The situation of division between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait has lasted for more than 70 years. During the period when the Kuomintang Ma Ying-jeou was in charge of Taiwan, the Taiwan Strait had an unprecedented prosperity. At that time, many people believed that the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait was not far away, especially the emotional interaction between the Taiwan Straits of watching over each other and overcoming difficulties, which moved a large number of people. However, after the DPP Tsai Ing-wen came to power, cross-strait relations took a sharp decline. Now, the Taiwan Strait is covered with clouds and fierce battles are dangerous. Recently, the recent trip to the mainland by the Kuomintang Vice Chairman Xia Liyan can be said to have had a turning point in the crisis. However, his arrival caused great controversy on Taiwan Island, and even voices of opposition appeared on the mainland. The reason is that the Kuomintang has been constantly provoking and attacking the mainland recently, even more arrogant than the Democratic Progressive Party. The mainland people have been completely disappointed with these Taiwanese politicians and no longer have any expectations. I will tell you what the specific situation is.
Xia Liyan
Xia Liyan's history
Xia Liyan was born in Taipei City, Taiwan Province in 1950. She is a typical second generation from other provinces. Her ancestral home is Gaoyou, Jiangsu. His father followed the defeated general of Chiang Kai-shek and came to Taiwan and settled in Taipei. Xia Liyan graduated from the Law Department of Fu Ren University and entered the Political University in 1972 to pursue a master's degree. At that time, Taiwan was in an era of rapid economic rise, and Chiang Kai-shek Group also invested a large number of scholarships within the university for students to study abroad. Xia Liyan received the "Zhongshan Scholarship" for excellent grades. In 1978, he went to study in the Law Department of Oxford University in the UK and obtained a master's degree in 1980. At the same time, he also entered the Law Institute of the University of London to study for a master's degree in law. After graduating in 981, Xia Liyan obtained three master's degrees from Taiwan University of Political Science, University of Oxford, and University of London University of England. Xia Liyan has been very interested in foreign affairs since he was a child. After returning to Taiwan in 1982, he joined the Taiwan Foreign Affairs Department and was responsible for North American affairs.
Oxford
Xia Liyan's work experience in the foreign affairs department is very complete. From a clerk in the North American Affairs Department to a leader of the North American Affairs Coordination Group, in 1990, he became the personal secretary of a deputy director of the foreign affairs department at that time. This deputy director is said to be Jiang Xiaoyan, the future head of the foreign affairs department. In 1994, Xia Liyan was sent to work in the United States, and then moved in many places in North America. He did not return to Taiwan Island until 2008. It was the time for Ma Ying-jeou to take office. On the one hand, Xia Liyan became the deputy director of the foreign affairs department. At the same time, because the supervisor of Ou Honglian were overseas, Xia Liyan was able to temporarily take over the position of head of the foreign affairs department in the short term. In 2013, Xia Liyan was once again reused by Ma Ying-jeou and served as deputy director of the defense department, which is very rare in the bureaucratic system on Taiwan. Xia Liyan has also become a professional talent in the field of foreign affairs and defense, with a broader future. , Xia Liyan also turned his attention to the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and began to seek in-depth understanding and cooperation between the two sides in various fields.
Xia Liyan took over as Director of the Mainland Affairs Commission
Xia Liyan officially took over as Director of the Mainland Affairs Commission on February 16, 2015, and went to Guangzhou to visit in October 2015. Xia Liyan's greatest contribution was that it facilitated the summit between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait in Singapore on November 7, 2015. This is the first meeting between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait after more than ten years of separation, which is enough to be included in the historical album. However, with Tsai Ing-wen coming to power in 2016, all foreign affairs workers such as Xia Liyan who are friendly to the mainland were replaced. Foreign affairs work on the island fell into the hands of Wu Zhaoxie and others, and the relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait became increasingly tense. As the DPP determined the "anti-China and Taiwan" line within the Democratic Progressive Party, they began to constantly provoke cross-strait issues. Until today, almost all communication channels have been interrupted on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and gunfire sounds sounded. It can be said that Tsai Ing-wen's five years in power has completely erased the good cross-strait exchanges established by Ma Ying-jeou during his eight years of reign.The most terrifying thing is that there is no room for dialogue between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait now, and there is no tacit understanding of mutual trust, which means that there is no way to talk about the improvement of cross-strait relations.
