[News page-Taiwan Strait Net].The Eastern Theater of Operations released a blockbuster poster "Coming Home".
For the first time, the coast guard element is embodied
After the vicious incident of the Taiwan authorities brutally treating the mainland fishing boat on February 14 and killing two fishermen, the authorities continued to quibble and resist stubbornly, shirk their responsibilities, seriously hurt the feelings of the mainland compatriots, and constantly had an impact on the mainland, resulting in the current cross-strait situation continuing to be tense.
On the 23rd, on the eve of the Lantern Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, the Eastern Theater released a blockbuster poster "Go Home", with the words "Small Hands Grasping Big Hands" and words such as "Go Home", once again making an emotional call to the people of Taiwan to "go home", and the island and outside the island are highly concerned about it.
Source: Eastern Theater of Operations.
The poster released by the Eastern Theater on WeChat*** is composed of comics and text, and the text is described as: "Small hands grasp big hands, hand in hand out of the fire pit." Light the lamp to drive away the demons, and you will win when you go home. Judging from the combination of various elements of the comics, the "Taiwan" pattern bracelet worn by the "little hand" is being scorched by the flames of the Statue of Liberty in the United States, and a green paper with the words "** trouble" written on it is burning and slowly falling, alluding to the fact that foreign forces and "** elements are pushing Taiwan into the precipice of war and danger." The text in the cartoon echoes the Lantern Festival, in which people on both sides of the strait work together to drive out external interference forces in order to go home for reunion, so that "** elements will take the blame for themselves in the flames."
Straight News noticed that the poster deliberately highlighted the place name of "Kinmen" in red traditional characters, accompanied by the 14608 ship of the Fujian Coast Guard. This is also the first time that the military has embodied the coast guard element in the poster. The first is to highlight the actions of the mainland coast guard in the normal patrol of the Xiajin waters, and explain with practical actions the firm position that there is no so-called "prohibition and restriction of waters"; Second, after the mainland coast guard boarded and inspected the Kinmen cruise ship for the first time a few days ago, in the face of Taiwan's defense department's statement that it would "not intervene" on the one hand and "provide support as needed" on the other, the PLA's move also deliberately showed its firm support for the mainland's coast guard's normal law enforcement actions, and the point is self-evident.
Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao also took note of these particular combinations of elements. According to the report, on the poster of "Going Home", a big hand printed with a five-star red flag is holding a small hand in the direction of Taiwan, and a coast guard ship is drawn next to the location of Kinmen. A number of other planes flew towards Taiwan from different directions.
"Strait Today" also noticed a detail, the 6 red shaded areas marked in the poster are the 6 live-fire landing areas set up by the Eastern Theater around the Taiwan Strait after the then Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress Pelosi visited Taiwan in August 2022. The article believes that this kind of circumambulation of Taiwan is a "green channel" for Taiwan compatriots to guard their way home, and a sharp steel knife that can be unsheathed at any time for "the most advanced forces."
Taiwan media also paid attention to the important signals released by the Eastern Theater through "Going Home". Taiwan's TVBS news network reported: "On the eve of the Lantern Festival, the Weibo of the Eastern Theater of the People's Liberation Army of Chinese mainland once again released a short video." The report analyzes in detail the meaning of the combination of elements, referring to the animation of the picture deliberately fixed in the sky over the Taiwan Strait on the map, clasped close to each other with two hands, with a five-star flag on one side and a Taiwanese topographical necklace on the other, which is believed to indicate the "intention to call for the return of reunification". In addition, the report of course noted the details about Kinmen, saying that the poster "deliberately pointed out the location of Kinmen in the lower left corner of the picture in the middle and placed patrol boats at the same time", believing that it was "criticizing the previous capsizing of fishing boats in Kinmen" and emphasizing support for "Fujian's maritime patrol law enforcement behavior."
In fact, on the eve of the Spring Festival in the Year of the Dragon in 2024, the Eastern Theater WeChat*** released an MV called "Only When You Go Home Will You Win", which uses the Spring Festival home road as a metaphor for the reunification of the two sides of the strait, calling on Taiwan compatriots to return to the embrace of the motherland.
Liu Guoshen, director of the Collaborative Innovation Center for Peaceful Development at Xiamen University, said that the poster released by the Eastern Theater of Operations, in addition to continuing the usual tone of gentle calling, also has a little more rigidity and toughness, for example, the main element of "big hands holding small hands" is mild, but the poster deliberately set up a coast guard ship outside Kinmen to symbolize the strength, which highlights the determination to maintain normal order in the relevant sea areas.
The second delegation arrived at Kinmen
Why is there no consensus after multiple consultations?
Taiwan's "China Times News Network" reported that the family of the deceased in the sinking of the fishing boat relayed the statement of the surviving fishermen that during the chase, the two sides were hit by a patrol boat in the Taiwan Strait and finally sank, and the family also questioned the results of the autopsy. The report quoted sources as saying that Taiwan's procuratorate will conduct an autopsy on the body on the 26th of this month to clarify the cause of death, but this news has not yet been confirmed.
