Since Tsai Ing-wen came to power in 2016, the DPP authorities have always refused to recognize and accept the "1992 Consensus " and have linked external forces to seek "independence" provocations. The official interaction channels between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have been closed. In addition to trade and investment, education, culture, and tourism exchanges have also been interrupted. In addition, the DPP authorities deliberately manipulate "anti-China" sentiment, cross-strait relations have continued to deteriorate.
Former Kuomintang Chairman Ma Ying-jeou once reminded that under the propaganda and agitation of the DPP authorities, many people on the island are unconscious of being on the verge of war. They naively believe that the PLA will not "invade Taiwan", and even if the PLA "invade Taiwan", the United States and Japan will definitely send troops to help. But in fact, the US policy toward Taiwan has always been just "selling weapons, providing intelligence, and assisting Taiwan in self-defense." The situation in the Taiwan Strait is "hard and fierce, war is dangerous". If Taiwan wants to turn danger into safety, it must rely on itself to avoid war, and cross-strait dialogue has become a necessary choice for the authorities.
is a unique coincidence. Even the old "Taiwan independence" treacherous Lu Xiulian has repeatedly called for the two sides of the Taiwan Strait to replace confrontation with dialogue. She even denounced the DPP that the Taiwan region is now in disaster, but she still hopes that the United States can "protect Taiwan" and is delusional to "maintain the status quo" with the mainland. It is simply a fool and does not know how to live or die. Recently, Lu Xiulian once again stated that if someone deliberately creates tension in the Taiwan Strait for the sake of the "nine-in-one" election of at the end of the year, it should be despised by all the people of Taiwan. People with insight on the island also believe that the DPP authorities should restart dialogue with the mainland, because endless confrontations with the mainland cannot exchange peace, which will only push the Taiwan region to a more dangerous situation and will eventually become an unbearable burden, allowing all Taiwanese people to share the burden.
According to Taiwanese media reports, Tsai Ing-wen, who has always advocated "anti-China and protecting Taiwan", has changed his attitude. According to reports, Tsai Ing-wen said in her speech on October 10 that maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is the common responsibility of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, "peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is the basis for the development of cross-strait relations." She also emphasized that she will not change her commitment and goodwill to mainland China. In the face of the continued deterioration of cross-strait relations, Taiwan will not make a rash move, but will stick to the "principles". Therefore, she also called on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait to sit down and talk as soon as possible, but the premise is to be carried out under the principle of "reciprocal dignity". In fact, this is not the first time that Tsai Ing-wen has called on the cross-strait to restart dialogue. Tsai Ing-wen said the same thing when she delivered the New Year's talk on New Year's Day this year.
As the saying goes, freezing is not a day long. Since Tsai Ing-wen took office, cross-strait relations have turned sharply and deteriorated. The reason is that the DPP authorities have always refused to recognize and accept the "1992 Consensus" and unilaterally closed the door to cross-strait dialogue. At present, Tsai Ing-wen's attitude has indeed changed, but it has not been implemented in the action, which means that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait do not have the basic conditions for restarting dialogue. Furthermore, if Tsai Ing-wen really wants to release goodwill, she should recognize the historical facts of the "1992 Consensus" and agree with its core meaning - both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China. The "1992 Consensus" is the bottom line and the basis of all the current situation of cross-strait relations. Only by maintaining this political foundation can the two sides maintain benign interaction. Both sides can talk about anything, and the mainland can continue to make concessions. After all, concessions are also concessions to compatriots on the island.
However, because Tsai Ing-wen refused to recognize the "1992 Consensus", the two sides of the Taiwan Strait do not have the basic conditions to restart dialogue. Tsai Ing-wen's statement is just a play for the United States and the people on the island. Not long ago, Biden made it clear on UN General Assembly that it adheres to the "one China" policy and does not support "Taiwan independence", and emphasized that it will not issue new Cold War with the mainland. Now, the United States is deeply involved in deep confrontation with Russia in Europe and does not want to cause trouble in the Taiwan Strait. Tsai Ing-wen, who has always been the leader of the United States and is good at observing words and expressions, has to respond to the US's attitude. Therefore, Tsai Ing-wen called for the cross-strait to restart dialogue, intending to show the US side that it will not shift from "relaxation of independence" to "urgent independence".
At the same time, Tsai Ing-wen called for restarting cross-strait dialogue, which was also for the people on the island to listen to, and to use this to enhance the election situation.Because Tsai Ing-wen rashly opened the border and followed the Western countries' epidemic prevention policy of "coexisting with the virus", a large number of people on the island died in man-made disasters, causing strong public grievances. In addition, Tsai Ing-wen's wrong cross-strait policy has led to a large number of goods in Taiwan being unable to be imported into the mainland, the economic situation on the island continues to deteriorate, and the DPP's support rate continues to decline, and the election situation is very unfavorable to them. Especially after the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker of Pelosi fled to Taiwan, cross-strait relations have made worse. Tsai Ing-wen is deeply afraid that cross-strait tensions affect the DPP's votes, so she has to pretend to make a move, showing that she intends to improve cross-strait relations.
In response to Tsai Ing-wen’s voice, I received relevant news and expressed my opinion in response. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that Tsai Ing-wen's speech once again exposed his "independence" nature and tried to shirk responsibility for undermining cross-strait relations and endangering peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. The DPP authorities stubbornly adhere to the separatist stance of "Taiwan independence" and collude with external forces to seek "independence" provocations is the root cause of tension and turmoil in the Taiwan Strait. Ma Xiaoguang also pointed out that whether to accept the "1992 Consensus" is a touchstone for testing goodwill. Only by returning to the correct path of the "1992 Consensus" can the two sides of the Taiwan Strait communicate, and cross-strait relations can develop peacefully and stably, and truly benefit the vast number of Taiwanese compatriots.
