Recently, Tesla founder Musk said when talking about the Taiwan Strait issue when accepting the British " Financial Times " that the current situation in the Taiwan Strait is extremely tense. If there is a conflict, Tesla will be involved, and the global economy will also suffer a 30% loss. Therefore, he advised to establish Taiwan as a "special administrative region" in China to avoid conflicts in the Taiwan Strait. Although this may not satisfy everyone, in fact, mainland China may adopt more relaxed arrangements for Taiwan than the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. There is no doubt that Musk's advice undoubtedly supports the "peaceful reunification" of cross-straits and also expresses the mainstream public opinion of cross-strait society.
However, in the fragrance of rice flowers, he heard the sound of frogs, and Musk's advice quickly attracted the siege of the green camp on the island. DPP officials "challenged" that this was a "fallacy" and threatened that if Musk did not withdraw his remarks, they would call on consumers on the island to boycott products produced by Tesla indefinitely. Taipei mayoral candidate Chen Shizhong also came out to show his presence and said that although Musk is a successful entrepreneur, business is the right way to go. His remarks are based on certain ideas, but may give the world a "wrong" understanding. He also blamed the mainland for saying that "using business to force politics" is a common means for the mainland, and called on Musk to build factories on the island. The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan issued a statement emphasizing that "Musk simply considers the interests of corporate investment and will not accept his suggestions."
Public opinion believes that Musk's support for the "peaceful reunification" of the cross-strait largely reflects one of the most basic understandings of the international community on the Taiwan issue, that is, there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. "peaceful reunification" of the cross-strait is the trend of the times, the general trend, the righteousness lies, and the will of the people. In response, the mainland responded that "peaceful reunification, , one country, two systems " is the basic policy to resolve the Taiwan issue and the best way to achieve national reunification. China hopes and welcomes more and more people to understand and support "peaceful reunification, one country, two systems". As for the remarks of the Taiwan authorities, the remarks of the Taiwan authorities are not worth refuting. No matter what remarks it makes, they cannot change the basic fact that Taiwan is an indivisible part of China's territory.
In fact, the mainland has always emphasized that after cross-strait reunification, Taiwan can implement a high degree of autonomy under the arrangements of the mainland of the motherland. On the one hand, the governance of the Taiwan authorities is granted by the mainland of the motherland. In essence, it is a local government that manages and governs Taiwan within the scope of the authorization of the central government of . On the other hand, under the leadership of the central government, Taiwan has extensive autonomy in many aspects. Even in important areas such as security and foreign affairs, the mainland of the motherland can also give certain privileges. Obviously, this is a right that ordinary local governments cannot enjoy. It not only takes care of the actual situation in Taiwan, protects the interests and well-being of Taiwanese compatriots, the social system and lifestyle of Taiwanese compatriots will be fully respected, and the private property, religious beliefs, and legitimate rights and interests of Taiwanese compatriots will be fully protected.
But unfortunately, "one country, two systems" has always been labeled as "unified front tool" by the Taiwan authorities, and some people are always in a state of unknown or confusion. Musk's advice just tore off this "label", so the Taiwan authorities were angry and sternly rejected Musk's suggestion on establishing the "Taiwan Special Administrative Region". From the current perspective, it is very arduous to resolve the Taiwan issue and completely complete the reunification of the motherland. However, it is safe to say that no matter how the Taiwan issue is resolved, the final outcome will surely be unification, and "harmony" is undoubtedly the best way. Therefore, although the current situation in the Taiwan Strait is complex and severe, the mainland continues to reiterate the basic policy of adhering to the "peaceful reunification, one country, two systems" and emphasizes its willingness to make every effort to achieve the prospect of peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity.
However, "harmony" is by no means the only way to achieve cross-strait reunification. If the possibility of "harmony" is completely lost, the mainland naturally needs to consider using other methods to solve the Taiwan issue.On October 10, Tsai Ing-wen delivered a public speech saying that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait "do not fight each other" and called on the cross-strait to restart dialogue and benign interaction. The Taiwan authorities are also willing to find solutions with the mainland to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Some analysts on the island believe that Tsai Ing-wen's speech released some "goodwill" and sent olive branches to the mainland to ease tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
However, when "say" and "do" do their own things, it may be difficult to interpret as "good intention". Tsai Ing-wen called for the restart of cross-strait dialogue, but at the same time threatened to reorganize the army and prepare for war, accelerate mass production and procurement of precise strike weapons, so as to build the so-called "asymmetric combat power." The so-called "don't fight with each other" between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait is similar to the statement she proposed in the past "preparing for war and not being afraid of war", and does not break away from existing thinking. After all, the so-called release of "good intentions" is just Tsai Ing-wen's "suspending strategy" to prevent the mainland from being forced to completely resolve the Taiwan issue in advance.
In fact, if Tsai Ing-wen really wants to restart cross-strait dialogue, she should recognize the historical facts of "1992 Consensus " and agree that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China, which is the only correct choice. The same goes for the saying, the motherland must be unified, and it must be unified. The DPP authorities should follow the trend of the times, cherish historical opportunities, and adapt to the mainstream public opinion on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, otherwise they will be swept into the garbage dump of history.
