(Photo: Han Kuo-yu had a discussion with youth in Keelung)
proposed to Han Kuo-yu Taiwan 's defense should be like a "poisonous shrimp". Hwang Jie-zheng, an adviser to the defense team of Han Kuo-yu's political advisory group, further explained that the first priority of South Korea's defense policy is to not let war happen, and the second is to cultivate the combat power of protracted war, and not be easily knocked down, forcing the enemy to dare not make a decision. In addition, Han Kuo-yu's ten defense policies include formulating the Taiwan security strategy, continuously enriching the "overall defense concept", optimizing defense procurement, supporting the local defense industry, meaningful growth of the defense budget, reviewing the demand for basic troop forces, verifying reserve mobilization reform, vigorous investment in military education, attaching importance to the management efficiency of grassroots troops, and building military medical science based on practical needs.
"Submarine self-made" has always been one of the major issues Tsai Ing-wen has been focusing on since taking office. This time, Han Kuo-yu's listening journey touched Tsai Ing-wen's "Submarine self-made" policy for the first time. His speech was relatively cautious, but the Tsai camp still grasped some details in Han Kuo-yu's words and began to attack.
The Taiwan Navy Command stated on the evening of the 9th that "submarine self-made" is a major policy of the Tsai administration. It is currently progressing smoothly under the supervision and implementation of the Taiwan legislative body and the Taiwan supervisory body. The first prototype ship will not change in the launch schedule in 2024, and emphasized that "'submarine self-made' is by no means a false issue."
Tsai Shiying, a member of the DPP, directly mocked Han Kuo-yu as a big layman. He said that the progress of "submarine self-made" is currently going smoothly, and he called on South Korea not to undermine the morale of the Taiwan military, especially connecting "submarine self-made" to "landing on the moon". Such remarks really make people wonder whether South Korea has ever been a soldier.
Tsai Ing-wen's campaign office also issued a statement on Han Kuo-yu's remarks about "submarine ships are built". Spokesperson Ruan Zhaoxiong said that self-defense protection of Taiwan is more important and more practical than conquering the universe. Ruan Zhaoxiong satirized Han Kuo-yu, "The governance performance of Han Mayor in Kaohsiung City proves that no matter how many words are, they cannot cover up the shortcomings of basic skills. This is what Han Mayor should worry about now." He also suggested that Han Kuo-yu do his homework before discussing similar issues.
When it comes to homework, this sentence is "unpleasant" for Han Kuo-yu, because Han Kuo-yu just expressed skepticism about the issue of "submarine industrial park" and "submarine self-made" and was slapped in the face the next day by Ma Ying-jeou. On the morning of the 10th, when Ma Ying-jeou participated in the Jiantan event in Taipei City, when asked by the media whether "the 'submarine-made' is feasible", Ma Ying-jeou directly said, "I have plans during my tenure", which was like a slap in the face of Han Kuo-yu.
Taiwan Defense is an inevitable showdown between Tsai Ing-wen and Han Kuo-yu. Who has the advantage of Han Kuo-yu, who is from the "military system"?
In this regard, the special commentator of "Strait Shinkansen" Lai Yueqian believes that:
Theoretically, Tsai Ing-wen had no experience in defense in the past, and Han Kuo-yu should have a relatively large advantage. But when Han Kuo-yu was serving in the army, he was not a regular student, but was born in a specialized course that he only studied for one year. In addition, Han Kuo-yu only served in the military for five years, at most reaching the company level, so he lacked his understanding of military affairs and his knowledge. However, Han Kuo-yu’s view on the issue of “self-made submarine ships” is correct. In fact, Taiwan has no way to build submarines, and even steel cannot be built by itself. Therefore, Han Kuo-yu is correct to talk about the issue of "submarines built by itself", but it is easy to highlight the incompleteness of his military background.
For more in-depth analysis, please pay attention to to "The Straits Shinkansen" broadcast tonight 22:22.