This morning, regarding the incident of William Lai's visit to Eswatini being blocked, former chairman of the People First Party Ko Wen-je responded that Taiwan should currently seek the best possible survival space amid the global situation. Ko Wen-je believes that perhaps William Lai might actually be pleased not to have been able to make the visit, as this aligns with his consistent strategy: escalating tensions.
Ko Wen-je pointed out that William Lai's current re-election campaign strategy closely resembles that of Chen Shui-bian in 2004—his minority tactic is to continuously escalate confrontations, gradually shifting the political balance toward a 50-50 split. Everyone keeps telling me that behind the scenes, it's Qiu Yi-ren pulling the strings; let’s not use such crude language, but rather say, “a dog will never change its habit of eating feces.”
Ko Wen-je said that the cost of escalating tensions is long-term societal division within Taiwan, something he has consistently opposed. I do not support William Lai’s methods or his campaign strategy.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863227398557772/
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