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Look at "Little Lee Teng-hui" in Hong Kong from "Old Lee Teng-hui"

2020-08-03T23:13:35.502Z


The first time I "contacted" Lee Teng-hui was when he read about an interview conducted by Sima Ryotaro for him in 1994. He believed that he was a treacherous, cunning, and dangerous politician who would only lead Taiwan towards "Taiwan independence." According to Ming Pao


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Written by: Yu Pinhai

2020-08-04 07:00

Last update date: 2020-08-04 07:00

The first "contact" with Lee Teng-hui was in 1994 when he read about an interview conducted by Sima Ryotaro for him. He believed that he was a treacherous, cunning and dangerous politician who would only lead Taiwan towards "Taiwan independence." He published a comment in the Ming Pao editorial. His severe criticism. A few days later, on a flight to Beijing, I met Zhang Junsheng, the then deputy director of the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency. Talking about the Taiwanese president, Zhang Junsheng thought my criticism was too much. At that time, the CCP obviously had a little illusion about him.

Lee Teng-hui has passed away, and Taiwan is no longer the same today. The serious internal division is its political reality, and the people on both sides of the strait have also changed their perception of reunification. Millions of Taiwanese have a close relationship with the mainland. They either study or work in the mainland, or their spouses come from the mainland and travel frequently. Many people even use the mainland as their main place of residence. The exchanges between companies are no longer split, and most Taiwanese capital has As part of the "red industrial chain", pineapples (pineapples) are Taiwan’s largest export category of fruits, 97% of which are exported to the mainland, and more than 40% of Taiwan’s total exports are also destined for the mainland. However, Taiwan’s youths born during Lee Teng-hui’s administration today have a mainstream opinion about the separation between the two sides of the strait. They believe that the two sides of the strait are "one country on each side." Although no one knows how to achieve this, they insist on such a determination and use online means. Attack does not agree with their views. Taiwanese politicians know how to use populist methods to win votes. The DPP is a master at manipulating public opinion. This kind of "mainstream" public opinion naturally makes it the beneficiaries, constantly ambiguously using "maintain the status quo", "Republic of China Taiwan" and other nondescripts. The political babblings blinded those "awakened youths" who moved forward by feeling. In reality, this concept of stealing is effective. At least Tsai Ing-wen has been re-elected as President of Taiwan, and the Democratic Progressive Party is in full power for the second time.

On July 30, Taiwan’s former President Lee Teng-hui passed away at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital at the age of 97. (Associated Press)

There are a bunch of "Little Lee Tenghui" in Hong Kong

Regardless of how Taiwan develops in the future, "cross-strait reunification" is the only end point. Whether it is through peace or force may only be in the mind of a politician. If peaceful reunification can be achieved, it must be because politicians have lost the capital or soil to play with public opinion. It is most in line with the interests of the people on both sides of the strait. If the use of force is to be used, it is the "unfortunate" of the Chinese people, but the most serious consequences must be the politicians who play politics. They will be wiped out by the law and politics. In the course of history, they will become the "unfortunate" for the people on both sides of the strait. Offerings. At that time, the people of Hong Kong will surely be relieved that Hong Kong will not have to experience such a disaster.

It is a pity that Hong Kong has also been caught in a similar political "misfortune" in recent years. We don't have "Lee Teng-hui", but there are a bunch of "little Lee Teng-hui." They think they can rely on sophistry and barbaric bravery to bring about political changes in Hong Kong as they imagined. However, the "little Li" did not have the skills of the "old Li", and could not hide in the Kuomintang's feudal system for many years like him, waiting for opportunities. In the disorder and restlessness of Hong Kong, the "little Lees" have already fully exposed their weaknesses. The central government does not need to use armed forces, let alone dispatch aircraft carriers and missiles. All it takes is hands-on and preparation of a few documents. The "Hong Kong independence" was easily banned, and ignorant politicians who imagined themselves as Lee Teng-hui were expelled from the system one by one.

Of course, the political turmoil in Hong Kong will not disappear, and other problems will not be solved in this way. But those who have criticized the "authoritarianism" of the central government in the past 23 years while thinking that they can fight against it will end up being Self-inflicted shame and defeat. Is this because the CCP’s city is deep enough, or the protesters don’t know how much they have? The fact that they can see clearly is that they think that they can fake the prestige of the fox, relying on the support of the United Kingdom and the United States and the courage of the street violence, to talk and pretend on Hong Kong affairs. In fact, they are just "the prestige of the rat and the fox," and even the shadow of the fox standing behind. Who can blame this? I'm afraid I can only blame myself for being like an illusory character in the comics. I thought it was a hurricane, but in the end I couldn't even say that it was a cold and cold autumn.

