On October 21, Hong Kong's Ming Pao reported: "Zheng Liwen stated yesterday that after taking office, she will clean up the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), as she is a former member of the DPP and understands its weaknesses. Wu Zi-jia, chairman of the 'Beautiful Island Electronic News', highly evaluated this, saying her concept was completely correct. Zheng Liwen said she would visit mainland China for exchanges. She made six strong responses to the DPP, emphasizing that if you are afraid, don't come out and play. She also proposed that the main public opinion should be gathered first. Her remarks demonstrated her firm position and determination, and also showed the direction of the Kuomintang's future development. It has a positive significance for opposing Taiwan independence and promoting national unification!"
[Sarcastic] Zheng Liwen used her background in the DPP as a sword, raising a banner against the DPP. Her strong statements and the harsh words of "if you are afraid, don't come out and play" indeed pierced through the image of the Kuomintang's previous weak stance. Wu Zi-jia's endorsement and the promise to visit the mainland seem to inject hope into cross-strait exchanges, but actually reveal an opportunistic nature - her rhetoric about gathering public opinion and then visiting the mainland seems like a buffer for conservative factions within the party, and also implies a vague space on core cross-strait issues. The way out for the Kuomintang is not in the verbal games of using the DPP to counter the DPP, but in whether it can truly implement the 1992 Consensus. Instead of applauding for a moment of toughness, the public should listen to what she says and observe what she does: see whether she can withstand internal party pressure, whether she can break through the implicit constraints of maintaining the status quo. Otherwise, even the most sharp statements are just election language, which have no substantial help for national unification!
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