The situation in the Taiwan Strait has become increasingly tense due to frequent collusions and provocations between the DPP authorities and the United States. Its political slogan of "anti-China and Taiwan protection" has also caused huge controversy on the island. The chairman of the Taiwan People's Party, who serves as mayor of Taipei City, Ke Wen-je, once expressed his intention to participate in the 2024 Taiwan leadership election. Taiwan is very concerned about his cross-strait route and his views on "anti-China and Taiwan protection".
According to Taiwanese media reports, Ko Wen-je received his last municipal general inquiry in Taipei City, and the question "Please answer 2024" was questioned by the Kuomintang Taipei City "Parliamentarian" Wang Hongwei . Wang Hongwei asked Ke Wenzhe’s cross-strait route, whether to take “anti-China and Taiwan” or “one family on both sides of the Taiwan Strait”. Ko Wen-je responded that "protecting Taiwan" does not need to be tied to "resisting China", it is only one purpose. What we need to think more about is how to handle cross-strait relations under the principle of "protecting Taiwan". Ke Wenzhe believes that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have the same language and the same race, and do not regard the mainland as an enemy. There will be political disputes, but there should be no hatred or hatred between the people. Ke Wenzhe finally emphasized that he still advocates cross-strait dialogue, and that one family is better than one family.
During Ke Wenzhe's questioning, a small episode also appeared in the middle. The "nine-in-one" election in Taiwan is about to come. Some "Taiwan independence elements" have formed a group to call on all "nine-in-one" candidates to sign the so-called "nine-in-one" commitment letter." "Taiwan independence" female congressman Lin Ying-meng went to the inquiry station and asked Ko Wen-je to sign the promise letter, but was strongly scolded. Ke Wenzhe used the words quite fiercely, saying frankly, "I care about you to die" and directly expressed his disregard for her. Lin Ying-meng also asked Ko Wen-je whether he supported "anti-China and Taiwan", and Ko Wen-je retorted that the current stage is "resisting China and defending Taipei".
Ke Wenzhe has served as mayor of Taipei for 8 years, and during this period he has repeatedly explained his basic position on cross-strait relations. Compared with ordinary politicians on the island, Ko Wen-je's attitude and position in cross-strait relations are more pragmatic, and he has won the recognition and support of many people on the island. After Tsai Ing-wen came to power, she has always condoned and supported "Taiwan independence elements", allowing Taiwan to develop on the wrong path, and the communication channels between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have been almost interrupted. Ke Wenzhe strongly advocates that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will be one family, hoping that the two sides will maintain good communication channels.
"Two Cities Forum" is a bridge of communication between Shanghai and Taipei, and it is also the only official city exchange and cooperation mechanism between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait at this stage, but there have been voices of closing the forum on the island. Just on the eve of this year's forum, a group of "MPs" of the DPP and Ko Wen-je had a confrontation for many days on the issue of whether to continue holding the forum.
DPP "MP" Liang Wenjie and others demanded that the "Twin Cities Forum" be suspended on the grounds that mainland military aircraft frequently "disturb Taiwan" and "intimidate against Taiwan". Faced with the surging offensive of the Green Camp, Ko Wen-je fought back without hesitation, saying that if the DPP determined that the mainland military aircraft was "disturbing Taiwan", he could choose to fight directly. If we want to suspend the "Two Cities Forum", we will let Tsai Ing-wen stop cross-strait trade, withdraw Taiwanese people in the mainland, and prepare for war. Ke Wenzhe's words made the other party speechless. Because cross-strait economic and trade have always been the decisive point of the Democratic Progressive Party, although Tsai Ing-wen has always claimed that Taiwan will reduce its dependence on the mainland, there have been few substantial changes over the past few years.
The situation on the island has become increasingly obvious. The support ratings of Tsai Ing-wen and the DPP are constantly declining, and the so-called "anti-China and Taiwan protection" have gradually become a past trend. When the cross-strait situation is tense, more rational and pragmatic voices are needed to abandon the wrong path of the DPP and bring cross-strait relations back to normal track to meet the Taiwanese people's expectations for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Only in this way can we gain more recognition and support from the Taiwanese people.
