The Kuomintang is now a "century-old store". The political group led by Mr. Sun Yat-sen was constantly moving forward to overthrow the corrupt Qing government. The supporters at that time fought completely for belief. However, with the death of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the initial spirit of founding of the Kuomintang gradually dissipated, especially after using political skills to eliminate potential opponents such as Hu Hanmin, the power was monopolized. This made the Kuomintang's concept deteriorate. After Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan, the "party soul" of the Kuomintang completely collapsed in the midst of repeated internal strife. So today, the Kuomintang dares not even look at the word "China" in its name, and its decline is an indisputable fact. Internal strife and division are one of the most important reasons for their decline. Let’s talk about the specific situation.
century store Kuomintang
The history of the Kuomintang's struggle in the 20th century
The history of the Kuomintang is always inseparable from the word "internal strife". As early as the 1920s and 1930s, there were many mountains and factions and constant struggles. From the battle between Kang Ze and Jiang Jingguo to the open and secret struggle between the Central Army and the local army, everyone is fighting for only interests. The righteousness of the country seems particularly fragile in the face of interests, and retreated to Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek established a rule of "I am the only one". "Disabilities" such as Yan Xishan, Sun Liren, and others gradually began to stand aside, and even lost their freedom in prison. In the era of the authoritarian and authoritarian Chiang Kai-shek, the Kuomintang dominated the country and the struggle was limited to the party. At that time, the Kuomintang was one of the richest political groups in the world, with a large amount of resources available for distribution. Therefore, the impact of the internal strife issue is not obvious, but with the establishment of the DPP, the Kuomintang faces major challenges that are at stake in the future. Internal strife has become the most important reason for defeating the Kuomintang. Every failure of the Kuomintang is basically related to internal strife and division.
Mr. Zhongshan, the world is public.
In the 1980s and 1990s, after Lee Teng-hui came to power, the relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait became chaotic. Lee Teng-hui continued to create trouble between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, which also aroused dissatisfaction within the Kuomintang. In addition, the "February political struggle" between Lee Teng-hui and Li Huan, Hao Baicun and others is becoming increasingly fierce. , represented by Zhao Shaokang, Chen Guimiao, Wang Jianxuan and other young and strong factions, formed the "New Kuomintang Connection" within the Kuomintang in August 1989. They intend to promote reforms within the Kuomintang and stop endless struggles. However, this aroused dissatisfaction among the Kuomintang's ruling factions and began to suppress this faction. At that time, Zhao Shaokang was the "political golden boy" within the Kuomintang and had great political energy. So he simply led the New Kuomintang to connect and officially left the Kuomintang in August 1993, and after establishing his own business, he named it "New Party". The newly established new party not only has the political golden boy Zhao Shaokang, but also has multiple seats within the Taiwan legislature. In , Taipei City Council , it has more than 20% of the seats, and its energy cannot be underestimated. Shortly after leaving the Kuomintang, Zhao Shaokang participated in the public opinion representative election as an independent member. He actually captured nearly 80% of the local votes alone, and a "Zhao Tornado" blew up the political arena within Taiwan. However, in the Taipei mayoral election in 1994, it was precisely because of the division of internal forces of the Kuomintang that Chen Shui-bian of the DPP gave the DPP an opportunity to take advantage of.
New Kuomintang is connected to establish
The Taipei region has always been the sphere of influence of the blue camp, and the Kuomintang has a deep political foundation here. If Zhao Shaokang had not organized the "New Kuomintang Connection", he would be the best candidate for Taipei mayor. However, after Zhao Shaokang left the Kuomintang, Lee Teng-hui deliberately sent powerful generals in the Taipei mayoral election in 1994, and then Taipei mayor Huang Dazhou competed with him. Huang Dazhou was a student of Lee Teng-hui, then chairman of the Kuomintang. He became the secretary-general of the Taipei Municipal Government in 1987. He also acted as the mayor of Taipei in the 1990s. During his tenure, he had many political achievements and had a deep connection foundation. When you meet such an opponent, no matter who you are, you will face a hard battle.As a result, Zhao Shaokang got 424,905 votes, Huang Dazhou got 364,618 votes, and Chen Shui-bian got 615,090 votes. Chen Shui-bian was immediately elected as mayor of Taipei and took the most important step in his life. Zhao Shaokang was also disheartened after the election and completely left the political arena and joined the media industry. The result of can be said to be a battle between snipe and clam, and the fisherman gained profits. The internal struggle of the Kuomintang made the Democratic Progressive Party the winner, and it also gained the ruling power of Taiwan in 2000.