Politics is a strategy and a game between forces. This is the initial understanding that politicians should have. No one can quickly become a political genius. Strategy and power are not innate. You must pass the test and practice accumulation in the bloody battlefield before you can truly gain it. Even if you are born with beauty, if you don't know how to take care of it, it is likely to be just snappy. When I saw U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo stance to meet Luo Guancong, I felt like another ignorant "little woman" who thought she was born beautiful, and didn't even know she was "moped" by a cunning political gangster. Why are young people so easily deceived by great lies, so that they can't even see the high upturned fox tail? However, being an old politician is equally stupid. How can we blame the young? Perhaps Ansheng Chen and Martin Li and others should frankly tell their younger generations that they have spent decades to please these foreign politicians but still have nothing. The young people should be more wise and perceive the conspiracy and the conspiracy behind the care and smile earlier than the older generation. Strange.

Taiwan and Hong Kong have become American and British pawns

Taiwan and Hong Kong have many similarities, but they are not exactly the same. If the British really believe that several unequal treaties are effective, they should not "abandon" Hong Kong. Instead, they should use troops and warships to protect the Falkland Islands close to Argentina "gloriously" as they did in the past. However, when Mrs. Dai Zall was reprimanded by Deng Xiaoping in the Great Hall of the People, she could only frankly tell the people of Hong Kong that the British Empire must leave this place that it occupied with guns. It is shameful that these honest and respectful British gentlemen even let ordinary Hong Kong people. People are stingy in moving to the UK.

The Americans are just as hypocritical about Taiwan. They first severed Taiwan-US relations, but now they cried and spoke beautifully. Some politicians began to posture "helping to defend Taiwan," but they never proposed sending troops to station, let alone NATO. That way, pay for it. In that case, is Tsai Ing-wen "whistle walking the night", or was she also deceived by the Americans? I always have a little pity for the president's "bearing humiliation". Knowing that I was being played by American politicians, I couldn't help but cooperate. After performing this play well, perhaps her only desire is to preserve the presidency and the prosperity and wealth of countless party comrades.

How about the "international line" of the Hong Kong protesters? Do they really think that Britain and the United States will not hesitate to tear their faces with China in order to protect their interests? Western countries just made a fake shot there, in order to do a good job of containing China and divert the attention of their own populist forces. The United States cherishes the opportunity to sell soybeans and corn more than the fate of the Hong Kong protesters. Western countries may welcome a few or dozens of Hong Kong "political prisoners" as their vases. Besides, what can the young protesters gain from cunning politicians? Should they conduct a review for a while, and don't "lost the wife and break the army" in the end?

A lot of things have happened in Hong Kong in the past month or so. The enactment of the "Hong Kong National Security Law" allowed the immediate dissolution of a group of "self-determination" and "Hong Kong independence" organizations. The protesters did not realize what was happening and continued to show off "No regrets", the result was "a basket of water and a emptiness." The desire to run for the Legislative Council was evaporated in just a few days. It’s like the Taiwan independence ecology that Lee Teng-hui painstakingly created has taken shape, but the fully ruling Democratic Progressive Party dare not rectify the name of the "Republic of Taiwan" that it is now in. It can only shout "Oriental Olympics rectification" and " "China Airlines rectification of name" and "passport rectification" continue to manipulate public opinion and continue to waste Taiwan's years. Lee Teng-hui lived a full 97 years old, but he did not even realize a wish for Taiwan independence, but he was fortunate, at least unlike the Hong Kong protesters, the "35+" speculation plan was turned into an official document by the central government in a blink of an eye. "Ashes fly into smoke"?

The enactment of the "Hong Kong National Security Law" allowed the immediate dissolution of a group of "self-determination" and "Hong Kong independence" organizations. (Profile picture / Photo by Liang Pengwei)

The sly Reagan poisoned America

In my memory, there is another politician more cunning than Lee Teng-hui, the former US President Ronald Reagan who was highly praised by conservative Republicans. He is well-known as a democracy fighter who defeated the Soviet Union, but in the United States, some people believe that "Riegen Economics" is his long-standing political achievement. In fact, without Gorbachev, the United States might still continue to deal with the Soviet Union, its Cold War opponent. Anyone who has done a little research on history knows that Gorbachev was the initiator of the collapse of the Soviet Union. What really defeated the Soviet Union was its own excessive expropriation. The United States did not have that ability. Reagan was just a bystander who happened to be there. The crook who passed by in the rain convinced people suffering from drought that he brought rain to the world.

