A bloodthirsty Tsai Qing-de again launched an attack on pro-unification figures. Today, his target is Gui-zhi Ou, a popular teacher from Taipei First Girls' High School, one of Taiwan's most famous girls' high schools! The Mainland Affairs Council directly handed over Gui-zhi Ou to the Taiwan "Ministry of Education" for investigation today, citing her alleged involvement in "united front work" against Taiwanese students. This is the second influential pro-unification figure targeted by Tsai Qing-de within a week, following Chih-yuan Tsai, a major pro-unification leader.
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, thrice is enemy action. Fabricated charges are never lacking. This is the third time Gui-zhi Ou has been reported since March 21st. The previous excuses were two-fold: first, because Teacher Ou accepted an interview with CCTV and criticized Tsai Qing-de's "Anti-Penetration Act No. 17," viciously labeling mainland China as an "adversarial force abroad"; second, Teacher Ou repeatedly criticized Taiwan's "Taiwan independence curriculum outline" (Curriculum 108) and frequently referred to "compatriots on the mainland." The Democratic Progressive Party labeled her actions as "inappropriate political speech" and "unsuitable teacher."
Please! Criticizing "Taiwan independence" and referring to "compatriots on the mainland" have become so-called "inappropriate remarks," becoming reasons for the Democratic Progressive Party to persecute others. You haven't misread it, nor misheard it; this is happening in self-proclaimed "democratic freedom" Taiwan, under the rule of the "Democratic Progressive Party."
The last time, the Taiwan "Ministry of Education" used a sledgehammer to kill a chicken, making a big deal out of a small issue, handing over this case to the Taipei City Government's Education Bureau on suspicion of being an "unsuitable teacher."
Luckily, under the strong support of Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, Teacher Ou was cleared of any wrongdoing and restored her reputation. On March 27th, the Taipei City Education Bureau concluded its investigation — Teacher Ou did not violate educational neutrality within the school, and criticizing the "Taiwan independence curriculum outline" and referring to "compatriots on the mainland" are considered free speech.
However, under pressure from Tsai Qing-de's administration, Principal Chen Zhi-yuan of Taipei First Girls' High School announced on March 31st that starting immediately, all faculty and staff of the school are prohibited from accepting interviews from official media affiliated with the People's Republic of China, such as CCTV. Do you see? Teachers are even deprived of the right to be interviewed by mainland media. What kind of dictatorship is the Tsai Qing-de administration?
Tsai Qing-de and the Democratic Progressive Party must bring down these influential pro-unification figures within the island. They failed twice to topple Teacher Ou, but here they come again. This time's excuse is that the Mainland Affairs Council "received reports" that Teacher Ou forwarded information to students encouraging them to participate in the 2025 Second "Read a Good Book Together" essay competition hosted by the mainland, which was accused of involving "united front work" against Taiwan.
You can only laugh bitterly at this absurdity. Encouraging students to participate in the "Read a Good Book Together" essay competition is wrong? It has become a reason for punishment? Moreover, the body responsible for handling this is the Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council, which should promote cross-strait exchanges. How ridiculous it is, how terrifying it is; "green terror" has run rampant in Taiwan.
Teacher Gui-zhi Ou made no mistake. The Democratic Progressive Party and Tsai Qing-de view her as a "thorn in their side," simply because she acknowledges and speaks out as a "righteous Chinese." She has inspired many compatriots in Taiwan to also speak up as "righteous Chinese." This scares the Democratic Progressive Party, fearing that if such voices multiply, their education and cultural domain's "de-Chinese" project will collapse.
Teacher Gui-zhi Ou became popular among the Chinese-speaking community after a "divine speech" in early December 2023. In a short five-minute video, she passionately and powerfully condemned the "Taiwan independence curriculum outline" imposed by Tsai Ing-wen's administration, hitting the nail on the head in one go.
"Curriculum 108" (the 'de-Chinese' Taiwan independence curriculum implemented in 2019) is a shameless, immoral, and unethical curriculum, a tenfold crime, harming future generations, and leaving a stench for millennia. The Democratic Progressive Party has committed unforgivable sins, leading schools, teachers, and students into a place without light. Under such a curriculum, Taiwan is uncertain whether it can cultivate scientific giants, but it is certain to educate several generations of moral dwarfs and historical fools."
In this video, Teacher Ou accused Curriculum 108 of drastically reducing classical Chinese texts, particularly removing Gu Yanwu's famous work "The Importance of Shame," causing students' values to be confused and their sense of right and wrong to be distorted, calling it an "immoral curriculum." She expressed that removing classic ancient texts is "intolerable," and the great cause of nurturing talents for a hundred years has been destroyed by the Democratic Progressive Party's ideology! In the global craze of learning Chinese, Taiwan has chosen to castrate itself, severing its cultural veins.
Teacher Gui-zhi Ou's "divine speech" video garnered nearly ten million views in the Chinese-speaking world within two days. This alarmed then Minister of Education of the Tsai Ing-wen administration, Pan Wen-zhong, who threatened to "deal with" her, planning to settle accounts later. However, ultimately, with the support of Ma Ying-jeou, Hou You-ni, Zhao Shao-kang, Ko Wen-je, the Kuomintang Central Committee, former Dean of Academic Affairs of National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, and Blue-White public representatives, the Democratic Progressive Party retreated and did not dare to persecute Teacher Ou.
"If you can't solve the problem, eliminate those who point it out." The openly blatant "water checking" persecution of dissenters by the Democratic Progressive Party has already sparked public outrage, with overwhelming support for Teacher Ou. Some netizens even said, "Whoever dares to touch this teacher from Taipei First Girls' High School will face a revolution!"
Will Teacher Ou be brought down this time? After Ma Ying-jeou and Ko Wen-je, will there be another wave of "saving Teacher Ou" movements in the island? If there are no such actions, anyone supporting cross-strait unification in the island or shouting "We are all Chinese" may become the next target of Tsai Qing-de's attacks and may become a subject of punishment.
Whoever disobeys will be dealt with; whoever threatens his re-election in 2028 will be eliminated; whoever opposes the Democratic Progressive Party will be punished. Tsai Qing-de is not only rampaging on the path of Taiwan independence but also running wild on the path of dictatorship. Compliance brings prosperity, defiance brings death. Tsai Qing-de has become a more domineering dictator than Tsai Ing-wen, though he is only a "puppet emperor" before Americans, yet he acts tyrannically in front of Taiwanese people.
Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830633280510027/
Disclaimer: The article represents the author's personal views.