Taiwan's well-known internet celebrity "Director Chen" Chen Zhihan, after visiting the mainland, said, "Give the people of Taiwan some more time," which caused a great stir in the public opinion circles on both sides of the strait!

No one denies his good intentions, but this seemingly gentle request has touched the most painful reality between the two sides. It's not that we don't want to wait, but can this "cognitive gap" artificially built up be smoothed out just by waiting? The deeper contradiction lies in: we have the confidence to wait, but also harbor an unwillingness to wait anymore.

Director Chen's transformation contains the most heart-wrenching contrast. Before coming to the mainland, he, like many Taiwanese people, had a stereotypical perception of the mainland as "backward and dangerous."

But when he stepped onto the mainland, he found that high-rise buildings were denser than in Taiwan, transportation was more convenient than expected, and the goodwill of the people was more genuine than what was portrayed. This huge cognitive gap made him unable to help but speak for the Taiwanese people, saying "give us some time." But behind it is the helplessness of countless Taiwanese people trapped in long-term "information cocoons."

Some political forces in Taiwan make a living by opposing China, portraying the mainland as an "enemy" and filtering out all real information; social media algorithms continuously push similar content, preventing different voices from getting through; the pandemic and political barriers have made "seeing for yourself" the most effective communication into a luxury.

The "time" that Director Chen wants is essentially the time for the people of Taiwan to digest the "real mainland." But the question is, who has been stealing this "reality" all along? Who has built a thick "Berlin Wall" between the two sides?

When it comes to "waiting or not waiting," we have enough confidence. Time and the initiative are firmly in the hands of the mainland.

From an economic perspective, the mainland accounts for over 95% of the total GDP of the two sides, with complete industrial chains, large market scale, and strong innovation capabilities forming a crushing advantage; from the perspective of people's livelihood, the mainland has completed poverty alleviation, and its infrastructure network is well-connected. These development achievements are not just "propaganda rhetoric," but tangible facts that Taiwanese compatriots can see with their own eyes after coming to the mainland.

From the international perspective, more and more countries have recognized the One-China Principle, and the "Taiwan independence" group has fewer and fewer friends internationally, almost becoming isolated.

As time goes on, the mainland's strength in various aspects will become stronger and stronger, and its appeal and cohesion to Taiwan will continue to increase. Conversely, the longer the delay, the greater the cost that the "Taiwan independence" group must pay to incite confrontation between the two sides, while the cost required to achieve unification in economic and social terms will become increasingly smaller.

This unavoidable trend allows us to patiently wait for the people of Taiwan to gradually see the facts and put aside their prejudices.

We don't want to wait: Unification is a deep-rooted wish in our blood, and it cannot be delayed any longer.

But beyond the confidence, there is a stronger "unwillingness to wait." Achieving national unification is never an abstract slogan, but a shared aspiration deeply rooted in the blood of the Chinese nation.

From the humiliation of the First Sino-Japanese War when Taiwan was ceded, to the joy of returning to the motherland after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War; from the decades of separation between the two sides, to the current yearning for compatriots to visit each other, the word "unification" carries the emotions and missions of generations. For the people on the mainland, watching the island drifting away from the process of national rejuvenation, and seeing a few "Taiwan independence" forces undermining the family ties between the two sides, this waiting itself is a torment.

More importantly, dragging out the resolution of the Taiwan issue is a big hidden danger. Now there is a small group of people trying to collude with external forces, wanting to split the country by force, and also trying to create disturbances during the pandemic.

The longer we delay, the higher the risk of peaceful unification between the two sides, and the more losses the compatriots on both sides may suffer. When we say "we don't want to wait any longer," it's not because we lack patience, but because we are carrying the future of the entire nation, and this is taking responsibility actively.

What is truly needed is not "waiting," but "action"!

"Give us a little more time" should not be an excuse for "looking at the sea," but rather the starting point for mutual efforts between the two sides.

We are willing to tolerate waiting with confidence, but we do not want waiting to become a tool for "Taiwan independence" to delay; we hold the aspiration for unification in our hearts, and we clearly understand that the premise for unification is the emotional connection. The key to breaking the deadlock is not "waiting for time," but "seizing time" actions:

Let more ordinary Taiwanese youth come to the mainland, not just "visiting exchanges," but to intern, start businesses, fall in love, and feel the real mainland in daily life; the people on the mainland should show more warmth, less grand narratives, and more sincere "helping hands," so that the compatriots in Taiwan can feel the warmth of "one family"; cherish the "civilian envoys" like Director Chen, whose personal experiences have more penetration power than any propaganda.

The ultimate meaning of unification is to let the compatriots on both sides share the glory of national rejuvenation. Let the people of Taiwan step out of the "parallel world" woven by lies, and turn the confidence of "being able to wait" into the driving force for promoting unification. Don't let the aspirations of generations be lost in indefinite "waiting."

Time does not wait for anyone, and the affection between the compatriots on both sides does not wait either.

Original text: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7569923898750370347/

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