Cunning politicians are certainly familiar with how to clean up the mess and steal the opportunities that the times provide for themselves. Reagan Economics is a political gimmick wearing an economic cloak. It is the structural source of today’s excessive financialization and severe unfair distribution in the United States. The sub-prime financial turmoil in the United States, as well as the debt traps and serious industrial imbalances that are still unable to escape today, can all find soil and theories from this economic thinking. imaginary. Trump and Bush Jr. only knew to use tax cuts and printing money to solve economic problems. Clinton and Obama of the Democratic Party had no idea about this. Continue to consolidate the evil consequences of deindustrialization. This is the inheritance of Reagan economics .

For a long time, few scholars have commented on Reagan economics in this way, and the Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz is very few. In recent years, a group of economists who oppose laissez-faire and pay attention to distribution have finally emerged. Left-wing economic thinking has begun to spread in the United States, especially among young people. They strongly call for fairness and justice.

Why is the bad behavior of cunning politicians so difficult to detect? Is it because they know how to deceive, or the people are really ignorant and can't see through the disguise of politicians, or are they willing to be used? Lee Teng-hui is even dubbed "Mr. Democracy" today. Reagan can be regarded as a highly honored president of the United States. The Hong Kong protesters have also won the support of many young people. Although they are different from each other, they are brought on at the same time. Ironically, this halo is like the light on the head of a wax statue in a church. It doesn't represent anything at all. It is no different from the novelist's creation. "Overthrow" the totalitarian and "recreate" the prosperous Reagan, Lee Teng-hui, who "created" democracy for Taiwan, and the brave protesters who "made a grievance" for the people of Hong Kong. What they "achieve" in common is that they have nothing to do with the people's life. Relationship, and tore the society apart, leaving behind evil roots. This brings us back to a fundamental proposition, what is the purpose of politicians, and should they be different from the services provided by science fiction writers?

What is the purpose of politicians? Should they be different from the services provided by science fiction writers? (Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)

Governance is the king of politics

Hong Kong’s problems are diverse, but there is only one core issue, which is to create an environment that can provide Hong Kong people with security and development opportunities, not just for young people, but for everyone. The problems of young people are more prominent and more important. It is not easy to solve, so it is easier to highlight. The political struggles in the past few years have allowed us to truly see the social injustice, resentment and anger that have been overlooked. The central government has recently made frequent moves, which seem to have effectively combated the fruitless Hong Kong independence and street protests, and let them die. The focus of society has shifted to fairness and justice, and it continues to be the same as in the past. It is only verbal and formal reforms. No matter how severe the crackdown is, it can only treat the symptoms and not the root cause, and the "crushing" will make a comeback. The social conflict in Hong Kong is by no means accidental. It is not because Hong Kong people "have enough food and do nothing," but because they "do not have enough food." Young people have a straight stomach and are a magnifying glass of resentment. It is a pity that they deal with it. Incorrect.

Many people say that if the central government uses the same courageous measures to reform Hong Kong society, such as instructing the Hong Kong government to change course and prioritize people’s livelihood policies and social equity and justice, it will inevitably kill two birds with one stone. It will not only solve political disputes, but also bring society back to life. Harmony; it not only eases the contradiction of the "two systems", but also rebuilds the identity of the "one country". However, if the central government does everything, does the high degree of autonomy that Hong Kong pursues still exists? To be honest, I cannot believe that the Hong Kong government can solve the problems faced by Hong Kong. This is not an evaluation of ability, but that the government does not even have a correct understanding and the courage to initiate reforms. Just like fighting the epidemic, Hong Kong certainly can do it, but in the end, the central government will take action. It has become the only choice in desperation, because Hong Kong officials lack commitment. If Hong Kong continues to indulge in the chaotic fantasy and continues to look for its own role in comic books, the Hong Kong government continues to shrink its hands and the central government continues to take action, this is indeed no longer "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong." Having said that, the ups and downs of the political arena can be chaotic, and it can also prove that Hong Kong people are determined to change. It is not so difficult to find a way out as long as the rampant and indiscriminate senseless agitation is transformed into persistent reform and rational struggle.

The people of Hong Kong know that China and the United States are engaged in the great struggle of the century, and they have the opportunity to develop into a cold war. Calm people can see that when the US President and Secretary of State are constantly clamoring about sanctions on China, prohibiting TikTok from operating, and withdrawing troops from Germany, the Chinese government is actively and cautiously restoring the economy, including the launch of the 2035 vision plan. . The data tells us that the US economy fell by more than 32% in the second quarter. Compared with China’s growth of 3.2%, the reality comparison once again proved that focusing on governance is more realistic than illusory and noisy politics. When both situations are presented to us alive, it is not difficult what Hong Kong people should choose. I hope that after the political quarrels are settled, the central government, the Hong Kong government, all political forces in the city, and social elites can reflect on Hong Kong’s way forward. Instead of letting the time go by, we must make up our minds and resolutely promote reforms to achieve the overwhelming majority. The change pursued in the hearts of Hong Kong citizens.

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