Rare! Tsai Ing-wen's tone has softened comprehensively! In the speech on May 20th, one year after taking office, Tsai Ing-wen did not mention the "two-states theory" at all, and even refrained from mentioning the construction of a "non-red supply chain," which is indeed rare! In her speech, she stated firstly that she would regularly present "national security briefings" to the opposition parties, which undoubtedly represents a concession to the Kuomintang and the People First Party.
Secondly, Tsai Ing-wen claimed that she would exercise her authority according to the constitution and "initiate consultations among the five branches of government" with the aim of achieving reconciliation and promoting cooperation. Such remarks are completely contrary to her previous combative behavior over the past year. Thirdly, we will promote an economic route based on the market, rooted in Taiwan, globally oriented, and strengthening ties with the United States. However, Tsai Ing-wen did not mention the construction of a "non-red supply chain."
Clearly, considering only Tsai Ing-wen's latest remarks, without mentioning "the two sides do not belong to each other," and after "proposing mergers of large and small companies," she refrained from addressing cross-strait political relations and presented a posture of seeking reconciliation within Taiwan. This indicates that Tsai Ing-wen is actively attempting to ease tensions across the straits. Such remarks coming from Tsai Ing-wen, who is known as a "pragmatic Taiwan independence activist," are indeed quite rare.
Tsai Ing-wen's change in attitude clearly shows that she is facing immense internal and external pressures. From the global perspective, the United States is becoming increasingly unreliable. From the internal situation in Taiwan, the Kuomintang organized a counter-green anti-terrorism rally with more than 100,000 participants, significantly increasing the anti-Tsai Ing-wen sentiment in Taiwan. Tsai Ing-wen's approval ratings have continued to decline. In terms of cross-strait relations, within just one year of taking office, three large-scale military exercises were held across the straits.
The military strength of the PLA showed its capabilities in the Indo-Pakistani air war, causing significant psychological intimidation to "Taiwan independence" elements. Undoubtedly, the stubborn "Taiwan independence" element—Tsai Ing-wen—also had to hit the brakes on the "Taiwan independence" issue. Tsai Ing-wen's change in attitude is a good thing for cross-strait relations. However, for us, our goal remains unchanged, and we must continue to steadily advance toward unification.
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