DPP wants to "anti-China and Taiwan"
Why did Xia Liyan go to the mainland again?
Ha Liyan has been idle at home since 2016, and was not released again until he was appointed as the "Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang" by Zhu Lilun in October 2021. Zhu Lilun naturally hopes to rely on Xia Liyan’s deep work foundation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait to be at ease. At this time of fierce battle, Xia Liyan went to the mainland again. This was a rare positive operation under tension and should have played a positive role. Unexpectedly, there were criticisms on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, especially within the Kuomintang. First of all, New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi bluntly said, "The timing of this trip is worth discussing, and you should think about it carefully." Then, Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan claimed on the sickbed: "The timing is not appropriate, it only adds trouble." As for the young people of the Kuomintang and grassroots public officials, they did not hide anything, and cursed Xia Liyan as " prodigal old man ". Taichung City Councilman Zhang Yantong and Pingtung County Councilman Huang Mingxian both asked Xia Liyan to stop his trip immediately. The DPP authorities have also used a series of measures to obstruct and slander this trip. Some people in the KMT have once again stood on the same front as the DPP, which is really touching.
Zhang Yantong
Xia Liyan's arrival has also aroused some different voices from the mainland people. In fact, these voices are not aimed at Xia Liyan, but at the Kuomintang. In the past two years, the Kuomintang has been constantly attacking the mainland, and has countless acts of undermining cross-strait relations. In just half a month, the Kuomintang Chairman Zhu Lilun first claimed that he "welcome to the arrival of pelosi", which invisibly increased the hostile situation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. After the military exercises in the mainland began in , the important members of the Kuomintang were angry and kept making harsh words to the mainland. Jiang Wanan, a candidate for Taipei mayor, asked the mainland to "stop overreactions by ." Hou Youyi posted in the media, pointing out: " The security of the Taiwan Strait cannot be provoked, and Taiwan's security must be united and defended to the end. " The Kuomintang even shouted to the mainland with an official speech, saying: " severely condemns all behaviors that hurt cross-strait peace, regional stability, Taiwan security, and are unfavorable to the survival and development of 23 million people. " This is equivalent to putting the Kuomintang on the opposite side of the mainland, so it is reasonable for the mainland people to rebound public opinion.
Jiang Wanan
The Kuomintang is actually looking at the big chess game of cross-strait relations using a small abacus of election thinking. The reason why the Kuomintang has followed the DPP's continuous attack on the mainland in the past two years is even more fierce than the DPP. This is mainly caused by the inertia of electoral thinking. There is a special phenomenon in the election occasions on the island, that is, the chances of loyal supporters of a certain political group turning against each other and turning to their opponents are very low. Even if the Kuomintang is incompetent, the hardcore fans of the Kuomintang will not support the Democratic Progressive Party. In this way, the Kuomintang politicians often take actions to hurt loyal voters to please middle-aged voters. No matter how the Kuomintang hurts these hardcore fans, they will still support the Kuomintang. For example, Jiang Wan of the Kuomintang was wearing the halo of the Jiang family, but proposed to rename the "Zhongzheng Memorial Hall" of his great-grandfather Chiang Kai-shek. This is a typical operating model. The Kuomintang has also automatically brought this thinking mode on cross-strait issues. They think that no matter how they attack and humiliate the mainland, the mainland will not be able to negotiate with the DPP. The future cross-strait dialogue will still be the work of the Kuomintang, so they are unscrupulous.
