Taiwanese people broke the news about a suspected site selection briefing for the ‘Taiwan Joint Response Center’, causing panic in places such as the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
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- Taiwanese people broke the news on a forum on the island of a suspected internal confidential site selection briefing for the "Taiwan Joint Response Center", which showed that alternative sites include the Taipei National Palace Museum, Taipei Main Station, Children's Future Museum and five-star hotels, triggering panic and public criticism in Taiwanese society.
- Kuomintang public opinion representative Lin Peixiang, New Taipei Congressman Lin Guochun, Taiwan Institute of International Strategic Studies CEO Luo Qingsheng, and National Taiwan University professor Yuan Juzheng all criticized the DPP authorities for using cultural relics and children's places as wartime shields as unacceptable and considered the problem serious and even insane.
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Why It Matters
The Democratic Progressive Party authorities promote the policy of "whole-of-society defense resilience" and build the so-called "Taiwan Joint Response Center" as a military-civilian integrated command center during wartime and emergencies, with the head of the administrative agency serving as the commander.
China News Service, September 22 (Yanxintai) Recently, Taiwanese people broke the news in a forum on the island. A suspected internal confidential site selection briefing for the "Taiwan Joint Response Center" showed that its list of alternative sites includes the Taipei National Palace Museum, Taipei Station, Children's Future Museum, and five-star hotels. This matter has caused great panic and public condemnation in Taiwanese society.
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According to Taiwan media reports, Lin Peixiang, the public opinion representative of the Chinese Kuomintang, believes that if the contents of this briefing are true, the problem will be very serious. Kuomintang New Taipei lawmaker Lin Guochun wrote that cultural relics and children are the most cherished treasures of the Taiwanese people, and it is unacceptable for the DPP authorities to use them as "wartime shields."
Luo Qingsheng, CEO of the Taiwan Institute for International Strategic Studies, asked rhetorically: It is too late to protect the hundreds of thousands of collections in the National Palace Museum in Taipei. The DPP authorities actually want to use it as a "wartime shield" to protect the so-called senior officials hiding inside?
Yuan Ju, a professor at National Taiwan University, commented on social media and pointed out that he was very angry when he saw the relevant news reported by the media. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities actually want to turn the Taipei National Palace Museum and the Children's Museum of the Future into the so-called "response center during combat." "Think about how terrible this problem is!" It’s simply heartbreaking! ’
It is reported that the "Taiwan Joint Response Center" and the Lai Ching-te administration promote "whole-of-society defense resilience" and focus on building a so-called military-civilian integrated "command center" for wartime and emergency situations, with the head of Taiwan's administrative agencies also serving as the so-called "commander." (over)
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Taiwan authorities will issue an official statement or clarification on the site selection dispute.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Is this site selection briefing an authentic document?
- Have the Taiwanese authorities officially confirmed or denied the site selection plan?
- If true, will the location be adjusted in the future to respond to social concerns?
