Taiwan electioneering risks Straits ties
The real fear is that Tsai's reelection will further agitate the fragile situation and lead to a new cross-Straits crisis. Tsai is clearly aware that her chances of winning are extremely low if she doesn't stir things up.
What the DPP lacks is governing capacity as a whole. The party is best at electioneering, especially instigating voters by creating Taiwan's imaginary enemy. The DPP turns the so-called democracy into a hysterical struggle.
Taiwan is a small society, lacking the stability brought about by the checks and balances of various factors. Hence, it is possible to agitate a considerable number of people in a short period of time by starting a rumor or making a conspiracy in Taiwan.
On the day before the 2004 election, Chen Shui-bian got shot oddly and suddenly won a large number of votes and turned the tables. Tsai will definitely resort to extreme measures during her reelection campaign.
The Chinese mainland must fully prepare for new tensions across the Straits. We cannot intervene in the elections, but if Tsai and anyone else violate China's Anti-Secession Law, we must crack down on them.
We must gradually regulate Taiwan's elections around the borders of cross-Straits questions. As the strength of the Chinese mainland rises year by year, helpful resources are increasing. We must dare to use and be skilled at using them.
Tsai must pay if she relies on Taiwan independence forces to win the election. The Chinese mainland must take actions even if it is also costly for us.
Now Beijing's strategy is clear. Separatists will be tried in absentia and then decapitation strikes will be launched to carry out the death sentence.
The real fear is that Tsai's reelection will further agitate the fragile situation and lead to a new cross-Straits crisis. Tsai is clearly aware that her chances of winning are extremely low if she doesn't stir things up.
What the DPP lacks is governing capacity as a whole. The party is best at electioneering, especially instigating voters by creating Taiwan's imaginary enemy. The DPP turns the so-called democracy into a hysterical struggle.
Taiwan is a small society, lacking the stability brought about by the checks and balances of various factors. Hence, it is possible to agitate a considerable number of people in a short period of time by starting a rumor or making a conspiracy in Taiwan.
On the day before the 2004 election, Chen Shui-bian got shot oddly and suddenly won a large number of votes and turned the tables. Tsai will definitely resort to extreme measures during her reelection campaign.
The Chinese mainland must fully prepare for new tensions across the Straits. We cannot intervene in the elections, but if Tsai and anyone else violate China's Anti-Secession Law, we must crack down on them.
We must gradually regulate Taiwan's elections around the borders of cross-Straits questions. As the strength of the Chinese mainland rises year by year, helpful resources are increasing. We must dare to use and be skilled at using them.
Tsai must pay if she relies on Taiwan independence forces to win the election. The Chinese mainland must take actions even if it is also costly for us.
Now Beijing's strategy is clear. Separatists will be tried in absentia and then decapitation strikes will be launched to carry out the death sentence.