Tsai Kangyong said that not supporting Taiwan’s independence is not enough? Liang Wenjie: It’s the same as what happened to Mbappé recently

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Liang Wenjie believes that Tsai Kang-yong and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council’s requirements for Taiwanese artists have continued the pattern of first applying pressure and then increasing their statements, which is similar to the situation where Mbappé was asked to observe his words and actions even after apologizing.

famous hostCai Kangyong A few days ago, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office issued an article saying, “I have never supported Taiwan’s independence.” Yesterday, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office called on Taiwanese artists to be proud of “being honest Chinese.” In this regard, Liang Wenjie, vice chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, said today (29th) that it is similar to the French football starmbappe He has also issued an apology, but CCTV still said that it should “listen to his words and keep an eye on his actions”. this is alsoCommunist Party of China The way we have always dealt with the same issues.

The Mainland Affairs Council held a regular press conference on the afternoon of the 29th. Media inquiries revealed that Tsai Kang-yong had recently issued an apology and stated that he had never supported Taiwan independence. However, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said yesterday that it hoped people in Taiwan’s entertainment industry would be proud to be honest Chinese. What does the Mainland Affairs Council think about Taiwanese artists being asked to be Chinese after expressing their political stances?

Liang Wenjie said she believed what the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said yesterday was that it was not enough for Tsai Kangyong to say that he did not support Taiwan independence, and one had to listen to his words and observe his actions. This is probably similar to what happened with Mbappé recently. Mbappé had already issued an apology, but CCTV said the apology was not enough, and one still had to “listen to his words and observe his actions.”

Liang Wenjie further explained that “the Chinese Communist Party always deals with similar issues,” that is, “it first uses high-level pressure to force you to make a statement, and then after you make a statement, it will ask you to make more promises or behave more like this.” He believes that this is a very common situation.

Tsai Kang-yong recently drew criticism from Chinese public opinion for attending the opening meeting of the campaign headquarters of Democratic Progressive Party’s Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang. He posted on Weibo on the evening of the 25th, saying, “I have always hoped for friendly exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. I have never supported Taiwan independence.”

In this regard, Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on the 28th that “there is no room for ambiguity” on major issues of right and wrong related to national sovereignty, security and development interests. He also hopes that people in Taiwan’s entertainment industry will take pride in “being honest Chinese” and do more things that are conducive to enhancing cross-strait exchange and cooperation.

As for Mbappe, because he recently called China’s late leader Mao Zedong a “Chinese dictator” in an interview, many advertising brands immediately distanced themselves from him, and CCTV even suspended the broadcast of his games and advertisements. After Mbappe publicly apologized on the 27th, CCTV responded, “We listen to his words but monitor his actions.” We hope that La Liga, Real Madrid and Mbappe himself will learn from this, apologize sincerely and change their past mistakes.

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  • He believes that the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council means that it is not enough for Tsai Kangyong to say that he has never supported Taiwan independence, and his words and actions should be looked at later. This shows that when the CCP deals with sensitive issues, it often first applies pressure and then demands more commitments.


  • Because Mbappé has publicly apologized after his mistake in the interview, but the outside world still needs to “hear his words and see his actions.” Liang Wenjie used this to explain that the CCP often continues to demand further actions or commitments after the other side has expressed its stance.


  • The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said there is no room for ambiguity on issues such as national sovereignty and hoped that people in Taiwan’s entertainment industry would be proud of “being honest Chinese” and would do more things that are conducive to cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation.

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