Politics
Written by: Peng Yiwei
2020-01-11 22:17
Last updated: 2020-01-11 22:17Taiwan ’s presidential election is over, and the Democratic Progressive Party Tsai Ing-wen has won more than 8 million votes and was successfully re-elected as Taiwan ’s president. Liu Zhaojia, deputy chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, believes that the central government will become more and more tough in dealing with Taiwan issues in the future. It also said that the current nationalistic sentiment among the people in Taiwan will definitely increase. Central government.
During the election campaign, Tsai Ing-wen played a "Hong Kong card" and mentioned many young people in Hong Kong. Liu Zhaojia estimated that the Tsai Ing-wen government might continue to intervene in Hong Kong in the future to help the anti-China forces grow and create trouble for the central government. He also believes that the central authorities may worry that the forces of Hong Kong independence and Taiwan independence will converge in the future, and it will inevitably use more tough means to combat them.
Liu Zhaojia, deputy chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, believes that the central government will become more and more tough in dealing with the Taiwan issue in the future. It also points out that the current national sentiment in Taiwan will definitely become even higher. (Profile picture)
As for the policy towards Hong Kong, Liu Zhaojia said in a telephone interview with "Hong Kong 01" that the central government is fully aware that the anti-government public opinion in Hong Kong will be difficult to reverse in the short term. The trend of confrontation with the central government and "de-Chineseization" will only worsen. I believe the central government With regard to Hong Kong's policy, the Huairou policy will no longer be used, and it will become stronger in the future.
On the Taiwan issue, Liu Zhaojia believed that President Xi Jinping always wanted to unify Taiwan with the principle of one country, two systems and crack down on Taiwan independence forces. However, with the current surge of resistance, I believe that the central government will be difficult to conduct political negotiations with Taiwan in the short term.
Or treat Taiwan as a national security issue
Liu Zhaojia believes that the United States will continue to use Taiwan as a pawn against China in the future. In the eyes of the central government, the Taiwan issue has evolved from a reunification issue to a national security issue. The central government wants to prevent Taiwan from becoming a threat to national security. There is a chance of military conflict.
Taiwan ’s presidential election is over, and the Democratic Progressive Party Tsai Ing-wen has won more than 8 million votes and was successfully re-elected as Taiwan ’s president. (Reuters)
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