Recently, the Taiwanese media reported that a Taiwanese manufacturer had dismantled the mainland‘s “Zhangxue Locomotive” into component parts, shipped them to Taiwan in batches, and assembled them into cars, which were searched and seized by the Taiwanese economic department.
On August 20th, Zhang Xue, the founder of “Zhang Xue Motorcycle”, posted a video response on a short video platform saying that he was not clear on the specific reasons. He proposed that he would bear all vehicle owners‘ legal fees for maintaining their rights.
“If the car doesn‘t come back, I’ll send another car. If the car I send is confiscated again, then I’ll send another one, and keep sending. Until when? Until the unification,” Zhang Xue said.
State Bureau: Blocking Mainland products from entering the market is unpopular
Regarding the seizure of the “Zhang Xue Motorcycle” by the Taiwanese authorities, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the National Broadcasting Office, said on the 19th that consumers expect to use high-quality products, and merchants strive to meet this demand as market laws dictate. Regarding the seizure of Taiwan‘s first “Zhang Xue Motorcycle”, which was self-purchased and assembled by the public, we saw an astute comment on the internet that said, “The mainland is playing a myth, and Taiwan is making a joke.” Due to its “monopolistic” nature, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities obstructed the restriction of high-quality products from the mainland to Taiwan, harming consumers‘ rights and interests. Their domineering behavior is unpopular and will only destroy and worsen Taiwan‘s business environment.
Vehiclemates dismantle and ship parts by sea
About a month and a half to fulfill a dream
The first “Zhangxue Motorcycle” 820RR to land on the island was dismantled and transported back to the island in batches by Mr. Wang, a Taiwanese engineer with the net name “Xiaofei Ge”, and Mia, an internet blogger. It took a month and a half to assemble the entire vehicle by hand.
This connection began at the China International Motorcycle Expo, where the excellent performance of the “Zhang Xue Motorcycle” at the exhibition captivated Taiwanese owners at first sight, making them determined to bring it back to Taiwan. However, the journey of the “Zhang Xue Motorcycle” to Taiwan did not go smoothly. Limited by the DPP authorities‘ rule that “continental motorcycles cannot enter Taiwan in their entirety,” this motorcycle could only be first dismantled into parts, transported to the island, and then reassembled.
The motorcycle, which had been returned after much hardship, was restricted from racing on the roads due to the policies of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities, and could only race on the track.
Later, in Zhang Xue‘s personal post-sale live stream, the Taiwanese car owner exclaimed: “Your industrial technology is really advanced!”
Zhang Xue immediately responded: “Correction, it‘s us.” This sentence quickly flashed across the screen, also causing the emotional resonance carried by the word “we” to attract widespread attention.
At that time, Zhang Xue invited Mr. Wang and Mia to visit the production plant for an experience.
In August this year, Taiwanese owner Mia shared through social media that she and her team went deep into the “Zhang Xue Motorcycle” factory, from design and R&D to production and manufacturing, and witnessed with their own eyes the transformation process of a motorcycle from blueprint to physical object. She sincerely admired: Zhang Xue is a person who truly loves motorcycles, able to turn the dream in his mind into reality step by step.
Previously, Zhang Xue had revealed that she had contacted island-based agents to strive to allow brands to enter Taiwan next year. But the DPP authorities were firm, and the Taiwanese economic department even announced that it would “strictly punish” mainland motorcycles for entering Taiwan and “complete to zero” their behavior. Violators could be fined up to 25 million yuan.
(Central Central TV Journalist Zhu Ruomeng Zhang Xue Song)