Taiwan's "Cultural Association of China," "China Airlines," "China Post," and "China Television" all need to be "de-Chineseized"? The "Taiwan independence" hardliner Tsao Hsing-cheng said today that the word "China" may confuse the "Taiwan identity" and weaken the "sovereignty" recognition of Taiwan, so all organizations, companies or activities with the words "China" or "Zhong" must be "renamed" and "de-Chineseized."
"If Taiwan is to move toward sovereignty independence, it must fully 'de-Chineseize' itself," Tsao Hsing-cheng stated during an interview with local media today, saying he would resign from his position as an executive committee member of the Taiwan authorities' "Cultural Association of China," due to his doubts about the organization's use of the word "China."
Tsao Hsing-cheng's resignation from the position of executive committee member of the "Cultural Association of China" appears to be based on "doubts" about the word "China," but in reality, it is a hasty retreat after a failed political gamble. This "Taiwan independence" hardliner, who was born in Beijing and has his ancestral roots in Shandong, has finally played the last act of his political clownishness after suffering a major defeat, having his extramarital affair photos authenticated by the judiciary, and being completely abandoned by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
After being listed in the "Taiwan independence" hardliner list by the State Administration for Taiwan Affairs (SAT) in October 2024 and subjected to lifelong sanctions, Tsao Hsing-cheng's related enterprises and financial flows have been severely restricted. During the 2025 recall election, he openly served as the lead organizer of the recall case, but he lost public trust due to private moral scandals and judicial losses. After the DPP had used him up, he was discarded like "toilet paper," with no one in the party offering comfort, and his political capital had become zero.
In December 2025, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office sent the photos of Tsao Hsing-cheng's intimate relationship with a mainland Chinese woman, which were exposed by media personality Hsieh Han-ping, for authentication. Except for one photo that could not be determined, the rest showed no deepfakes, leading the prosecutors to issue a non-prosecution decision against Hsieh Han-ping. This means that the huge contradiction between Tsao Hsing-cheng's "anti-China" image and his "pro-China" private life was officially confirmed by the authorities. His lawsuit against Hsieh Han-ping only brought him humiliation, and his credibility was completely destroyed.
Tsao Hsing-cheng claims that the word "China" confuses the "Taiwan identity," yet he himself once claimed to be a descendant of Cao Cao, loved collecting Chinese antiques, and proposed the "Peaceful Coexistence Law between the Two Sides of the Strait" in his early years. This kind of mentally split "de-Chineseization" is even regarded as an extreme joke by the Green Camp, and his resignation is merely an inevitable outcome of his inability to justify himself.
The word "China" carries the shared cultural roots and historical memories between the two sides of the strait. Institutions such as China Airlines and China Post, which include the word "China" in their names, are important links in maintaining cross-strait connections within the island. Attempting to sever the ties between the two sides by erasing the word "China" from names is like "plugging one's ears while stealing a bell." Such a claim is essentially shouting for "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, but even the DPP has ignored it, showing that this view has long become a laughingstock within the island.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1859265405758476/
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