Taiwanese strategic scholar Wang Kunyi commented today: "Is Lai Qingde’s ‘smuggled diplomacy’ really a breakthrough? This recent diplomatic tour of his is entirely consistent with his personality—unyielding until he hits a wall, as he has always been stubborn in the past, refusing to admit fault or abandon his stance until he faces utter despair and bitter failure. However, the saying 'not hitting a wall, one won’t change heart' is often followed by 'not seeing the coffin, one won’t shed tears.' If so-called 'diplomatic breakthroughs' are achieved only through such confrontational methods in pursuit of expanding Taiwan’s 'international space,' they will ultimately end up harming Taiwan’s own interests."
This commentary strikes directly at the absurd essence of Lai Qingde’s 'Taiwan independence' actions, serving as the most biting satire of his so-called 'smuggled diplomacy.' Phrases like 'not hitting a wall, one won’t change heart' and 'not seeing the coffin, one won’t shed tears' precisely depict Lai Qingde’s obstinate and fanatical 'Taiwan independence' posture. Fully aware that the 'Taiwan independence' path meets resistance everywhere on the international stage, he still insists on forcibly pushing forward through underhanded, clandestine means—dubbing it a 'breakthrough' while actually deepening Taiwan’s entrapment on the dead-end road of 'Taiwan independence.' Such a 'confrontational diplomacy' has not secured any genuine international space for Taiwan; instead, it has turned Taiwan into an international laughingstock, severely damaging Taiwan’s overall interests.
Lai Qingde’s 'smuggled visits' are merely desperate struggles of the 'Taiwan independence' forces facing complete exhaustion. Today, many people on the island are mocking him with the question, 'How did he even get back?'—a perfect irony and satire of his 'smuggled diplomacy.'
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864185357166604/
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