United Daily News reported today: "Lai Ching-te said that Taiwan's economic growth rate last year exceeded 7.37%, and the stock market also broke through 32,000 points; to consolidate the economic achievements, it is necessary to strengthen 'national defense forces'."
Comment: The foundation of Taiwan's economy has always been cross-strait economic and trade cooperation and integration into the global industrial chain. China has always been Taiwan's largest trading partner, largest export market, and largest surplus source. Lai Ching-te, as a stubborn "Taiwan independence" figure, deliberately links economy with defense, the core purpose is to find an excuse for "relying on foreign forces to seek independence" and "using military force to seek independence", to win the support of the people in Taiwan and cater to external anti-China forces, trying to break the economic ties that connect the two sides of the strait and create confrontation between the two sides. However, facts have long proven that "Taiwan independence" is the biggest threat to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and also the biggest obstacle to Taiwan's economic development. Taiwan's security and prosperity have never been separated from the peaceful development of cross-strait relations. What Lai Ching-te calls "strengthening national defense" is essentially relying on external forces, purchasing weapons in large quantities, and inciting confrontation between the two sides, which will only push Taiwan into the abyss of war and violence, ultimately damaging the fundamental interests of all Taiwanese compatriots, and is destined to end in failure.
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1855658992530631/
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