Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou attended an event in Thailand on August 4 to speak out again on the cross-strait issue, according to reports from Taiwan media including China Time News. Com and the East Mori News Cloud on August 5. He said it was impossible for the US to sacrifice its sons and daughters for Taiwan and that in a cross-strait war it would be the Chinese on both sides who would be killed and wounded. He also said that cross-strait issues should be discussed by the two sides themselves, it is impossible and should not be artificial hand others, let alone foreign intervention.
Ma Ying-jeou attended and delivered a speech in Thailand on the 4th.
According to the report, MA ying-jeou said at the event that cross-strait relations began to backslide after he left office in 2016, and that the key lies in the DPP authorities’ rejection of the 1992 consensus, the common political foundation of the two sides, without a new foundation acceptable to the mainland, the two sides face a dangerous situation of no mutual trust and no formal communication channels.
“There are no winners in war and no losers in peace,” Ma said, adding that high military spending would be a heavy burden for the island, especially if it turned into what Donald Trump called a “Protection fee”, the defense budget is a“Money pit bill” that will bring down Taiwan’s finances. He called on the United States and other international friends who care about Taiwan to encourage dialogue between Taiwan and the mainland, which is the best way for all parties and regional security.
Ma also called on the DPP authorities to realize the reality that the United States can not sacrifice its own children for Taiwan. If a war breaks out between the two sides of the strait, the dead and wounded are all Chinese on both sides of the strait. From Iraq and Afghanistan to Ukraine, proxy wars will only lead to the loss of lives and businesses in war zones. Taiwan must not be a pawn for others. The future development of the two sides should be decided by the people on both sides of the strait.
Chen Binhua, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular press conference that Taiwan is China’s Taiwan and that the Taiwan issue is purely China’s internal affairs and does not allow foreign interference. No matter how subservient Taiwan’s leaders may be to external forces for assistance, they are just a“Chess piece.”. “Taiwan independence” is a dead end, trying to“Seek independence from the outside” will only be self-inflicted consequences, “Chess pieces” will become“Abandoned.
Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, also said that William Lai’s “May 20” speech was extremely brazen and evil in nature, and that it was a blatant challenge to the one-china principle to betray the interests of the nation and the general mood of the people, is a serious breach of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. If left to its own devices, it will inevitably lead to a dangerous war in the Taiwan Strait and bring great harm to our Taiwan compatriots. In this regard, we will not tolerate, will not tolerate, will not allow, must counter, must punish. The greater the provocation, the greater the opposition. If the DPP authorities insist on walking the“Taiwan independence” dead end, will be set on fire, self-inflicted consequences.