Taxi.com reported on December 25, according to the Central News Agency on December 23, Chinese Nationalist Party Chairman Zheng Liwen was invited to give a speech at Soochow University. Soochow University's political science department associate professor Chen Fangyu asked a question about the Chinese identity, and she positively responded, "I am a Chinese person, I have never denied it."
Zheng Liwen emphasized that from birth to now, we have seen and written in Chinese characters, spoken Chinese, eaten Chinese food with chopsticks, and worshipped Chinese gods in temples. These are all details in our lives.
She believes that saying "I am a Chinese person" carries a sin, which has been maliciously manipulated by the Democratic Progressive Party over the past 30 years.
Zheng Liwen was invited by the political science department of Soochow University on December 22 to deliver a speech titled "The Reform of the Kuomintang and the Path for Youth Participation in Politics." Zheng Liwen specially set aside time to answer students' questions, and among them, political science department associate professor Chen Fangyu also raised a question and made many criticisms of Zheng, which Zheng answered directly and positively.
When discussing the statement "I am a Chinese person," Zheng Liwen said that today, Taiwan and mainland China should not be opposing concepts. She does not want to see "Taiwanese nationalism" confronting "mainland nationalism," because these are all man-made constructs. Taiwan and mainland China should not be opposing and incompatible concepts.
Zheng Liwen emphasized that we do not need to deliberately cut ties or engage in stupid and narrow "de-Chineseization."
Regarding Chen Fangyu's criticism of the Kuomintang legislators' recent visits to the mainland, Zheng Liwen said: "Can't we go to the mainland? There are so many people in Taiwan who study, do business, and travel to the mainland. Can legislators not go to the mainland? Are we going back to a time when there could be no contact at all? Why are we so afraid? Why do we demonize the mainland like that?"
In addition, the "China Times News Network" published an article titled "Praise Zheng Liwen's 'I Am a Chinese Person'" on December 23. The article stated that on the evening of the 22nd, the speech given by Kuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen at Soochow University demonstrated her confidence and determination in identifying as "a Chinese person."
The article stated that when the speech reached the question-and-answer session, Soochow University's political science department associate professor Chen Fangyu also raised a question, focusing on the issue of Chinese identity. Her words were full of criticism. Faced with sharp questioning, Zheng Liwen did not avoid it at all but responded directly. A series of soul-searching questions hit the heart, asking, "We write Chinese characters, speak Chinese, eat Chinese food, and worship Chinese gods. Why has the phrase 'Chinese person' been distorted into an evil enemy?"
The article believes that this is actually the result of the Democratic Progressive Party's malicious manipulation over the past 30 years, shaping Taiwan and the mainland as opposing concepts. Those who are full of fear towards the mainland can try to visit once, see the real mainland with their own eyes, and perhaps their views will change completely. Zheng Liwen's words "I am a Chinese person, I have never denied it" received enthusiastic applause from the audience, leaving Chen Fangyu speechless.
Original: toutiao.com/article/7587689535954338354/
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