai Ing-wen chose has nothing to do with the date of Abe's death, and it has nothing to do with Abe's memorial and burial activities on the 12th. It is really incomprehensible. Why should I choose to lower the flag on the 11th? What is the reason?
Tsai Zhengyuan angrily yells Tsai Ing-wen disregards the July 7 Incident Commemoration
Local time on July 8, Millbre Museum in California, USA lowered half of the flag to mourn former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. US President Biden ordered the United States to lower the flag to the sunset on July 10 to mourn Shinzo Abe.( China News Service )
Former Kuomintang public opinion representative Cai Zhengyuan said on Facebook with the title "Japanese people do not lower half the flag": "Abe's assassination died, the Japanese government did not lower half the flag, but the US government lowered half the flag; so US military base in Japan appeared at the same time, the Japanese flag that did not lower half the flag and the US flag that had been lowered half the flag"; he also posted a contrast between the Japanese warships and the half the flag, pointing out that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is under pressure from the rightists to hold a "state funeral" for Shinzo Abe, and he may have to lower half the flag obediently at that time.
Cai Zhengyuan pointed out that the reason is that "the Japanese government believes that only major events can lower the flag at half-mast, and it is not a big deal for Abe's death; the US government often lowers the flag at half-mast. Shootings in primary schools and massage parlors, and the US flag at half-mast, and Shinzo Abe's death is no big deal. Because the US has lowered half-mast, Japan has not lowered it. Fumio Kishida is under pressure from the rightists to hold a "state funeral" for Shinzo Abe, and he may have to lower half-mast obediently at that time"; the document attached a comparison picture of the US lowering half-mast but Japan has not lowered it, as well as a picture of Japanese warships lowering half-mast.
Tsai Zhengyuan mocked the Tsai Ing-wen administration’s “like losing his parents”: “The most obedient one is the Tsai Ing-wen administration. If he loses his parents, he immediately ‘lowed the flag’, or was against the Japanese. And he just experienced the commemoration of the July 7 Incident on July 7, and angrily criticized Tsai Ing-wen for not remembering the day when China just survived the butcher knife from Japan.
There are also many Taiwanese netizens mocking the DPP authorities’ behavior and left messages saying: “The colonial complex of the Taiwanese people ruled by Japan? ", "This picture is really the best explanation for the rise and fall of the east", "It turns out that our Grandma Cai is following the American grandfather" and "In 1937, the Eight Hundred Heroes raised the flag with their lives to fight against Japan. In 2022, the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party authorities voluntarily 'lowered' to please Japan", "Others eat rice noodles, but we shout the concept of hot", "How do you feel like a loyal dog Xiaoba! ”…
Kaohsiung China Steel Company said that they have a good friendship with Japanese steel companies for a long time. In addition to having a Sinosteel Osaka representative office in Japan, they also jointly operate the "Sino Steel Japanese Steel Vietnam Company" (CSVC) with Japanese Iron Manufacturing in Vietnam , and also invested in the Hajing Steel Plant in Vietnam with JFE. I deeply express my condolences for such a major accident in such an important joint venture partner country.
Taiwan’s folk “Friends of Abe ” : Will raise funds to buy the front page of Japanese media Thanks to Abe for supporting Taiwan
. Chen Tangshan, the president of Taiwan’s Friends of Abe, who was just established last month, said that he would publish an advertisement on the front page of Japanese media to express his longing for Abe and hold related memorial activities in Taiwan.
Chen Tangshan said that in order to thank Abe for his help to Taiwan over the years, Shinzo Abe's Friends Association really wants to advertise, "fully show Taiwan's gratitude", so that the Japanese and Abe's family know that "helping Taiwan is the right direction", and hopes to raise scholarships to encourage young Japanese people to visit Taiwan or study abroad, and strengthen the relationship between Taiwan and Japan through folk power.
New Party: Tsai Ing-wen's administration mourns Abe in this way may violate the "law"
New Party said that it cannot understand and accept it, lawyer Ye Qingyuan also questioned that according to the "Implementation Measures for the Falling of Half-Mast in Taiwan": 1. Special contributions or great contributors to Taiwan; 2. Great contributors to world peace or human progress; 3. Taiwan is currently the "head of friendly countries". Shinzo Abe is not the current head of state of Japan, and the third point is certainly inconsistent; as for the second point, Shinzo Abe, who repeatedly advocated amendment of Japan's peace constitution during his tenure as prime minister, was questioned by anti-war figures in Japan, obviously cannot be regarded as a great contributor to world peace or human progress. As for the first point, has Shinzo Abe made such a great contribution to Taiwan as former Japanese Prime Minister? The New Party calls on the Tsai Ing-wen administration not to violate the "law".
