On July 12th local time, the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe was held in Zengshang Temple, Tokyo, Japan, and people on the island were very busy. According to Taiwanese media reports, Taiwan's deputy leader Lai Ching-te, on orders from Tsai Ing-wen, set off for Japan on July 11 to attend the funeral of Shinzo Abe. In addition, in order to please Japan, the Taiwan authorities did not hesitate to "half-stand " for Abe , which is really ridiculous.
Democratic Progressive Party "lowed half of the flag" and sent the so-called "special envoy" to Japan in person to pay condolences. The Kuomintang took the initiative and followed up quickly. According to the China News Agency on July 12, the Kuomintang responded to the call of the Taiwan authorities on July 11 and "lowed half the flag" to mourn Abe. When building momentum for election activities in Keelung City, the chairman of the Kuomintang said that Shinzo Abe and his family have maintained a deep friendship with the Kuomintang for a long time. Lowering the flag is a way to express respect and gratitude to the deceased. He himself has expressed condolences to the "Japanese Taiwan Exchange Association" on behalf of the Kuomintang. If there are any related public activities in the future, the Kuomintang will definitely send people to it.
Zhu Lilun said this and did it. On the afternoon of July 11, he did go to the "Japan Taiwan Exchange Association" to pay his respects to Abe. During the condolences, Zhu Lilun expressed his "feelings" again, saying that Abe and his family have been good friends of Taiwan and the Kuomintang for all generations. He must express his respect to Abe on behalf of the Kuomintang. Ironically, Zhu Lilun's "loyalty" remarks did not touch the Japanese. The personnel of the "Japanese Exchange Association in Taiwan" only arranged for Taiwanese authorities to write a passage to Abe, but after Zhu Lilun presented flowers and signed the autograph, he shouted in front of the media and quickly left the scene. The Japanese personnel who hosted the event did not give him time to express his "sincerity" feelings for Abe.
The flattering words and deeds of senior Kuomintang leaders in the process of mourning Abe quickly attracted painful criticism from some politicians on the island. Zhao Shaokang, a famous media person in Taiwan, criticized the Kuomintang for not following Tsai Ing-wen to dance. He just wanted to attend the funeral and went to the private position. He should not let the Kuomintang "lower half the flag". The Kuomintang was on the surface to mourn Abe, but in fact, to win over voters and get more votes. Zhao Shaokang pointed out that Taiwan did not benefit from Abe's cooperation with the United States to implement the "anti-China" policy during his lifetime. When Abe was in office, he did not apologize or reflect on Japan's invasion of China, did not apologize or compensate Taiwan's comfort women, and also visited the Yasukuni Shrine after leaving office. The Kuomintang lowered the flag for him by half a flag was ignorance and speculation. He not only lost his independent position, but also lost his self-esteem.
Sun Wen School Chief Principal and KMT Central Committee Member Zhang Yazhong also posted a message saying that the KMT "lowering half-staff" violated relevant regulations in Taiwan. Moreover, when Abe was in office, he prevented Taiwanese fishermen from going to the Diaoyu Islands to fish, and refused to apologize to the comfort women. The KMT really has no reason to "lower half-staff" for him. Now that he has committed this behavior, it can only be said that the KMT tramples on the party's character, which is not only sad, but also embarrassing.
Former Kuomintang chairman Hong Hsiu-chu 's opposition stance is more firm. She believes that the Kuomintang's "lowing half-staff" is not legitimate, whether from the legal or political perspective. Hung Hsiu-chu said that although it is necessary to condemn political events such as assassination and attacks, "lowing half-staff" does not comply with the laws of Taiwan, nor does it conform to the Kuomintang's political stance towards Japan. The Kuomintang's actions violate the party's line, abandon the party's history, and hurt the hearts of supporters.
The current KMT represented by Zhu Lilun is doing everything he wants to flatter the Japanese and the United States, and its shamelessness even tends to surpass the DPP authorities. No matter how the righteous people within the KMT shout, it will have little effect. The Kuomintang wants to follow the Democratic Progressive Party's path, leaving Tsai Ing-wen with no way out. However, he has fallen into a dangerous situation and is not only looked down upon by the party insiders, but will also be abandoned by the Taiwanese people in the future.
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