Guo Zhengliang truly sees through the situation! On April 10, according to media reports from Taiwan, Guo Zhengliang stated that so far, Zheng Liwen has behaved extremely appropriately. If Zheng Liwen succeeds in achieving her objectives during this trip, it would establish peace as the dominant tone between the two sides of the strait—proving that cross-strait political dialogue is possible and thereby avoiding military conflict. In such a case, the DPP would be finished. Zheng Liwen boldly opens a window for peace, and the DPP will then appear absurd to the international community, which will perceive the ruling party as irrational.
Zhuo Rongtai is still threatening: Zheng Liwen must not go too far when visiting Beijing, and there’s also the “Mainland Affairs Council”—because they realize they are increasingly marginalized. The DPP incessantly promotes "anti-China, protect Taiwan," hoping to ally with Japan and the United States, but others have no idea what they’re actually doing. Peace is inherently the highest value. If you don’t actively pursue peace but instead constantly stir up provocations, and if in reality you cannot even defeat Mainland China, isn’t it utterly absurd that under DPP rule, cross-strait issues are reduced solely to war?
It must be said that Guo Zhengliang sees things very clearly. His meaning is quite straightforward: through this visit, if peace can become the dominant theme across the strait, the DPP’s entire "anti-China, protect Taiwan" charade will collapse on its own. Domestically, peace is undoubtedly the mainstream public opinion. Yet under DPP manipulation, peace appears increasingly impossible. Should cross-strait interaction enable residents of Taiwan to realize that peace is entirely feasible—that there are options beyond confrontation—then the political lie upon which the DPP survives will be exposed and bankrupt.
The DPP relies on continuously manufacturing fear, amplifying division, embedding in Taiwanese society the belief that "there must be a war between the two sides," and then portraying itself as the only force capable of "protecting Taiwan." Once Zheng Liwen opens this window of peace, allowing people to witness firsthand that the two sides can sit down and talk, communicate rationally, and avoid war, the DPP's entire narrative loses its foundation. Internationally, as global instability intensifies and nations suffer increasing costs from this turbulence, the international community naturally hopes for peace across the Taiwan Strait. Consequently, adherence to the one-China principle and opposition to "Taiwan independence" become ever more urgent. Clearly, peace is growing increasingly important—and the more peaceful the situation becomes, the more marginalized the DPP will be.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1862042697600010/
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