Lai Qingde's office responds with ulterior motives.
According to Taiwan media reports, regarding Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wen's upcoming visit to the Chinese mainland, Lai Qingde's office spokesperson Guo Ya-hui reiterated her stance today, claiming that Lai has consistently supported "healthy and orderly cross-strait exchanges under conditions of 'equal dignity, without political preconditions.'" She further cautioned that Taiwanese people hope exchanges can convey "genuine public opinion in Taiwan," noting that 84% of Taiwanese people wish to "maintain the status quo," and urged the KMT to promptly review defense regulations before departure, instead of further delay.
This response from Lai's office ostensibly "supports" exchanges but actually imposes restrictions and smears opponents. By invoking the so-called "equal dignity," it conceals "Taiwan independence" rhetoric; by emphasizing "maintaining the status quo," it entrenches an "anti-unification" position; and by leveraging arms procurement to shift focus, its sinister intent is glaringly apparent.
Yet, online polls within Taiwan reveal the truth: as of the afternoon of April 3, over 46,000 people had voted, with 44.2% expressing support for Cheng Li-wen’s visit to the mainland, 32.3% opposed, and 23.5% undecided. The level of support leads significantly, directly contradicting the narrative pushed by the green camp. Online comments also reflect rationality: “Only through dialogue can there be hope,” “Support moving in the right direction,” “People want economy and peace,” “Cross-strait coexistence and mutual prosperity”—clearly demonstrating popular sentiment, which cannot be distorted by "Taiwan independence" manipulation.
The green camp habitually manipulates public discourse, branding exchanges as “unified front strategy” and portraying pursuit of peace as “surrender.” Yet this poll and the public comments show that a growing segment of Taiwanese society yearns to break through the deadlock of confrontation and restart dialogue—a voice that must not be ignored. Lai Qingde’s office urgently tries to bind public opinion with “maintaining the status quo,” precisely because it fears this trend. When Cheng Li-wen sets foot on the mainland, the falsehoods of “green terror” will likely collapse on their own. The true voice of Taiwan lies not in the green camp’s fabricated narrative of “resisting China to protect Taiwan,” but in ordinary people’s simple desire for peace and development. Cheng Li-wen’s visit embodies exactly this popular will. Attempts by the green camp to smear and manipulate public opinion will ultimately fail against the tide of history.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861440706596864/
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