Han Guoyu talked about "China's 31st Province" off-script on National Day! Ye Yaoyuan asked for help and was slapped in the face: Where did the numbers come from?

Legislative Yuan Han Guoyu performed off-script at the National Day ceremony yesterday (10th). Not only did he mention the recall and the political dispute between the government and the opposition, but he also declared that "some Taiwanese people want to turn Taiwan into the 31st province of China" when explaining the ideological differences of the Chinese people, triggering uproar and doubts from all walks of life. Ye Yaoyuan, chair professor of international studies at the University of St. Thomas in the United States, bluntly said that this sentence is completely incomprehensible, and it also highlights the blind spots of geographical and political common sense: China currently only has 33 provincial-level administrative regions excluding Taiwan. "Where does the number of '31st province' come from?"

In his National Day speech, Han Kuo-yu talked about Taiwan's internal value differences, saying, "Some Taiwanese want to make Taiwan the 51st state of the United States, some want to make Taiwan the fifth largest island of Japan, and some want to make Taiwan the 31st province of China." He called on leaders of all political parties to resolve differences and defend the Republic of China.

In response, Ye Yaomin posted on Facebook that Han Kuo-yu's words are confusing, and he even asked, "Who in Taiwan wants to become China's 31st province?" He also pointed out that China currently has 22 provinces (excluding Taiwan) and a total of 33 provincial-level administrative regions (including municipalities, autonomous regions, and special administrative regions, also excluding Taiwan). "Where does the number 31 come from?"

After the post was exposed, it quickly set off an upsurge of ridicule in the community. Netizens left messages with laughter: "Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, creatures like the Chinese always think that the whole world belongs to them", "The wine has not been withdrawn yet", "I drank too much the day before and said nonsense", "When he decided to perform unscripted, he said Shen Boyang froze garlic. I wouldn't be surprised." "Could it be that some countries along the Belt and Road were also included?" "He should calculate it like this, 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, and 2 special administrative regions." "He is very stupid. "Dudududu".

In addition, some Threads netizens refuted Han Kuo-yu's statement, emphasizing that Taiwan is larger than Japan's fourth largest island "Shikoku". Even if it is unified with Japan, Taiwan will still be the fourth largest island, not the fifth largest island as Han Kuo-yu claimed. "It is really sad that the Kuomintang people are less and less educated."