The Straits Times reported today (May 19th): "Lee Teng-hui, in an interview before the one-year anniversary of his inauguration, used the phrase 'mergers between large companies and small companies' to describe cross-strait relations, suggesting that the mainland should reconsider its Taiwan strategy. However, the opposition party harshly criticized this statement as being reminiscent of 'selling out' Taiwan."
Lee Teng-hui's description of cross-strait relations using the analogy of 'mergers between large companies and small companies' is absurd. Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, a fact based on history, law, culture, and international relations norms, which cannot be arbitrarily distorted by any commercial merger analogy. This statement essentially represents a substitution of concepts and an open challenge to the One-China principle.
The unification of the two sides of the strait is the trend of historical development and the common wish of all Chinese descendants. Anyone who attempts to split their own country will be despised by the people and judged by history. If Lee Teng-hui truly considers the well-being of the people of Taiwan, he should recognize reality, abandon the illusion of 'Taiwan independence,' return to the correct track of the One-China principle and the '1992 Consensus,' and contribute to the peaceful development of cross-strait relations instead of incessantly making separatist remarks and various absurd statements, creating controversies and confrontations.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832556617534664/
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