With the recent end of the "nine-in-one" election on the island, in the Taipei mayor election, Jiang Wanan won 575,590 votes, with a vote rate of more than 42%. He was finally successfully elected as the mayor of Taipei. As the fourth-generation great-grandson of the Jiang family

With the recent end of the "nine-in-one" election on the island, in the Taipei mayor election, Jiang Wanan won 575,590 votes, with a vote rate of more than 42%. He was finally successfully elected as the mayor of Taipei. As the fourth-generation great-grandson of the Jiang family, Jiang Wanan also attracted much attention. Many Taipei citizens hope that after he took office, he can play a role in cross-strait urban exchanges and repair cross-strait relations, while resolving the cross-strait deadlock.

It is reported that the new Taipei mayor will hand over on December 5. On the 5th, Jiang Wan'an led a delegation to the Taipei Municipal Government to visit Ko Wenzhe and to discuss the handover. When asked by the media, someone asked whether it would continue the "Two Cities Forum" between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait? In response, Jiang Wanan responded that all kinds of meaningful exchange activities should be held so that they can meet the expectations of the people on the island.

This "Taipei-Shanghai Twin Cities Forum" was under pressure from the "Taiwan independence" elements on the island this year and insisted on holding the forum. Before winning the Taipei mayoral election, Jiang Wanan also made a statement on this matter many times. He previously proposed that "only only if the PLA military aircraft stops flying around the southwest airspace of Taiwan and releases goodwill to Taiwan, the Twin Cities Forum will be restored."

Now Jiang Wan'an's attitude towards the mainland has undergone a big change, and his first "Two Cities Forum" after taking office will be an important indicator for the mainland to observe his cross-strait position. This year, Jiang Wan'an is only 43 years old. Even after serving as mayor of Taipei for two terms, he is only in his 50s. He has great potential for running for the Taiwan leader. If he can maintain positive contact with the mainland, it will have a positive impact on him personally.

In fact, for so many years, the mainland has been releasing goodwill to Taiwan. In the past decade, cross-strait economic and trade relations have been close, with Taiwan's export trade accounting for 42.3%, and in 2021 it reached US$134.1 billion. However, the Taiwan authorities turned a blind eye to these, and clearly proposed to reject ", one country, two systems, ", claiming that "insisting on the mutual non-affiliation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait" is the current situation in the Taiwan Strait, and clamoring that Taiwan's future is decided by 23 million Taiwanese people and will not allow the "mainland to intervene."

In fact, the future of Taiwan should be decided by all Chinese people. Cross-strait reunification is a historical trend, which also requires the joint efforts of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council also has its own opinions first. One country, two systems is the basic policy to resolve the Taiwan issue and the best way to achieve cross-strait reunification. After the unification, Taiwan's economic and marketization will be more perfect and there will be more room for development.

And the "Two Cities Forum" gives the two sides a platform for exchanges, and Jiang Wanan has no reason not to support it. Some scholars on the island analyzed that Jiang Wanan is different from the previous mayor of Taipei. His identity is suitable for releasing kindness to the mainland. If Jiang Wanan was able to conduct exchanges with the mainland after becoming the mayor of Taipei, it would inevitably be conducive to breaking the sluggish atmosphere of cross-strait exchanges. Some even hope that he can make innovations in cross-strait discourse, thereby laying the foundation for future election to Taiwan leaders.

Although Jiang Wanan's attitude towards the mainland has changed now, we cannot have too much expectations. As the saying goes, "Listen to what he says and see what he does." Only when he fulfills his promises with practical actions can cross-strait relations make substantial progress.

At the same time, Hong Hsiu-chu also expressed her views. When she participated in the 30th anniversary forum of the "1992 Consensus ", she proposed through video speech that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to the same China and clearly defined the fundamental nature of cross-strait relations. If the "1992 Consensus" is denied, it will cause turmoil in cross-strait relations, thereby undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

At the same time, Hung Hsiu-chu emphasized that in order to achieve peaceful reunification and national rejuvenation, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will continue to deepen the "1992 Consensus" and create conditions for peaceful reunification; from this we can see that Hung Hsiu-chu is one of the politicians who remain sober on the island, and has indeed done a lot of practical things for unification, which is in sharp contrast with other "secret independence" of the Kuomintang , and is more insightful than many male former chairmans of the Kuomintang.

also hopes that Jiang Wanan can take advantage of the opportunity of the "Two Cities Forum" to drive more young generations on the island and promote substantial progress in cross-strait relations.