Scholars on the island: Taiwan is "unrequited love" to Japan
However, the mourning behavior of the DPP authorities has also caused considerable controversy in public opinion. Professor Shi Zhengfeng from Donghua University of Taiwan said bluntly that Taiwan is "unrequited love" towards Japan. What Abe cares about is how Japan becomes a normalized sovereign state, especially exercising collective self-defense rights, while the international community is still ambiguous about the "positioning" of Taiwan. Although Abe calls on the United States to end its strategic ambiguity against Taiwan, there is no need to over-interpret it.
Shi Zhengfeng said that Abe is not the current prime minister, but a film warrior of the Liberal Democratic Party government, which has affected the major trend of Japanese politics, not to mention the situation in East Asia. He said that Abe cooperated with the "Asia-Pacific Rebalancing" of US President Obama at that time to propose a "free and open Indo-Pacific" and actively participated in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
Facing Trump , "America first" and even accused of free riding allies. Abe was not allowed to compromise on trade. He was not a political illness. It was not until Biden came to power that Abe was resurrected again, but unfortunately he died.
The island's military strategy experts questioned that the date of "half-stile lowering" has nothing to do with
Taiwan military strategy expert Zhang Jing posted his opinion on Facebook on the 11th. He believes that for the "half-stile lowering" of a specific person's death, if it is not immediately started on the day of his death, the decision-making time and administrative procedures are not timely, at least it must be executed the next day. The length of time depends on the thickness of the human relationship; otherwise, it will be executed on the funeral day. In short, lowering the flag is an etiquette. The time to choose must be reasonable, so that it is polite and concise. The date Tsai Ing-wen chose has nothing to do with the date of Abe's death, and it has nothing to do with Abe's memorial and burial activities on the 12th. It is really incomprehensible. Why should I choose to lower the flag on the 11th? What is the reason?
Tsai Zhengyuan angrily yells Tsai Ing-wen disregards the July 7 Incident Commemoration
Local time on July 8, Millbre Museum in California, USA lowered half of the flag to mourn former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. US President Biden ordered the United States to lower the flag to the sunset on July 10 to mourn Shinzo Abe.( China News Service )
Former Kuomintang public opinion representative Cai Zhengyuan said on Facebook with the title "Japanese people do not lower half the flag": "Abe's assassination died, the Japanese government did not lower half the flag, but the US government lowered half the flag; so US military base in Japan appeared at the same time, the Japanese flag that did not lower half the flag and the US flag that had been lowered half the flag"; he also posted a contrast between the Japanese warships and the half the flag, pointing out that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is under pressure from the rightists to hold a "state funeral" for Shinzo Abe, and he may have to lower half the flag obediently at that time.
Cai Zhengyuan pointed out that the reason is that "the Japanese government believes that only major events can lower the flag at half-mast, and it is not a big deal for Abe's death; the US government often lowers the flag at half-mast. Shootings in primary schools and massage parlors, and the US flag at half-mast, and Shinzo Abe's death is no big deal. Because the US has lowered half-mast, Japan has not lowered it. Fumio Kishida is under pressure from the rightists to hold a "state funeral" for Shinzo Abe, and he may have to lower half-mast obediently at that time"; the document attached a comparison picture of the US lowering half-mast but Japan has not lowered it, as well as a picture of Japanese warships lowering half-mast.
Tsai Zhengyuan mocked the Tsai Ing-wen administration’s “like losing his parents”: “The most obedient one is the Tsai Ing-wen administration. If he loses his parents, he immediately ‘lowed the flag’, or was against the Japanese. And he just experienced the commemoration of the July 7 Incident on July 7, and angrily criticized Tsai Ing-wen for not remembering the day when China just survived the butcher knife from Japan.
There are also many Taiwanese netizens mocking the DPP authorities’ behavior and left messages saying: “The colonial complex of the Taiwanese people ruled by Japan? ", "This picture is really the best explanation for the rise and fall of the east", "It turns out that our Grandma Cai is following the American grandfather" and "In 1937, the Eight Hundred Heroes raised the flag with their lives to fight against Japan. In 2022, the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party authorities voluntarily 'lowered' to please Japan", "Others eat rice noodles, but we shout the concept of hot", "How do you feel like a loyal dog Xiaoba! ”…
