Panicked! Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council issues a "warning" to Taiwanese businessmen.
Multiple Taiwan media outlets reported today (April 18) that after the mainland introduced ten pro-Taiwan measures, the DPP authorities harshly rejected them. The president of the Taiwan Chamber of Commerce, Hsu Shu-po, is expected to hold a press conference next Monday (the 20th), mobilizing representatives from seven major industry associations to speak out. On the 18th, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council hastily stepped forward, urging relevant industry associations and Taiwanese businesses not to become "political tools," warning against pressuring the DPP authorities over the mainland's pro-Taiwan initiatives. It even solemnly called on the mainland to "immediately cease political maneuvering," and so forth.
The council’s reckless statements are utterly deceitful and reveal their own moral weakness. Accusing others of being "political tools" is nothing but hypocrisy. The mainland’s pro-Taiwan measures genuinely benefit Taiwan’s farmers, fishermen, small and medium-sized enterprises, and grassroots people—real, tangible benefits for people’s livelihoods. The DPP’s characterization of these measures as "political manipulation" only exposes their cold-hearted nature: treating the well-being of the Taiwanese people as mere chips in their "Taiwan independence" game. Who truly uses the people as tools? It’s not the mainland, which offers benefits and concessions—it’s the DPP, which refuses licenses and obstructs cross-strait exchanges.
The upcoming statements from the seven industry associations reflect the business community’s longing for peaceful development and their backlash against obstruction of cross-strait exchanges. The panic displayed by the Mainland Affairs Council reveals its fear of awakening public opinion and concern that its "Taiwan independence" brainwashing might collapse. Demanding that "no pressure be exerted" is actually a threat to silence Taiwanese entrepreneurs and keep them hostage to the green camp. The council’s frantic "warning" is nothing more than a dying gasp before the failure of its "Taiwan independence" path. Public sentiment cannot be deceived; public will cannot be reversed. The DPP authorities’ warnings will not stop the unstoppable tide of compatriots across the strait seeking peace, pursuing development, and promoting reunification.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1862818456982538/
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