Zhu Lilun
I once mentioned that no matter whether the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are in the end, no matter which way to resolve the Taiwan issue, we need to base ourselves on negotiations. The difference between the two is just the question of which side dominates. However, our negotiating objects should not be distinguished by the ownership of political groups. The Kuomintang does not have innate status advantages, and our work on Taiwan is not necessarily the Kuomintang. In the Internet era, any remark will leave traces. If the Kuomintang really wants to improve cross-strait relations, it must first correct its attitude and position, and is not allowed to absorb votes on the island by attacking the mainland. At present, Xia Liyan's visit has its positive significance. His arrival means that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have not completely cut off their ties and there is still a certain amount of space and room. Communication is the most important way to solve cross-strait problems. Without communication, there is no understanding. It is most likely to cause strategic misjudgment if you don’t understand each other. However, Xia Liyan repeatedly emphasized that this decision was only to care for Taiwanese compatriots and Taiwanese enterprises in the mainland, and had nothing to do with politics, and did not consider the election situation on the island. This makes me feel a little invisible and insincere.
bridges cross-strait conflicts, should be upright and upright
Now the Kuomintang "cannot curb Taiwan independence internally and cannot calm the two sides of the strait outside". If Xia Liyan's arrival is simply for Taiwanese businessmen and compatriots, then what's the use of his coming? , and the Kuomintang was hesitant and sneaky about this trip, and he explained to the Taiwan independence forces on the island, as if he was afraid of getting closer to the mainland. Today's Kuomintang dares to do anything for the sake of election interests, but it just dares not repair cross-strait relations in a dignified manner and bridge cross-strait conflicts openly. The pressure on both sides of the Taiwan Strait has risen sharply, but it has not yet reached the final showdown. The mainland's military exercises are also "opening three sides" and are constantly chasing and fighting. Therefore, political groups such as the Kuomintang and the New Party should have acted as pressure relief valves between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, so that the tension between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait could be eased. , but the performance of these two groups of people is angering and disappointing. Their current faces are actually constantly damaging the small foundation of mutual trust between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. If one day there is no mutual trust between the Taiwan Strait, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will really come to an end.
KMT is angry, the new party is disappointing
The current Kuomintang is following the footsteps of the Democratic Progressive Party and attacking the mainland frantically, as if they want to deal with the mainland to the end and fight to the death. From Zhu Lilun, almost no one has ever said a fair word about cross-strait relations. , and the new party took the opportunity to gain political benefits for itself, and the small abacus was quarreling. In such a situation, how can we talk about mutual trust between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and how can we improve the status quo? There are no pragmatic unification workers on the island nowadays, and a few pragmatic peace workers are oppressed and distorted by the situation, and even become characters who are not people inside and outside, and are not pleased with the left and right, and there is almost no room for them to play a role. Faced with this situation, the mainland should actively step forward to increase its voice and initiative between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and truly treat island affairs as their own family affairs. To be honest, there is a great distance between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait today, not only because the Taiwanese independence forces on Taiwan Island maliciously smear and block cross-strait communication, but also because the mainland's efforts to promote and publicize the situation on Taiwan Island are not enough. If the two sides of the Taiwan Strait want to achieve integrated development, relying solely on the people on the island of Taiwan is completely insufficient.
Taiwan's naval battles are densely populated
Mainland people lack understanding of the island's political arena and the island's affairs, and it is easy to have misunderstandings. Even some Internet experts who are powerful on the Internet will inevitably "fall out", let alone ordinary people. Many Kuomintang media people have monopolized the news and public opinion media with the mainland. What we can see is the position and attitude of blue-campus media people such as Zhao Shaokang. Sometimes it is not true, and this is also one of the reasons for the cognitive gap between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. The mainland should not only have a master's mind and vision, but also have a master's attitude and connotation reserve. As long as the mainland continues to expand its influence, the awareness of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will deepen. I believe we will definitely be able to find the best way to solve the Taiwan issue, cross the political groups such as the Kuomintang and the New Party on the island, and let Taiwan enter a new historical stage.