Political Golden Boy Zhao Shaokang
In the 2000 Taiwan leadership election, Song Chuyu, who was already Taiwan's governor at that time, was fully competing for the nomination qualification within the Kuomintang. Song Chuyu was a politician who worked in politics since Chiang Kai-shek's time. He used to be Chiang Ching-kuo's English secretary and was very trusted by Chiang Ching-kuo. During the period of Lee Teng-hui, democratic elections began, and the position of governor of Taiwan was also changed from the initial appointment system to the electoral system. Song Chuyu won a 56.62% approval rating in the 1994 Taiwan governor election, becoming Taiwan's first democratically elected governor. He was also one of the few politicians in the Kuomintang who had experienced "political elections" at that time, so he was very confident in the 2000 election. As a result, he lost to and , which made Song Chuyu very angry. He then decided to leave the Kuomintang and run for election on his own, and then set off a bombshell in the political arena on the island of Taiwan.
Song Chuyu and Chiang Ching-kuo
Song Chuyu was strong in the Kuomintang at that time, and had a group of their own soldiers. Therefore, this incident directly led to the split between the Kuomintang and the Blue Camp Front. Song Chuyu was quickly expelled because he announced his candidacy on his own that he violated the rules within the Kuomintang. , Song Chuyu, who left the Kuomintang and ran as an independent, actually won a 36.84% approval rating in the 2000 election and received 4,664,932 votes. This number far exceeds that of Lien Chan, who represented the Kuomintang in the war, who won a total of 2,529,913 votes. The scene of the snipe and clam fighting in the blue camp was staged again, and it was also Chen Shuibian's fisherman who benefited. Chen Shui-bian won only 4,977,737 votes at the time, narrowly defeating Song Chuyu. If the Blue Camp could unite and fight against the enemy together at that time, then Chen Shui-bian would definitely have no chance of winning.
Chen Shui-bian was sent to the top by the division of the blue camp
The history of the internal strife of the Kuomintang in the 21st century
The same thing happened in 2016 and 2020. The "Sunflower Rebellion" manipulated by the Democratic Progressive Party was completely scared. No one dared to sign up for the Taiwan leadership election in 2016. As a result, Hung Hsiu-chu, who has only been the deputy director of the legislature, stepped forward and represented the Kuomintang in confronting it. Hung Hsiu-chu's friendly image and tough personality have made her favored by many people, and the reputation of the Kuomintang has also begun to rise. However, senior officials within the Kuomintang do not like Hung Hsiu-chu's cross-strait discourse, and the United States does not agree with Hung Hsiu-chu's views. The United States is the real backstage boss of the Kuomintang and can directly control the internal affairs of the Kuomintang. The United States is also the greatest political interest within the Kuomintang, so many people will not give up easily. This caused a split within the Kuomintang. The most special thing about this split is that Hung Hsiu-chu has to face the questioning of the entire Kuomintang senior management alone. This was the sensational "pillar change storm" that year. The senior veterans of the Kuomintang replaced Hung Hsiu-chu with a relatively pro-American Zhu Lilun . Such behavior disappointed the Kuomintang’s grassroots, because Hung Hsiu-chu was wronged for no reason, which made many people feel unfair. The people also cursed, but the result was that the Kuomintang suffered the worst defeat in history in 2016 and was completely defeated.
