Source: Global Network
[Global Network Comprehensive Report Reporter Zhao Youping] Taiwan's Zhongshi News Network reported that today (January 1) is New Year's Day. Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou posted on Facebook in the morning that his new hope for the New Year is to hope that Taiwan will be safe and stay away from war. Ma Ying-jeou said, "You can't avoid war by preparing for war, but you can avoid war by seeking peace." He called on Tsai Ing-wen, hoping that the DPP authorities could start dialogue with the mainland and seek peace, so that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait could return to the track of peaceful development.
reported that Ma Ying-jeou said that Tsai Ing-wen held a press conference to extend compulsory military service, saying that the current four-month compulsory military service must be extended to one year in order to fully prepare for war, and only by fully preparing for war can we avoid war. However, history and reality tell us that preparation for war alone is not enough to avoid war. Preparation for war must be coupled with dialogue and peacemaking, that is, through political dialogue, management of differences, and peaceful exchanges, can war be effectively avoided.
Ma Ying-jeou said that after the Democratic Progressive Party came to power, it changed its mainland policy based on the " 1992 Consensus ". The cover article of the British "Economist" on April 30, 2021 stated that "Taiwan is the most dangerous place in the world." "This is the result of Taiwan after five years of DPP rule, and it makes me deeply moved," Ma Ying-jeou said.
Ma Ying-jeou believes that to avoid war, we must first not be provocative or irritating. He also said that it is important to increase positive cross-strait interactions. The full opening of the " small three links " and mainland tourists coming to Taiwan as soon as possible is a positive measure to avoid war. He hopes that the DPP authorities can engage in dialogue and seek peace with the mainland, re-establish the political mutual trust that existed in the past, and return the two sides to the track of peaceful development before Tsai Ing-wen leaves office. Ma Ying-jeou reiterated his New Year's wish for Tsai Ing-wen to think more about the people of Taiwan. Cross-strait peace and stability are Taiwan's real interests.
