On the 34th anniversary of the lifting of martial law in Kinmen, county magistrate candidate Zhang Guowei launched the Breeze Revolution: Reject the Golden Terror

Today marks the 34th anniversary of the lifting of temporary martial law and the end of "battlefield government" in Kinmen. Zhang Guowei, the non-party candidate for Kinmen County Magistrate, launched the "Breeze Revolution" at the General Military Office of Kinmen Town in the Qing Dynasty. He held a rally against the "golden terror" and shouted with the supporters in attendance: "Reject the golden terror and return freedom to Kinmen."

Li Bifeng, the former county magistrate of Kinmen, said that he hopes that all candidates can stand on a fair starting point and use proper methods so that the dark clouds of Kinmen’s past can be swept away; he hopes that today, 30 years later, there will be no more golden terror, white terror, or green terror.

Zhang Guowei said that he paid a temporary visit to an elder who supported him a few days ago. The 95-year-old elder knew that he was going to elect the county magistrate. He was very happy, so he read out a jingle casually. He asked his assistant to film it. There was no script or compensation. The elder just said a few words from his heart. Unexpectedly, the elder later received one "concern call" after another. People came to the door through relatives and acquaintances.

Zhang Guowei said that the old man couldn't bear it, so he called him with a tired tone and asked him to take the video off the shelves. Zhang Guowei quickly took it off the shelves, "Because the safety of our elders is more important than anything else."

Zhang Guowei questioned, an elder just said who he supported? Is it normal to have to endure so much pressure? In Kinmen, is it necessary to pay this price to speak the truth? If one day such a person becomes the county magistrate and uses such power to handle the county government's personnel, budget, subsidies and tenders, who would dare to have different opinions?

Zhang Guowei said that everyone has experienced battlefield government affairs and the era when they could not speak. Kinmen has finally made it to where it is today, and it should not go back to the days when "speech depends on one's face first." Are we still going to be allowed to live under martial law again? He described it as "golden terror."

Now, in Taiwan, everyone can openly criticize the president and the executive director. Why did the folks in Kinmen dare not take a stand or speak during the Kinmen election, and even left comments and likes online anonymously? What kind of world is this? Afraid of being fought, afraid of being liquidated, afraid of having the water meter checked, and afraid that if the other party is elected, their work, business, and family will be affected.

Zhang Guowei said that if he served as county magistrate, he would not "care" about anyone's political stance. Different opinions are the power of Kinmen’s progress and are not objects to be cleaned up.