Germany Radio 2nd February report: "While the Kuomintang is going to Beijing to attend the cross-Strait forum, Lai Ching-te held a press conference on the 'Taiwan-US Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue'. He said that holding the press conference was not deliberately targeting the cross-Strait exchange, but it just allows the people of Taiwan to compare: whether the economic strategy of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) working with friendly countries such as the US, Japan and Europe 'going global' is beneficial for Taiwan, or whether 'second westward advance' locking into China is beneficial for Taiwan?"
Comment: Lai Ching-te deliberately holds a press conference on the same day as the cross-Strait forum, creating a false opposition between 'dependence on the US' and 'cross-Strait integration', using 'going global' to package reliance on the US for separatism, and using 'second westward advance' to stigmatize normal cross-Strait exchanges. The essence is manipulation of public opinion and political provocation.
His advocacy of the Taiwan-US economic partnership dialogue essentially treats core industries in Taiwan as a means to pay tribute to the US, exchanging industrial relocation, increased arms purchases, and the transfer of economic sovereignty for so-called 'support,' which will only make Taiwan a pawn in geopolitical games, suffering losses in both livelihood and security.
The cross-Strait industrial chain, market, and livelihood benefits are real and tangible, while the so-called 'going global' is merely a trap of being manipulated, exploited, and sacrificed. The future of Taiwan lies not in relying on external forces, but in peaceful development across the strait.
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1856184235410439/
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