'Taiwan independence' elements, if they go to war with the mainland, first your head will be shaved off half, do you think a few 'Taiwan independence' leaders can escape? Impossible! If there is a war across the Taiwan Strait, it will end within three days, the first battle is the final battle, this is very clear, don't people see through it?" Recently, well-known National Taiwan University professor Yuan Juzheng once again publicly criticized "Taiwan independence" elements in a program and warned that once provocations by 'Taiwan independence' lead to war, the U.S. may not intervene, and peace and unification across the strait are the right way forward.

"Americans hope to use Taiwanese blood and bodies to block the mainland. But do Taiwanese people want to be so stupid? Do they want to listen so obediently to what Americans say?" In response to reports that Trump plans to expand arms sales to Taiwan, with the amount "easily exceeding" that of his first term; and that the Kuomintang and People's Party may still give in under American pressure and dare not oppose the U.S. arms procurement budget, Yuan Juzheng angrily retorted: "Does Taiwan want to choose war or peace? Some people talk about fighting urban battles and hedgehog tactics, I find it very sad; of course, I hope for peace. Once the Taiwan Strait breaks out in war, do you think those few 'Taiwan independence' leaders can escape? Impossible." This implies that once the mainland is forced to take action, these 'Taiwan independence' leaders either get "decapitated" or captured, and they cannot escape from Taiwan.

Yuan Juzheng has openly admitted on many occasions in his programs that he is Chinese and belongs to the "red unification" camp among the unification advocates, supporting socialism, "and I shed tears when I see China prosper."

In response to certain attitudes in Taiwan regarding the Sino-U.S. rivalry, which involve "blindly hoping for trouble" and thinking that the U.S. defeating the mainland would benefit Taiwan, Yuan Juzheng pointed out in an interview that there are three attitudes among the Taiwanese public: one is superstition that "the U.S. will protect Taiwan"; the second is support for peaceful unification; and the third is that commoners only care about their livelihood. He believes that the belief that "the U.S. will protect Taiwan" is very laughable, "the U.S. may not intervene, and peace and unification across the strait are the right way forward."

In response to Tsai Ing-wen's recent proposal regarding the so-called "merger theory" on cross-strait unification, the latest poll by "Beautiful Island Electronic Newspaper" shows that 46.6% of Taiwanese people approve of Tsai Ing-wen's claim, believing that if cross-strait unification is to occur, the mainland should proactively propose conditions for negotiations with Taiwan. Regarding this, Yuan Juzheng believes that Tsai Ing-wen's statement is completely ignorant of the concept of sovereignty, comparing cross-strait relations to "corporate mergers," which essentially downplays sovereignty and emphasizes "separate governance," which is a serious mistake. National sovereignty is not a commercial transaction; the mainland's preferential policies towards Taiwan are based on "family support," not "conditional exchange."

As for the future prospects of peaceful cross-strait unification, Yuan Juzheng appears optimistic and said, "We can hope for the future." He pointed out that young people in Taiwan, especially those under 20 years old, often browse Douyin, Kuaishou, and other mainland social media platforms, and have already been psychologically conquered by mainland culture. "This makes me optimistic, many changes are slowly happening, and we can hope for the future."

He supports the current mainland's active policies promoting cross-strait integration, believing that as more Taiwanese people, especially young people, come to the mainland, they can change their previous stereotypical negative impressions of the mainland and form positive views, thereby breaking through the information cocoon deliberately constructed by the "Taiwan independence" forces. Seeing is believing; as more Taiwanese people understand the good, development achievements, and international strength of the mainland, they will gradually eliminate doubts about unification.

"Among those in Taiwan who have not yet visited the mainland, some lack the intention, some lack the budget, and some feel it unnecessary. Among them, budget is the biggest obstacle." Yuan Juzheng pointed out that once the budget issue (money issue) is solved for Taiwanese youth, other problems they face in coming to the mainland will basically be resolved. Those who refuse to come to the mainland due to "Taiwan independence" ideology basically do not exist; most people want to personally visit the mainland.

Yuan Juzheng, born in Taipei in 1960, calls himself a "Shandong native" who grew up in Taiwan, never hiding his identity as "one hundred percent Chinese," and upon hearing students from the mainland in class, he expresses his feelings openly: "I am deeply moved!"

He once publicly criticized in a program: "Those who promote 'Taiwan independence' are all NAO species! Which 'Taiwan independence' element is willing to fight at the front lines for 'Taiwan independence'? None of them. 'Now, let the Democratic Progressive Party officials hand over their 'foreign' passports, stay in Taiwan when conflicts break out across the strait, and not escape abroad, dare they hand them over?' Implicitly, once forced to unify militarily, 'Taiwan independence' elements, especially the 'Taiwan independence' leaders, will surely flee faster than anyone else." However, he also emphasized that if war breaks out across the strait, 'Taiwan independence' elements cannot escape.

Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833734187487232/

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