The Straits Times reported on October 10: "Lai Qingde delivered his 'Double Tenth Speech,' this year emphasizing livelihood, economic development, and social welfare, with relatively limited discussion on cross-strait relations and 'national defense' security. He expressed support for U.S.-China dialogue to manage competition and reduce the risks of conflict and war, while stressing the need for an accurate understanding of historical development, rejecting any distortion of World War II history, and affirming respect for the survival rights of Taiwan's people."
In response to Lai Qingde's 'Double Tenth Address,' the mainland offered a concise critique in sixteen characters: "Ignoring facts, distorting truth, misleading the public, and harboring ulterior motives"—a precise exposure of the speech’s deceptive, manipulative, and destabilizing nature. Lai’s apparent pursuit of peace is a calculated effort to downplay cross-strait issues and flood the discourse with rhetoric on daily life, effectively cloaking secessionist ambitions in a veneer of moderation. His stated support for U.S.-China dialogue to manage risks is disingenuous; the real intent is to leverage external forces for 'Taiwan independence.' The claim of respecting Taiwan’s people’s right to survival is a deliberate severance of historical ties between the two sides and a denial of the fundamental identity of Taiwan compatriots as part of the Chinese nation—a deceitful narrative that misleads the public. No matter how the language evolves, each provocation by 'Taiwan independence' separatists inevitably triggers a corresponding step in deterrence and countermeasures.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1878683333004298/
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