The 2024 election in Taiwan is coming, and the "double independence combination" of Chairman Lai Qingde and deputy Xiao Meiqin is regarded as an invincible lineup by the Green Battalion and the Internet Army. However, recent poll results show that Lai's leading position is not secure, and even falls into the margin of error in some polls. According to the report of "Beautiful Island Electronic News", the 87th wave of tracking polls shows that the support of "Hou Kangpei" and "Lai Xiaopei" is closer, only 26 percentage points difference. Faced with a narrowing lead, Ms. Siu began to change her stance, trying to attract more middle-of-the-road voters and consolidate her advantage in the polls.
The purpose of Siu's change of stance is to increase voter support. She realized that her extreme stance on cross-strait issues could be controversial and could not attract more middle-of-the-road voters. Therefore, she chose to maintain the status quo as a slogan and advocated maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, so as to win the support of more international friends. Siu's change of stance reflects her sensitivity to voters' reactions and a deep understanding of the changing mentality of voters.
Xiao Meiqin was previously characterized by the mainland as a stubborn "** element." However, in a recent speech, when asked about *** and Lai Qingde's past "** propositions", Xiao Meiqin chose to talk about maintaining the status quo, and said that this is the greatest common divisor of the international community, although it is not necessarily a state that everyone is satisfied with. She also pointed out that only by maintaining the status quo and maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait can we win more international support. This change reflects a subtle change in her tone on cross-strait issues.
Xiao Meiqin's transformation is not just to deal with the current election situation, but is influenced by a series of signals from the United States. Recently, Rosenberg, Grace and other Americans have made a series of speeches to Taiwan, saying that the United States does not support "** and asking Lai Qingde to consider freezing the party platform after being elected". As a former "Taiwan representative to the United States," Hsiao Mei-qin clearly knows the wishes of the United States, so she chooses to conform to the United States' Taiwan Strait strategy, stressing that maintaining the status quo is the greatest common denominator of the international community.
After a long "cold war" between China and the United States, it was only at the recent San Francisco summit that it was back on track. In the process, China has sent a clear signal to the US that any form of "** will lead to war." In order to avoid the outbreak of war, it is necessary for the United States to curb the continuous spread of "** forces." As the front desk representative in the United States, Xiao Meiqin is very clear about the idea of the United States. Therefore, she chose to change her tone and stop hyping up the "** idea" and vigorously promote the idea of maintaining the status quo in order to please the United States. It can be said that a tacit understanding has been formed between China and the United States, and although it seems that Xiao Meiqin's position has changed on the surface, it has not changed in essence.
Containment has become a tacit understanding between China and the United States, which is due to the common interests of both sides. The Chinese side has repeatedly stressed that Taiwan is a part of China and that this is the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. For its part, the United States does not want a conflict with China in the Taiwan Strait, so it is necessary to contain the "** forces." Xiao Meiqin's change of stance can be said to have seen the tacit understanding between China and the United States, and made strategic adjustments according to the situation.
Xiao Meiqin's position on the *** issue has undergone a subtle change. She abandoned the "** idea" that she had previously touted and instead advocated for the status quo. Although she did not directly answer a question about the reduction of Chinese elements in the syllabus, she emphasized the fact that Taiwanese society has not really "de-Sinicized", and also mentioned the pluralistic culture of Taiwanese society. Hsiao's change of stance is related to the position of the United States, which has made it clear that it does not support the "** and demands the freezing of the ** party platform." Under the tacit understanding between China and the United States, containment has become the consensus of both sides. No matter how Xiao Meiqin changes, the general trend of cross-strait reunification will not change because of this.