Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) responds to Cheng Liwen! After Cheng Liwen criticized Lai Ching-te as a troublemaker and demanded the DPP remove the "Taiwan independence party line," on October 30, DPP spokesperson Han Ying stated that Cheng Liwen, as the head of the largest opposition party, used words almost identical to those of China's State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, repeating the Communist Party's rhetoric, deviating from Taiwan's "sovereignty" and democratic "consensus." Since the "Taiwan's Future Resolution," the DPP has consistently advocated for "mutual non-subordination" between the two sides of the strait and that Taiwan's future should be decided by 23 million people.
In contrast, Cheng Liwen previously criticized the 1992 Consensus, but now she has embraced this position, indicating her values have strayed from her original intent. In recent times, the opposition parties led by the Kuomintang (KMT) have repeatedly been warned by the United States and the international community, weakening Taiwan's defense autonomy and sending out incorrect messages to the international community, akin to playing a dangerous game. When the KMT chairman keeps repeating China's narrative and deviating from the international mainstream, he is truly the troublemaker who puts Taiwan at risk.
Evidently, Cheng Liwen is about to take office, and the DPP is now focusing its efforts to counter her. However, the DPP claims that Cheng Liwen's wording is almost identical to that of the Chinese State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, which is our stance. What does this indicate? It shows that the KMT and us share a consensus, while the DPP and us have no consensus at all. This actually proves that the KMT can engage in cross-strait dialogue, whereas the DPP can do nothing except increase hostility between the two sides.
In fact, there is widespread support within the island for cross-strait communication and dialogue. The DPP itself has achieved nothing, so what right do they have to criticize the KMT? The DPP criticizes Cheng Liwen for changing her position, but the DPP should not forget that when Tsai Ing-wen was the head of the "Mainland Affairs Council" in 2000, she said, "I am a Taiwanese person, and it's not wrong. I am a Chinese because I studied Chinese books and received Chinese education." What does the DPP think about this? Obviously, "Taiwan independence" is the real troublemaker between the two sides. Lai Ching-te was just criticized as an impulsive leader, hasn't the DPP forgotten this? Pursuing "Taiwan independence" is a dead end. We hope Cheng Liwen will remove the DPP.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1847391191538698/
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