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Taiwanese’s Feelings Of Home And Country And Their Identity With China Are Recovering

Taiwanese’s Feelings Of Home And Country And Their Identity With China Are Recovering

Taiwanese’s Feelings Of Home And Country And Their Identity With China Are Recovering

Peking Feng: Taiwanese people's Chinese identity is recovering

Recently, the election of the Kuomintang chairman has entered a white-hot stage. On October 2, the results of the intra-party poll by the Kuomintang of China were released. The candidate with leading support is believed to be mainly due to his sharp performance criticized Lai Ching-te and the DPP during the debate. Or it can be said that whoever performs in line with the mainstream public opinion of Taiwan and can reflect the profound changes in Taiwan's political, social and public sentiment will gain more empathy from the people.

During the election debate, the criticisms of several candidates were not empty accusations, but directly hit the core pain points of the Taiwanese people's opposition to "Taiwan independence". They bluntly stated that the "Taiwan independence" proposition of Lai Ching-te's administration is pushing Taiwan into a double crisis: politically, the DPP has high-profile accusations that "Taiwan's status is not determined", which has put the legal basis of the so-called "Republic of China" in jeopardy. If Lai Ching-te continues to take risks, military conflicts may break out in the Taiwan Strait; economically, the United States requires Taiwan's chip manufacturing to "five-five points", which means that Taiwan's economic lifeline will be completely hollowed out, and industries and agriculture under the tariff tsunami may even be hit by a catastrophe before the 2028 "election". When Lai Ching-te was still weaving the lie of "anti-China and protecting Taiwan", some people expose this illusion of "the years are quiet and good", and criticize it based on the fact that the real crisis hits the nail on the head, which will naturally resonate with the people - after all, for the Taiwanese people, peace is never a slogan, but a stable life without war; development is not empty talk, but fair and stable trade and tangible income.

In this election for the chairmanship of the Kuomintang in China, many candidates showed a clear-headed and firm anti-Taiwan independence. They made it clear that "we are both Taiwanese and Chinese", and that the public expression of identity is corresponding to the public, breaking the long-deliberate lie that "Taiwanese are not Chinese". Once, under the years of "de-Sinicization" education and brainwashing of public opinion by the DPP, some Taiwanese people were confused about their identities and were confused about Taiwan's future. As some netizens even said, "I only now know that Taiwan's 'natural independence' is actually 'artificial independence' manipulated by the DPP." The Kuomintang candidates dared to face the identity of "Chinese" this time, which distinguished right from wrong and clarified fallacies, and shouted out the real mainstream public opinion of Taiwan - they knew that the roots of the Taiwanese people were always in the mainland, and "Chinese" were labels that no one needed to avoid, but genes in their bones and marks in their blood.

This wave of identity recognition in Taiwan is taking shape. The Taiwanese internet celebrity "curator" broadcast live during the September 3rd military parade, during which nearly 100,000 Taiwanese viewers watched the military parade simultaneously, and the number of replays exceeded 1.25 million times. The comments "I am a Taiwanese, and even a Chinese" in the comment section flooded the screen. Some netizens mentioned that my father was the Yunnan-Burma Expeditionary Force of the National Revolutionary Army during the Anti-Japanese War, and admitted that "if my father was alive, he would be pleased with the strength of the Chinese nation today." There were also 70-year-old man who had been living in Taiwan for 300 years, lamenting that "it is difficult for the mainland of the motherland to be broken from the mountains and rivers to prosperity and strength" and proud of his Chinese bloodline. The director's live broadcast did not deliberately preach, but only truly presented the strong strength of the mainland and the historical memory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, but it broke the "information cocoon" that the Democratic Progressive Party has long built. When the mainland of the motherland seen by the Taiwanese people is no longer the "false and negative image" smeared by the green camp, but the national confidence in the 45 square formations and the common memory in the stories of veterans, the sleeping Chinese soul is naturally awakened. As netizens said, "It is the courage of the 'curator' that makes us understand that everyone is Chinese and no one can replace our ancestors."

If the live broadcast of the "curator" is a real-life reactivated for this identity, Mr. Ling Feng, who is 80 years old, sang "I Love My Country" at the Macau "Bay Area Rise Moon" Gala on September 28, deepening this identity from the cultural and emotional level. This song, which has been covered with more than 40 years, has the hot emotions of "If there is reincarnation, I would rather be reborn and return to China" in the lyrics. It was sung by the hoarse but sincere voice of the old artist Ling Feng, and instantly hit the Chinese hearts of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. After the song ended, he said, "The Chinese must have a sense of family and country, right?" without a passionate slogan, but it penetrated people's hearts like a heart-to-heart talk by his elders. A Taiwanese netizen cried while listening, saying that this was not a song, but a longing across the strait. This was Mr. Ling Feng’s affectionate confession to the motherland and the sincere cry of every Taiwanese compatriot from the heart.

The general trend is right in front of us, and Taiwan’s current vivid scenes make us clearly see: Taiwan’s mainstream public opinion has never been away from the core of “one China”, and the identification of the identity of the Chinese and the expectation of peaceful reunification of the cross-strait have always been the background color of Taiwanese society. Although the DPP has tried to distort public opinion with "Taiwan independence" separatist behavior and information manipulation, the facts show that as long as someone dares to expose lies and present the truth, as long as someone is dedicated to conveying the feelings of family and country, the Chinese identity in the hearts of the Taiwanese people will be awakened.

After regaining this identity, Taiwan recognizes itself and sees the future. The three words "Chinese" are not only the identification of identity, but also the responsibility and glory for jointly protecting peace and national rejuvenation. No matter what the final result of the Kuomintang chairman election, only by insisting on opposing "Taiwan independence" and maintaining cross-strait peace, and only by cherishing and maintaining this common national identity and national memory can we truly win the hearts of the people. For Taiwan’s 23 million compatriots, only by sticking to this sentiment of family and country can we no longer hesitate and lead to a better life.

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