After well-known host Cai Kangyong appeared at the Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's inaugural meeting on the 4th, China's criticism of him has escalated to the "party media" level. Originally, the new media account "Jun Zhengping" under China's "Liberation Army Daily" said on the 6th that "sooner or later you will pay the price." On the 9th, the new media brand "Xia Ke Dao" under the overseas edition of the People's Daily, the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, issued an article stating that Cai Kangyong "has not admitted his mistake so far" and must bear the consequences and price he deserves.
The Tsai Kang-yong controversy continues to spread. Although the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council's regular press conference on the 7th was suspended due to the National Day Golden Week, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has not yet made a statement on this incident. It is expected that there will be no response until the press conference on the 14th. However, "Jun Zhengping" published an article on the 6th. Criticism is based on "without naming names", but the "Xia Ke Dao" article clearly named Cai Kangyong, and the level, political ranking and social influence of China's party media (People's Daily) are generally higher than those of military media (People's Liberation Army Daily). It is obvious that the criticism of Cai Kangyong has been upgraded.
The "Xia Ke Dao" article stated that the anger of Chinese netizens is "justifiable". Shen Boyang is not an ordinary candidate. As early as 2024, he was included in the list of Taiwan independence diehards by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. Various scenes are enough to prove that Tsai Kang never said he was "coming to see it", but was actually giving support to Taiwan independence diehards.
The article claimed that after the incident, the first thing Tsai Kang-yong did was not to make his position clear, but to deliberately "pretend to be neutral" and try to get through with vague words. He has yet to admit his mistakes, draw a clear line with Taiwan independence elements, and has not mentioned "one China" or stated that "Taiwan is part of China." A "two-faced man" like him who earns China's dividends while supporting Taiwanese independence activists must bear the consequences and price he deserves.
The article stated that this incident also served as a reminder to Taiwanese public figures that in the Chinese market, there is no gray area on issues involving national sovereignty. In the face of "big right and wrong", there is no room for anyone to sit on the fence and waver. If we want to gain a foothold in the Chinese market, we must resolutely say no to Taiwanese independence elements and must not be ambiguous or vague. "How far Taiwanese artists can go in the Chinese market does not depend on smooth rhetoric, but on whether they can put the word "Chinese" before personal fame and fortune, and have the national justice deeply rooted in their bones and hearts."
Are you worried that Cai Kangyong will be suppressed across the border and increase police protection? The Executive Yuan recently stated that the National Police Agency has tasked the police agencies with controlling the situation. It is understood that the Taipei City Police Department has contacted Cai Kangyong and asked the district branch to increase the density and frequency of patrols around Cai Kangyong’s residence. The Mainland Affairs Council emphasized that elections in Taiwan are a matter of free expression of will, and anyone who wants to intervene in a threatening manner will inevitably have counterproductive effects.
