According to Taiwan’s “ China Times Electronic News ” report, the new authorities came to power last year and cross-strait relations were frozen! The reduction in mainland tourists, tourism and related industries are terrible! Recently, Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, also said, "Taiwan independence comes to an end, which is unity." Faced with the stalemate of " 1992 Consensus ", cross-strait relations stagnated, Tsai Ing-wen officially took over as "President of the Chinese Culture Association" on the 9th.
Taiwan's "Chinese Culture Association" held the "Seventh First Member Conference" on the afternoon of the 9th. Tsai Ing-wen expressed her speech that she hopes that the "Cultural Association" will continue to exchange cross-straits. Culture is the best bridge of communication. She is willing to hold the greatest kindness and enhance mutual understanding between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. She must deepen the achievements of cross-strait cultural exchanges and cooperation in other fields and create common interests.
However, in response to this, Lin Zhongshan, the "Director of the National Development Academy" of the Kuomintang, expressed concern that the Tsai administration's recognition and definition of Chinese culture is still in the fog. The outside world is quite worried about whether the "Wenshi" cross-strait cultural work will be exchanges or confrontations in the future. Especially recently, the exhibition "Teacher of All Times - Confucius in Calligraphy and Painting" in the Forbidden City was intentionally renamed, and was questioned as another masterpiece to cut off Taiwan and Chinese culture. The Taiwan authorities who questioned Chinese culture in this way also said that they should promote Chinese culture. Will the so-called cross-strait exchanges of "Wen Zheng" in the future become an exchange between "Taiwan culture" and Chinese culture?
Lin Zhongshan's views on cross-strait exchange work of "Wenshima" are quite pessimistic. Lin believes that the culture promoted by Tsai in charge of the "Wenshima" may not be Chinese culture; the results of the "Cross-Strait Dictionary" promoted by the Malaysian authorities in the past may also be suspended. Tsai Ing-wen said that it would be wishful thinking to continue to promote the established results.
Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News" said that Tsai Ing-wen proposed three key work projects in the future of the "Cultural Association". First, it is to enhance Taiwan's cultural strength, second, it is to continue to use culture for cross-strait exchanges, and third, it is to use culture as the benchmark for promoting the "new southward policy".
Outsiders speculate that after taking over the "Wen General Secretary", Tsai Ing-wen will strengthen "localization", promote "de-Chineseization", and move towards "cultural Taiwan independence". From her speech yesterday (9th), she can see that she does not mention "Chinese culture", but only "Taiwan culture"; the three key tasks in the future will all focus on "Taiwan culture".
According to the Hong Kong China Review News Agency, before Tsai Ing-wen attended the "First Members' Meeting Executive Committee", some media asked whether they would engage in cultural "Taiwan independence" and other issues, but Tsai did not respond.
Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News" quoted the analysis of Hong Kong China Review News Agency, pointing out that Tsai Ing-wen revealed in her conversation yesterday (9th) that she hoped to deepen her efforts to other fields through the achievements of cross-strait cultural exchanges. This seems to echo Tsai's mention of the adjustment of cross-strait discourse in the second half of the year. Since cross-strait politics and economic and trade cannot move, we can start contacting mainland China through cultural exchanges and then turn to other aspects.
During Tsai Ing-wen's term as the "Chairman of Culture Association", it can be seen that cross-strait relations are developed. Whether Tsai Ing-wen can express goodwill from a cultural perspective, so that the current stagnant cross-strait institutionalized communication will make progress. However, she is also worried that Tsai only talks about cross-strait culture, and it will still be difficult to implement it in the end.
As An Fengshan, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on February 22, whether this organization will continue to promote Chinese culture or pursue "de-Sinicization", compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will wait and see. (End)
Edit: Quaner
