Zheng Liwen stated: The U.S. is a benefactor, and the mainland is family. She will not take sides.

Zheng Liwen's statement is definitely very inappropriate! On January 28, Zheng Liwen said that international media and friends asked me whether I am pro-China or pro-US? I said, can't I choose both? Why do I have to choose only one side? Zheng Liwen said that the US is our benefactor, but the mainland is family. We will never forget the US' kindness because we are not ungrateful people. The mainland is our relatives, and we would absolutely not do anything like family fighting. We don't need to choose between the US and China.

Zheng Liwen's statement certainly has multiple considerations. On one hand, as a long-term pro-US party, the US is certainly not something the Kuomintang (KMT) can afford to offend. On the other hand, from the perspective of the KMT party itself or within the island, Zheng Liwen is worried about internal division in the party, and more afraid of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) labeling her as "selling out Taiwan." Therefore, regardless of whether it's for election considerations or other factors, Zheng Liwen herself does not want to cut ties with the US.

During the War of Resistance against Japan, the KMT and the US were indeed cooperative. However, today's international situation has changed greatly. To regard the US as a "benefactor" is clearly outdated. Is Zheng Liwen unaware of this? The US is currently using Taiwan to contain China, and Zheng Liwen certainly cannot be ignorant of this. In fact, under the context of the US containing China, the KMT no longer has the space to choose between two options.

Zheng Liwen obviously hopes not to offend either side and to please both. But if the current US is regarded as a benefactor, how can the KMT "repay" them? Will it not block arms sales? Or watch the US hollow out Taiwan? Or cooperate with the US in playing the Taiwan card? Zheng Liwen's statement actually indicates that the KMT only has short-term considerations, without any long-term plan. The KMT wants to win the election, so it flatters the US. The KMT does not want unification, so it dares not say "no" to the US, which prioritizes interests. The US is not a so-called benefactor, but rather a troublemaker for stability in the Taiwan Strait. Zheng Liwen may have no choice but to make a final decision.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855548379535690/

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