According to Taiwan's "United News Network" 23**, a few days ago, the Taiwan side's rough treatment of the mainland fishing boat caused the death of two fishermen continued to ferment, and the victims' families angrily criticized the Taiwan side for colliding with the mainland boat, and the information released by the Taiwan Strait Patrol Department was inconsistent; Li Zhaohui, a senior adviser to the Quanzhou Red Cross Society, who accompanied the family members to Kinmen, also denounced the Taiwan side for doing everything possible to obstruct the truth and avoid the investigation of the case.
Previously, the response of the Taiwan Strait Patrol Department has been to avoid whether the hull was collided, until the fact that the two survivors returned to the mainland ** The fishing boat was hit by the Taiwan Strait Patrol ship, and the relevant personnel of the Taiwan Strait Patrol Department finally admitted on the 21st that "the hull had been in contact many times" during the chase, and said that if there is a consensus, they will compensate and are negotiating consolation.
According to comprehensive Taiwan media reports, on the 23rd, the second group of mainland delegation responsible for the aftermath arrived at Shuitou Wharf in Kinmen by boat through the "mini three links" at 9 a.m., including Cao Rongshan, secretary general of the Jinjiang Red Cross Society, Sun Xiaodong, a doctor, fishery experts, and Red Cross cadres, a total of 5 people, the main purpose of this trip is to assist in dealing with the aftermath and clarifying the facts, hoping to bring the incident to an early conclusion.
On the morning of 23 July, the second group of mainland delegation members arrived in Kinmen. Source: Taiwan's "United Daily News".
Taiwan's "United Daily News" revealed that immediately after the delegation's arrival, it held two closed-door consultation meetings with relevant departments of the Taiwan side in the morning and one in the afternoon, but neither side has disclosed the content of the consultations so far.
It is worth noting that the reports of the Taiwan media all pointed out that the consultations between the Taiwan Strait Patrol Department and the families of the fishermen killed were not pleasant, and it was difficult to reach a consensus. Taiwan's "** Agency" reported that the closed-door meeting mainly focused on discussing the process of the incident and compensation, among which Sun Xiaodong, a mainland colleague, has a medical background. The meeting lasted about one hour, and the family members left the hotel and got in the car to leave, saying nothing about whether there was a consensus.
Taiwan's "United Daily News" revealed that during the consultations, the two sides insisted on their own opinions, and the closed-door talks that began at 2 p.m. were announced to be over in less than half an hour. In the end, the seven people returned first due to the expiration of their relevant documents, and the remaining seven people, including Cao Rongshan, Li Zhaohui, a senior adviser to the Red Cross, and two family representatives, remained in Kinmen.
Chen Yuzhen, a representative of Kinmen County, also visited the families of the fishermen who died and the personnel of the Taiwan Strait Patrol Department on the 23rd. In an interview, Chen Yuzhen said that the two sides of the strait have some preliminary understandings of this incident that are inconsistent, including the fact that the incident happened and that it is necessary to communicate and understand each other more, and that various misgivings also need to be understood through face-to-face communication. Chen Yuzhen said that if it is beneficial to the work of communication and coordination between the people on both sides of the strait, and it is necessary for her to contribute to the communication, she is willing to go to the mainland to "talk" with them.
Chen Yuzhen, a representative of the people of Kinmen County, Source: Taiwan's "United Daily News".
The outside world has noticed that so far, the mainland and the relevant parties in Taiwan have held many closed-door meetings. In this regard, Chen Yuzhen said that there was no video evidence after the accident, and the Taiwan Strait Patrol Department had different statements, which made the mainland have deepening doubts. She suggested that the voyage map could be used to get to know each other better; If they have different understandings, they can conduct a third-party inspection in accordance with legal procedures.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said again on February 21 that human life is at stake, and it is only natural for the truth to be announced. "We solemnly demand that the relevant Taiwan side disclose the truth as soon as possible, severely punish those responsible, meet the reasonable demands of the families of the victims, solemnly apologize to the families of the victims, and give an explanation to the families of the victims and compatriots on both sides of the strait. We will resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of our compatriots and will never allow such incidents to happen again. ”
On 23 July, Taiwan's "United Daily News" published a commentary entitled "Evidence Should Be Collected Quickly for the Death of a Mainland Fisherman, Let the Truth Avoid the Escalation of Cross-Strait Hostility." The article points out that the Taiwan Coast Guard department has the resources and ability to identify and interpret the evidence of the ship's accident, but the person under investigation for the Jinxia incident is the coast guard department itself. The article stresses that the shipwreck has caused the hostility between the two sides of the strait to heat up and may trigger a crisis, and the importance of preventing a crisis is far greater than the legal interests to be protected by the Criminal Procedure Law's investigation and non-disclosure. If they abstain from exercising their rights, give up their initiative to collect evidence, and fail to act, they may fall into shielding their own family members for ridicule, which is harmful and unhelpful. Shenzhen Satellite TV Direct News Wen Chen Miaosong].