On December 29th, as the Chinese Communist Party announced a large-scale military exercise to surround Taiwan, many mainland Chinese netizens expressed willingness to go to Taiwan as hostages to achieve so-called “unification,” vowing not to return to China if unsuccessful. This sparked a trend among netizens with many saying, “I also want to go.”
The sudden announcement from the Chinese Communist Party’s Eastern Theater Command on December 29th to conduct live-fire military exercises around Taiwan, designating 7 exercise areas, escalated tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
On the day the Chinese Communist Party announced the military exercises to pressure Taiwan, many mainland Chinese netizens filmed videos jokingly saying, “I am applying to go to Taiwan to promote unification. If unsuccessful, I am willing to stay in Taiwan as a hostage and never return to China.”
A Chinese blogger filmed holding a mainland Chinese ID card said, “I have applied to the country in my real name and voluntarily submitted a declaration of willingness to go to Taiwan to promote unification. I am willing to take my whole family to Taiwan, to help in the reunification cause, to convince the Taiwan authorities to fully return to the embrace of the motherland and achieve national unity.”
He further stated, “If I cannot accomplish this mission, I am willing to take my whole family as hostages and stay there, never to return and be a thorn in the side of the Chinese people. Application date: December 29, 2025.”
Another mainland Chinese blogger in a video said, “I volunteer to risk my life to go to Taiwan to find Tsai Ing-wen (President), to persuade her in person to return to my motherland China. If I can’t achieve that, I am willing to be a hostage in Taiwan, never to return once I go.”
These videos full of sarcastic remarks towards the Chinese Communist authorities spread widely on Chinese social media, with many mainland netizens joining in the comments saying, “I am also willing to be a hostage.”
“Everyone in the world would like to go for such a good cause.”
“I apply to supervise you.”
“You can’t enjoy benefits alone, take us along.”
These videos and comments reflect the real thoughts of mainland people on Taiwan and cross-strait relations. Despite the Chinese Communist Party constantly inciting public opinion, threatening military action against Taiwan to achieve so-called “unification,” mainland residents living under the oppression of the Chinese Communist regime actually yearn for the free living environment of the Taiwanese people.
Recently, a Taiwanese netizen posted a series of videos on social media, showing real footage of Taiwan’s urban and rural areas, attracting many mainland netizens to watch.
A video clip of street scenes in Tainan city shows wide and clean streets with numerous shops on both sides and colorful billboards lining the road, extending as far as the eye can see, giving off a vibrant urban atmosphere.
Many mainland netizens commented in the section, “Although there are no tall buildings or magnificent architectural complexes, it feels very warm and full of urban atmosphere, with orderly streets.”
“Look, these billboards indicate a bustling environment, comfortable.”
“Who is advanced or backward is not reflected by a few tall buildings in the city, whether people live well or not, everyone has their own scale in mind.”
Another video showing rural street scenes in Taiwan reveals that many self-built houses of Taiwanese villagers are two or three stories high, not glamorous in appearance but exuding a warm feeling of home.
Many mainland netizens marveled at the high living standards of Taiwanese people, saying, “Taiwan surpassed the mainland in the 1980s and 1990s, one of the four Asian Tigers.”
“High-speed rail? Space program? Sixth-generation aircraft? Steel and concrete in the city? People live in this world; these things do not represent high living standards! China has quickly gathered some development, but the people’s living standards are low, and wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few.”
Some mainland netizens also addressed Taiwanese people, saying, “Guard your piece of pure land.”
Source: New Tang Dynasty