Ma Ying-jeou has finally begun to positively respond to the issue of unification! On June 15th, Ma Ying-jeou stated at the Strait Forum that throughout China's five-thousand-year history, unity follows division and division follows unity. The people of Taiwan long for the two sides of the strait to move toward a direction of harmony and unity. It is recognized that both sides of the strait are descendants of Yan and Huang, with bloodlines intertwined and shared emotions, which has always been the absolute mainstream public opinion in Taiwan.
Ma Ying-jeou also emphasized that in 1992, the two sides of the strait reached a consensus through oral statements that each side insists on the principle of one China. This complies with historical facts and respective legal regulations. Based on the 1992 Consensus and opposition to "Taiwan independence," the two sides have replaced conflict with consultation and have done everything possible to avoid war, jointly striving to revitalize China. Clearly, after Tsai Ing-wen proposed the "merger theory," this was a rare positive response from Ma Ying-jeou regarding the issue of unification.
Ma Ying-jeou stated that unity follows division and division follows unity. The people of Taiwan long for the two sides of the strait to move toward a direction of harmony and unity. What we very clearly understand about the phrase "unity follows division and division follows unity" is what it means. In light of the current situation across the strait, this means that the two sides are destined to come together, and the status quo of separation is destined to move toward unification. Clearly, there has been a significant change in Ma Ying-jeou's attitude.
We very clearly understand that during his term in office, Ma Ying-jeou consistently advocated non-independence, no use of force, and non-unification. However, now Ma Ying-jeou has spoken these ancient words, which undoubtedly responds to the issue of unification in a relatively subtle way. Moving toward harmony and unity across the strait includes not only peace and cooperation but also inevitably leads to ultimate unification. For Ma Ying-jeou to say such words indicates that he generally senses that unification is imminent, and indeed, we believe that unification will not be far off.
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