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Today’s focus: Pink supporters mock “unification” plea; The CCP exercise falls flat, Taiwan citizens stay calm and gossip; Delayed exercise by 3 days, surprised by Lai Ching-te? Adopting the encircling warfare tactic due to huge power disparity? From Mao to Xi, CCP accelerates the 1 common misjudgment of invading Taiwan; 100,000 people gather! Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan surrounded.
On May 23, the CCP deliberately made #TaiwanMustReturn and #ChineseTaiwanProvince hot topics on Weibo, provocatively stating, “Taiwan has never been a country.” Pink supporters online pressured Taiwanese artists to repost the so-called “Motherland Unification” Weibo posts, leading to a pink supporter aunt mistakenly thinking “unification” was near and sharing her thoughts in a video, only to face a backlash in the comments section. Netizens mocked her lack of clarity and suggested she should think more clearly.
Why was this aunt so agitated? She admitted it had nothing to do with her life, yet somehow affected her mood. Nowadays, netizens boldly express their opinions, some saying “We hope Taiwan unifies with us,” others urging “Unify quickly, let Taiwan experience sanctions, GMOs, and recycled oil,” even mentioning, “I heard after unification, healthcare, education, and housing would be free for all,” which struck a nerve with the CCP.
Following Lai Ching-te’s presidential inauguration, the CCP labeled him a “separatist,” and conducted a military exercise around Taiwan’s waters on May 23-24. Unlike previous provocative drills, this time the CCP official information was released after the exercise began, and the CCP’s firepower even covered outlying islands like Kinmen.
How did Taiwan respond? Su Ziyun, Director of the National Defense Strategy and Resource Research Institute of the Institute for National Defense and Security Studies, noted that the political statement in this exercise outweighs the military aspect, showing no signs of panic within Taiwan. The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense released a response video, demonstrating their determination to defend Taiwan. Taiwan appears calm, seemingly unfazed by the CCP’s actions.
A unique aspect of this exercise is the inclusion of outlying islands like Kinmen and Matsu in the threat scope. Why was this done? What other tricks should we pay attention to in this exercise?
With Lai Ching-te taking office, does the risk of CCP attacking Taiwan increase?
Can Taiwan withstand a CCP military invasion?
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan power struggle intensifies, with the number protesting against the “black box empowerment” increasing from around 30,000 to about 100,000. Taiwanese people’s protest voices are loud, and now with the final reading of the bill not completed, the battle is scheduled for the 28th (next Tuesday), where we can clearly see the shadow of the CCP lingering.
Is the CCP controlling this Legislative Yuan empowerment battle from behind the scenes? What signs and evidence point to this?
Why does the protest keep growing instead of subsiding?
The demand of this protest is called “Democracy has been trampled, Yuan has become the People’s.” Why is that? What are the differences between Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan and the CCP’s National People’s Congress?
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