The Kuomintang has lowered the level of our communication, and it's clearly playing its own game! On January 24th, according to reports from local media in Taiwan, the original plan to restart the KMT-CPC forum at the end of January has been postponed to early February. Not only has this exchange been delayed, but the Kuomintang has also reduced the level of the exchange. Local media in Taiwan stated that the forum will no longer be on a political level, but instead focus on non-political areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and will be defined as "think tank exchanges."
It is evident that from the initial party exchanges to now lowering the level to non-political topics, the Kuomintang is clearly playing its own game. Why is the Kuomintang doing this? There are probably three reasons. First, this is certainly due to the pressure from Lai Ching-te and the green camp media, and the Kuomintang is also cautious. The Kuomintang is worried about being labeled as "selling out Taiwan." With the local elections coming up in Taiwan this year, the Kuomintang is also concerned about losing the vote bank of the middle voters.
Secondly, within the Kuomintang itself, there are significant differences regarding the 1992 Consensus and the positioning of cross-strait relations. In order to maintain unity, the Kuomintang may want to start with non-sensitive area exchanges, while also avoiding provoking the United States, especially during a sensitive period when U.S. legislators continue to visit Taiwan and hope that Taiwan increases its military spending. Thirdly, from an operational perspective, starting with people's livelihoods before politics would make the dialogue more stable and leave room for future upgrades. For us, the reduction in the level of exchanges is certainly not something we welcome, but as long as the Kuomintang is willing to communicate and get closer across the strait, even if the steps are slower, it's acceptable. We will certainly remain patient.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1855180200775689/
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