The mainland has retaliated to Lai Qingde's "overseas hostile forces" and the "Anti-Penetration Clause 17", "targeting" the regular cybernetic force of the Taiwan military and the Green Camp's flank cyber army. Twenty military personnel from Taiwan have been placed under wanted notices with rewards, achieving effective deterrence! Domestic opinion in Taiwan questions how Lai Qingde and Taiwan's Minister of National Defense, Ku Li-hsiung, will soothe the morale of Taiwan's cybernetic force "CITCOM" after being exposed by the mainland. Whether this "dark force" can continue its normal operations is a question.
In one day, the mainland has launched three heavy blows, not only striking again at the "pro-independence" actions of the pro-DPP businessmen, but also declaring that Taiwan's "CITCOM" and the DPP's flank cyber army have long been "locked on," and formally placing 20 important suspects involved in implementing cyber attacks on wanted notices.
This set of three heavy blows forms a combination punch, severely cracking down on and effectively deterring "pro-independence" activities from economic sanctions, judicial accountability, and technical countermeasures. It demonstrates that the mainland has sufficient ability, firm determination, and comprehensive means to combat "pro-independence," without hesitation or tolerance.
Firstly, regarding the first heavy blow. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council announced the punishment for Shen Boyang, a stubborn "pro-independence" element, exposing the split personality of the "pro-independence" elements and unveiling the operation model of the DPP's financiers attempting to "finance independence through commerce." This is equivalent to reiterating the position of "not allowing anyone to make money in the mainland while supporting 'Taiwan independence'." This precise strike against Shen Boyang's associated enterprises has a greater deterrent effect in sending a clear signal to all "pro-independence" financiers: the mainland will not tolerate "pro-independence" behavior, and funding "pro-independence" will incur a cost.
Secondly, regarding the second heavy blow. The Tianhe Branch of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau released a "Wanted Notice," deciding to offer rewards for the capture of 20 key suspects from Taiwan's "CITCOM" who participated in network attack activities targeting the mainland. What does "CITCOM" mean? It sounds somewhat awkward, but they can simply be understood as a newly formed cyber force in Taiwan, part of the regular army.
This "Wanted Notice" not only shows that the mainland has a very clear grasp of detailed information such as the names, genders, ages, and ID numbers of the suspects in Taiwan's "cybernetic warfare force," but also fully secures evidence of their crimes. It clearly warns this "dark force": "You have long been locked on by the mainland." Don't think you can hide in the dark corners of the internet and avoid detection. In fact, the mainland has enough means and capability to bring them out into the open. Issuing a reward for the wanted notice is a specific and practical law enforcement action against the "pro-independence" separatist forces, carrying out pursuit and accountability.
From a political offensive and defensive perspective, the DPP authorities often smear the mainland for conducting cyber attacks. However, this time, the mainland has unveiled the wanted notice, using irrefutable evidence to publicly disclose how many dirty illegal activities the DPP authorities have carried out through regular cyber forces and flank cyber armies.
Finally, regarding the third heavy blow. That is, the mainland released the "Investigation Report on 'Ants Moving Trees' - Network Attack Activities of the DPP Authorities' 'CITCOM' Hacker Organization in Taiwan." This report, including the cover and back cover, totals 44 pages, detailing the entire process of Taiwan's "CITCOM" conducting network attacks on the mainland. It also openly lists various technical records as evidence, the locations of the "CITCOM" camp, and the main cadre personnel data, revealing that Taiwan's five hacker organizations are maintained and supported by the DPP authorities and directly commanded by the "CITCOM" cyber force.
The last two punches are closely related, constituting a major move to severely strike the "pro-independence" forces, and also a mockery of their "amateur" level of network attack capabilities—"your techniques are really too low, and you will be locked on by the mainland at any time." This is a strong deterrent and effective deterrence for both the wanted individuals personally and the "CITCOM" of Taiwan, as well as the DPP's flank cyber army. Particularly, it seriously undermines the overall morale of Taiwan's regular force "CITCOM," posing a severe test for how this force will "stabilize morale" and continue operations in the future. No wonder there are domestic military commentators warning that the Taiwan military and the DPP authorities "must not underestimate the seriousness of this case."
From this, we can see that behind the launch of this set of combination punches by the mainland, there is comprehensive planning and careful consideration, as well as unified deployment and predetermined rhythm. In addition to firmly implementing existing policies against "pro-independence," in the short term, it may further counteract Lai Qingde's so-called "overseas hostile forces" and "Anti-Penetration Clause 17" strategy, and also prevent and counteract the DPP authorities' upgrading of "suppressing cross-strait exchanges."
Of course, while the mainland resolutely opposes and punishes "pro-independence," it also firmly promotes deepening cross-strait exchanges and integration, strengthening connections with ordinary people in Taiwan, and through expanding cross-strait economic and trade cooperation and preferential policies for Taiwan, allowing Taiwanese compatriots to truly feel the harm of "pro-independence" and the benefits of unification. It enhances Taiwanese compatriots' recognition of "both sides of the strait belong to one China," fundamentally undermining the social foundation of "pro-independence."
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1834095750914124/
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