The defeat of Kuomintang (KMT) in the Taiwanese election is a good thing from the perspective of party interests. Historically, it was the Kuomintang that was the enemy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The main venue for the elections was plastered with the Kuomintang holding up the national flag everywhere and shouting the long live the nation slogan with the audience. How did the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) behave? There were no national flags held up or slogans shouted for the nation; but it was the DPP, and not the Kuomintang, that won the election.
The people of Taiwan are not concerned about slogans for the nation being voiced or whether the national banner is raised high or low. People care deeply about whether the voice is anti-communist, about fighting communism, the wish to prevent the penetration of communism, and anti-communist banners to fight back against the CCP are held high.
The Kuomintang acts as a pro-communist party in Taiwan
The Kuomintang, which used to consider the CCP its number one enemy, now gives the impression of being a pro-communist party in Taiwan, while the DPP, which has not had much contact with the CCP, gives the impression of being an anti-communist party.
The Taiwan presidential election attracted the attention of not just the region, but the world. (Image: Screenshot via YouTube)
This odd phenomenon cannot be blamed on Taiwanese voters or the DPP’s propaganda, but on the Kuomintang itself, which has forgotten the lesson from its ancestors and the party’s original intentions. The Kuomintang’s original stance was to fight for democracy and freedom for all Chinese. It was for the liberation and happiness of all Chinese. But a hundred years later, their founding spirit has been forgotten by their descendants. Some KMT people have even abandoned it.
Given the election results, the Kuomintang needs to reflect and think about its future — whether it still wants to go back to the motherland (mainland China) or whether it still wants to retain the heroic spirit of its predecessors. If the KMT can reinvigorate itself this time, rediscover itself, and hold to its original intention, it shall be responsible for its mission and achieve it.
Given the election results, the Kuomintang needs to reflect on itself and think about its future — whether it still wants to go back to the motherland (mainland China) or whether it still wants to retain the heroic spirit of its predecessors. (Image: via edarabia.com)
In 1911, the Republic of China was founded by outstanding young Chinese, including many from the KMT. However, under certain historical conditions, it was overturned by foreign communists, its land was taken over by foreign communists, its land was seized by the CCP, and its outstanding traditional culture was ruined by foreign communists. Fortunately, the KMT went to Taiwan and maintained its connection to some of the roots of Chinese traditional culture.
Translated by Jean Chen and edited by Helen
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