Hong Hsiu-chu was brutally replaced
In 2020, Han Kuo-yu , which was under the banner of the common people, emerged. The sign he held, "A bowl of braised pork rice , a bottle of mineral water to engage in politics" indeed attracted many ordinary people. However, this aroused dissatisfaction among the Kuomintang's traditional "elite political aristocrats". They believed that Han Kuo-yu's style was inconsistent with the Kuomintang and might affect the basic voters. The Kuomintang has long claimed to be a "political elite". If a person from a grassroots background is brought to power, wouldn't it be a shame. So under the operation of the top leaders of the Kuomintang, a wealthy businessman who had never been involved in politics suddenly appeared. Not only was he quickly identified as a missing member of the Kuomintang, but institutions at all levels immediately began to restore his party affairs and other related matters. He then became a popular candidate for the Kuomintang's 2020 election and received widespread attention. Han Kuo-yu was already the mayor of Kaohsiung at that time and could not run for the election of the leader of Taiwan in 2020. But Han Kuo-yu was also blinded by the interests and was determined to come out and run for the election. has caused fierce conflicts and conflicts between Han Kuo-yu's supporter "Han fans" and Terry Gou's supporter "Guo fans" (also known as the Tiger Legion). Although Terry Gou has no political experience, his years of experience in the business world have also given him many supporters. Some fanatical Korean fans attacked Terry Gou and his supporters on the Internet, and the remarks used were very fierce. This split directly made many supporters of Terry Gou and those who did not like Han Kuo-yu completely lose interest in the election. Some people even would rather vote for Tsai Ing-wen than to vote for Han Kuo-yu, which led to the fact that Tsai Ing-wen was elected at 8.17 million votes.
Kuo Yu and Terry Gou
It can be said that the decline of the Kuomintang was caused by its repeated internal strife and division. In fact, this is also very easy to understand. A century-old store has a great business and naturally has a lot of resources. Since Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan, the Kuomintang’s party spirit and belief have disappeared. Without ideals and beliefs, it can only be maintained through interests. Once the interests are involved, they must be distributed, and conflicts will arise as soon as they are distributed. In a group without belief, the problem of "not worrying about lack of people but not equality" can directly cause the two groups to fight and turn against each other completely. The so-called "eligibility for the country" and "taking into account the overall situation" have become an official article within the Kuomintang, and no one will implement it at all. Therefore, once there is a struggle for interests, the Kuomintang will inevitably be divided, and once it is divided, it will inevitably be weak. DPP has been finding cheap things under such circumstances and won everything smoothly.
Korean Party Chairman's Election Begins
Now the election of the Kuomintang Chairman's Election has started again, and the final result will still be won by Zhu Lilun if there is no accident. Although it seems that Tsai Ing-wen and the DPP are indeed lucky, because the relationship between the epidemic and vaccines has caused the support of the people to continue to decline. However, if the Kuomintang splits again, then the DPP fishermen will not have benefited. Historically, as long as the Blue Camp can be united, there will be no opponent that cannot be defeated. If Zhu Lilun can integrate the political power of Hou Youyi, , Terry Gou, Ke Wen-je , Han Kuo-yu and others in the future, it is not impossible to defeat the Democratic Progressive Party. It’s a pity that according to the common operations of the Kuomintang, as long as the popularity of the polls increases, there will be disagreements within the party. As long as there is a profit, a large number of people will rush up to grab it, without any concern for the appearance. In fact, the author believes that the Taiwan independence atmosphere in Taiwan is strong today, and it is no longer possible for a political group to change it in four or eight years. The Kuomintang is unreliable, and the Democratic Progressive Party cannot rely on it. The key to truly solving the Taiwan issue is the mainland. Only by letting the power of heaven come can we truly dispel the haze of Taiwan independence and give Taiwan a clear and clear atmosphere. How will the situation in the Taiwan Strait develop in the future? Let us wait and see.
