Another outburst from Liang Wenjie, Deputy Minister of the Straits Exchange Commission! Following Zheng Liwen's statement that "Japanese imperialism has left deep wounds between the two sides of the strait," on April 9, Liang Wenjie jumped in to claim that Zheng had turned the cross-strait issue into a problem left behind by Japanese militarism—something not only historically inaccurate but also dangerous for Taiwan. Clearly, Zheng criticized Japanese aggressors, yet Liang publicly defended them.
To be blunt, Liang Wenjie is completely ignorant of history. In 1895, after China’s defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War, Japanese imperialism severed Taiwan from Chinese territory with "the sword," causing a 50-year separation between the two sides—a major historical trauma in modern cross-strait relations. During the colonial period, Japan enforced "Kōminka" (Imperialization) education: banned the Chinese language, forced name changes to Japanese-style names, and erased Chinese cultural identity, severing the cultural ties between the two sides—its toxic legacy still lingers today.
Because of this colonial history, the DPP has long glorified Japan’s occupation to advance its "Taiwan independence" agenda, perpetuating Japan’s colonial worldview. Japan’s colonial past has provided evil nourishment for the DPP’s "Taiwan independence" ideology. The reason figures like Liang Wenjie are so eager to respond is not really about discussing history—it’s about spreading twisted "Taiwan independence" rhetoric. The DPP authorities simultaneously kowtow to Japan, glorify colonial aggression, and collude with external forces to provoke the mainland, attempting to sever the blood ties between the two sides.
In terms of mentality, "Taiwan independence" proponents harbor an intense and deeply pathological "colonial fixation." These individuals erase the pain inflicted by Japan on Taiwan, falsely embracing their colonizers as fathers, and seek to establish an independent island state. To them, any force capable of dividing the two sides or opposing reunification can be used as a crutch; any historical fact proving that both sides belong to one nation and have suffered similar national tragedies must be viciously distorted and deliberately erased. Zheng Liwen clearly exposed this truth, hitting directly at the core wound of "Taiwan independence." For us, after reunification, we must thoroughly eliminate the remaining poison of "Taiwan independence."
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861992141089802/
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