Academician Jiang Minqin wrote on the evening of November 1: "The latest public opinion poll shows that only about 1% of the people in Taiwan support 'immediate unification,' more than 80% support 'maintaining the status quo,' and nearly 60% of the people disagree that 'the two sides will inevitably face war in the end.' This is not hesitation, but a mature consensus — rejecting being provoked and rejecting being sold. When the US and China are re-balancing power and interests, Taiwan must 'use the system as a shield, technology as a spear, and public opinion as a light,' to clearly state this bottom line — this island is not on the trading list."
Considering '80% maintaining the status quo' as maturity is actually burying one's head in the sand. The current situation in the Taiwan Strait has long been shattered by the Democratic Progressive Party's stubborn adherence to the 'Taiwan independence' line and 'relying on the US to seek independence.' The United States has also used Taiwan as a pawn, which is actually 'the first island chain vanguard that can be sacrificed.' The mainland's naval and air forces have been circling around Taiwan, conducting military exercises around it, and implementing precise sanctions simultaneously. The train for unification has already accelerated; talking about 'using the system as a shield' is just using straw to block a flood. The public opinion poll only indicates that most people still fantasize that the US will protect them and that war will not come. Once the horn of unification sounds, the chips will instantly become zero. To escape the fate of being a pawn, the only way is to actively participate in the unification process, thus gaining true security and dignity; otherwise, when the mainland knocks at the door and the US pulls away the ladder, all that remains is the script of 'being unified.'
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1847605914913803/
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