Last Saturday’s elections dragged Taiwan into a sensitive scenario both at home and abroad geopoliticsand we recommend that all actors’ consciences and intentions for change be examined. Days later, as the immediate impressions fade, the certainty emerges that there is nothing there. winners but losers to varying degrees.
HE Progressive Democratic Party (PDP)root independentthere is third consecutive term. This unprecedented success in young Taiwan’s democracy has brought more diversity than the polls suggest. This is where the joy ends. The voting percentage dropped from 57 percent to 40 percent. As Beijing is quick to remind us, it no longer represents the sentiment of the island’s majority. And worse: he lost the majority Legislative Yuan o It is behind in Parliament and even in the number of seats kuomintang (KMT), Chinese Fleet formation: 52 to 51. Waiting for the future president, Lai Ching-te, a via crucis and a shadow of the same legislative paralysis at the turn of the millennium. Some of his most relevant and controversial policies are at stake, such as the massive increase in the defense budget or the phasing out of nuclear power by 2025.
PDP no longer smells like freshly cut grass. It was founded through the dictatorship’s reprisals, grew as resistance against the hegemonic KMT, and attracted public attention. progressive youth. Same-sex marriage, gender equality and other rare social achievements in Asia correspond to it. However, after eight years in power, many see him as being in the same caste as the KMT. a scandal sexual abuse It has spread its aura among its ranks, and this revolutionary role is now Taiwan People’s Party. The new formation, which is approaching 30 percent of the votes, reflects the disappointment in the old two-party system. It will not be possible for PDP to be sufficient. anti-China speech To stop the transfer. Concrete improvements are urgently needed for young people who are penalized for scarce and low-paying jobs and prohibitive housing conditions.
Compatible with Beijing
KMT entered the election race in third place and escaped the feared destruction. He came second in the presidential elections and first in the legislative elections; This guarantees a strong speaker in this parliament. This is where the joy ends. The entity has not benefited from the PDP’s disastrous economic management and is running afoul of the rules in a society that feels increasingly Taiwanese. Reducing the insinuations didn’t help much reunification and the beginning “just one China” or pushing its former president behind the scenes, Ma Ying-jeou. Many perceive his alignment with Beijing as excessive and dangerous to the island’s security.
China’s defeat is not accepted nuances. He presented the elections as an alternative between “war and peace” and as a result of his instructions Taiwan won the candidate he hated most as a result of his autism. twelve years independence government They are a tragedy that forced them to retire their strategies. It has been operating in rotation for decades financial aidIf some rule, with sanctions; if others rule, with hope that the island will understand You’ll live better under the Chinese umbrella. Evolution is the exact opposite of what was imagined. The decline in recent years of those who aspire to unify and feel they are merely Chinese resonates as much as the Taiwanese passion for democracy. There is no choice but to court, but Taiwan does not pay attention to its benefits.
China strategy
“The results confirm the problems China is having in seducing the Taiwanese. It needs a new plan because the concepts of the last decades have been exhausted. With more military pressure and economic pressure It will not create more sympathy on the island. There is a need for positive policies towards non-alienation and more open communication with sectors. It also needs to improve the economy, solve internal problems, become the first technological power… because the stronger it is, the better its prospects will be with Taiwan,” says sinologist Xulio Ríos.
Have you already changed your strategy? China announced yesterday that Nauru, an insignificant island in Micronesia, would secede from Taiwan’s small group of allies, but the decision had been prepared months in advance. His reaction to the latest election blow was calmer than previous ones; its ships and planes did not pass through the Straits of Formosa or attacks from its weakest press.
China, whose “one country, two systems” formula was burned in Hong Kong, needs to find another formula that will satisfy the Taiwanese. While this is not an ideal context, a look at history reveals that Beijing has never lacked imagination or patience.