There are two parties on Taiwan Island, one recognizes the ancestors, and the other defects to the enemy
Ma Ying-jeou will visit the mainland to pay homage to his ancestors and visit many places, including the commemoration of the Xinhai Revolution and the visit to Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum, demonstrating the KMT's respect and recognition of history. However, during this period, he arranged for the leader of the Taiwan authorities to visit the United States and meet with Speaker of the House of Representatives McCarthy, which was in stark contrast to the Kuomintang.
This move not only deviated from history, but also lost respect for the ancestors. In the face of the historical trend, the Kuomintang and *** made different choices.
Ma Ying-jeou has made contributions to Ma Ying-jeou's visit, some people have a negative attitude, believing that he did not make substantial contributions to cross-strait reunification during his term of office, and did not promote the return of the Kuomintang to its roots after leaving office, but now he has come to the mainland, which seems meaningless.
However, this perception ignores the complexities of politics. First of all, during the administration of Ma Ying-jeou, although he did not promote the substantive reunification of the two sides of the strait, he prevented the "** tendency" of the *** period and achieved direct dialogue between the leaders of the two sides of the strait before leaving office.
As the spokesman of the party, he has done his best, because after all, whether or not the two sides of the strait are reunified is not something that he can decide alone. Second, the failure of the KMT to return to its roots after Ma Ying-jeou left office is related to the "poisoning" of the political atmosphere on the island during the Tsai Ing-wen era.
The KMT's base is the older generation of Chinese from the mainland, and this part of the population has withered in the Tsai Ing-wen era. ** Inciting young people to think about "independence", leading to the KMT's dilemma under the electoral system.
In this unfavorable situation, the timing of a return to the roots needs to be carefully considered, and an inopportune time could be seen as sending votes to ***. Therefore, we should look at Ma Ying-jeou's visit rationally, not simply deny it.
The KMT's choice to return to the mainland is a clear statement of its political stance. It is true that after retreating to Taiwan, the Kuomintang is still superior to the ** party on some major issues of right and wrong.
For example, despite the military confrontation between Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo against the mainland, they were firmly opposed to **. Although he lost consecutive elections after Ma Ying-jeou, he never gave up the '92 consensus in these years.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council's policy toward political parties on Taiwan is also very clear: "On the basis of adhering to the consensus of '92 and opposing the common politics, there is no obstacle to any political party or organization in Taiwan to engage with the mainland." ”
Obviously, the current Kuomintang meets this condition, and Ma Ying-jeou's visit will naturally be warmly welcomed by the mainland. It is worth noting that this "root-seeking trip" took place after the great victory of the "nine-in-one" Kuomintang, and the psychological burden of the Kuomintang will be much smaller.
If Ma Ying-jeou's "ancestor worship" does not cause an overreaction on the island, there should be many important members of the Kuomintang who continue to visit relatives and recognize their ancestors on the mainland in the future, and officially embark on the pro-mainland road.
In fact, in the face of the mainland's growing strength, all political parties on the island understand that it is time to make a historical choice. ** chose to defect to the United States, while the Kuomintang chose to return.
The premise of peaceful reunification is, first of all, an emotional "sense of identity," and the arrival of Ma Ying-jeou is naturally a good thing. As far as the Kuomintang is concerned, if it chooses the correct historical direction so early, it will inevitably have a place on the mainland after reunification in the future.
And those who choose to deviate from their ancestors will be thrown into the garbage heap of history and spurned.