Cheng Li-Wen Visits China, DPP: KMT's Inaction is Submission to Xi Jinping

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) issued a press release, with Wu Tsung stating that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a military budget of up to NT$8.8 trillion this year, and its military and verbal intimidation against Taiwan continues to escalate. In the first quarter of this year alone, the CCP has launched at least 10 "joint combat readiness patrols," over 420 sorties by Chinese aircraft harassing Taiwan, 12 incursions by coast guard vessels into Kinmen's restricted waters, and the CCP's "shadow fleet" has repeatedly damaged Taiwan's submarine cables. On the eve of the "Xi-Cheng meeting," the CCP even announced that a large area of offshore airspace would be designated as a "no-fly zone with unlimited altitude" for 40 days, proving that the CCP is the culprit undermining regional peace and stability. Wu Tsung emphasized that in the face of the CCP's continuous malice towards Taiwan, Cheng Li-Wen's trip completely succumbed to the CCP. The itinerary was entirely orchestrated by the CCP, with the Taiwan Affairs Office announcing the schedule first, taking Chinese airlines, and media arrangements also fully handled by the Taiwan Affairs Office. Wu Tsung pointed out that the Kuomintang (KMT) has simultaneously obstructed this year's general budget in the Legislative Yuan and attempted to postpone negotiations on the "Arms Procurement Act," weakening Taiwan's self-defense resilience. The KMT's inaction is submission to Xi Jinping, sacrificing Taiwan's sovereignty and security, and kneeling to the CCP. Wu Tsung questioned whether Cheng Li-Wen, who chose to completely surrender in the face of the CCP's threat, "dares to explicitly oppose Xi Jinping's 'One Country, Two Systems' proposal for Taiwan" given that Xi Jinping has already clearly stated that the core of the "1992 Consensus" is one China. Wu Tsung reminded Cheng Li-Wen that according to the "Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area," no person shall, without authorization, engage in contact or negotiations with the other side involving political agreements or matters of public authority. National sovereignty cannot be privately transferred, and Cheng Li-Wen should by no means betray Taiwan. (Editor: Chang Jo-Yao) 1150407