One Taiwan Independence, separate expressions

Today is January 2, 2020. I will use this day to talk about Taiwan independence, and it is also a commemoration of today a year ago.

On January 2, 2019, Xi Jinping delivered a very influential speech at the 40th anniversary of the publication of the "Message to Compatriots in Taiwan". In his speech, Xi Jinping defined the 1992 Consensus as "the two sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China and work together to seek national reunification", and proposed to explore the "two systems" Taiwan proposal. Xi Jinping's speech caused an uproar, and Tsai Ing-wen immediately responded strongly that day, rejecting the 1992 Consensus and One Country, Two Systems. The Kuomintang, on the other hand, was a little confused by Xi Jinping's speech, and delayed until the next day, January 3, to issue a statement in response. The Kuomintang stated that the meaning of the 1992 Consensus is that "both sides of the strait adhere to the one-China principle, but the two sides agree to express its meaning in oral statements", and that "one country, two systems may hardly win the support of the majority of the public in Taiwan." Although the Kuomintang is not as tough as Tsai Ing-wen, it still euphemistically expresses its disapproval of the 1992 Consensus defined by Xi Jinping, and also euphemistically expresses its opposition to one country, two systems. However, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party still have a common cognition, which is to oppose Taiwan independence. But if you think about it carefully, is the Taiwan independence that the Kuomintang talks about and the Taiwan independence that the Communist Party talks about, are they the same Taiwan independence? Now that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party disagree even on the definition of the 1992 Consensus, it is necessary to discuss whether the Taiwan independence they define is also a different Taiwan independence.

Taiwan independence defined by the Communist Party

First, let’s discuss what Taiwan independence is defined by the Communist Party. For those of us who grew up on the mainland, from elementary school, it was written in textbooks that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory. This is a standard statement in mainland China, and we all hear it calloused. In the statement of the Communist Party, the definition of Taiwan is Taiwan Province of the People's Republic of China. Then, anything that does not conform to this definition is Taiwan independence. Because the core of this definition is the People's Republic of China, that is to say, there is nothing wrong with the Republic of China. Therefore, anything related to the Republic of China is Taiwan independence. First of all, the Republic of China, these four words are very Taiwan independence. Then the blue sky and white sun flag is also Taiwan independence. That is to say, as long as mainlanders see the flag of the Republic of China and the blue sky and white sun, no matter whether they appear at home or abroad, they will all be regarded as Taiwan independence.

In my growing experience, the four Republic of China only appeared in history textbooks. To paraphrase the current statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Republic of China has become a historical term and has no practical significance. The Qingtian Bairi flag can only be seen in TV dramas and movies, and there is no way to buy a Qingtian Bairi flag in the mainland. It was only after I left the country that I realized for the first time that the Republic of China not only has a national flag, but also a national anthem, "The Three People's Principles are the foundation of our party. To build the Republic of China, to promote great harmony."

In addition to the country name, the national flag, and the national anthem are Taiwan independence, any government and related terms are also Taiwan independence. Therefore, in the mainland, Tsai Ing-wen cannot be called the president, but should be called the "leader of the Taiwan region." In addition, when referring to Taiwan's government departments, such as the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quotation marks must be added. Therefore, Porter King recently called Tsai Ing-wen the president in the film, which was considered by the mainland partners as Taiwan independence.

From this point of view, Taiwan independence as defined by the Communist Party is essentially based on "unification." I can sum it up in one sentence: If you do not unify with me, you are independent. In other words, everything that is not unified into the People's Republic of China is independent.

Taiwan independence as defined by the Kuomintang

The Kuomintang's position is also against Taiwan independence, but the Taiwan independence that the Kuomintang talks about is obviously not the Taiwan independence defined by the Communist Party. According to the definition of the Communist Party, just the four words "Republic of China" are Taiwan independence, and the position of the Kuomintang has always been to defend the Republic of China. Therefore, the Taiwan independence that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party talk about is not the same Taiwan independence at all.

The Taiwan independence mentioned by the Kuomintang refers to the independence of Taiwan, not the independence of the Republic of China. Ma Ying-jeou said that the Republic of China has been a sovereign and independent country since 1912. There is no country in the world that has declared independence twice. The Taiwan independence that the Kuomintang opposes is to change the country name of the Republic of China, establish the Republic of Taiwan, and change from the Republic of China to the Republic of Taiwan. This is the Taiwan independence that the Kuomintang opposes. At the same time, this is also the Taiwan independence pursued by the Taiwan independence faction.

Summarize

The positions of both the Communist Party and the Kuomintang are anti-Taiwan independence. But in essence, the two parties have completely different definitions of Taiwan independence. The Communist Party's definition of Taiwan independence is: If you don't unify with me, you are independent , don't talk about it. The Kuomintang's definition of Taiwan independence is: change the country name, change the constitution , and the Republic of China becomes the Republic of Taiwan.

Imagine a scene where the leaders of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party meet. The leaders of the Communist Party said, hey, buddy, we oppose Taiwan independence. The leader of the Kuomintang also said, hey, buddy, we also oppose Taiwan independence. Do they know that the Taiwan independence they are talking about is not the same Taiwan independence? I think I know it in my heart, but I still pretend to be confused on the surface. Just as the KMT talks about one China, they express it separately (although the Communist Party never recognizes their respective expressions), in fact, they also express themselves about Taiwan independence.