
AI-generated summary
Han Guoyu is the legislative president and chairman of the National Day Convention Preparatory Committee, and Lai Qingde is the current president. National Day is an important national celebration that showcases Taiwan to the world. With local elections approaching in the near future, political confrontation has intensified.
Party and government figures pointed out that at today's National Day Convention, Legislative Yuan Hanguo-yu, who is the chairman of the preparatory committee, went off-script to abuse and throw political dirt. This is turning a national celebration into a stage for political attacks, which is embarrassing and violates the proper propriety of hosting a national ceremony. On the other hand, President Lai Ching-tak emphasizes that the government promotes the sharing of economic results by all people and frequently calls for unity to protect the country. The contrast between the two shows a huge difference.
Party and government officials said that the National Day is an occasion for the Chinese people to celebrate together and showcase Taiwan to the world. As the legislative president and chairman of the General Assembly, Han Kuo-yu has adopted the AB draft model and poured political dirt in front of distinguished guests from various countries and envoys in Taiwan. He used "political hunting" and "fake democracy, true dictatorship" and other election offensive and defensive language to target the ruling team, turning the national celebration into an electoral squid war stage. It is embarrassing and lacks the proper propriety of hosting a national ceremony.
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Party and government figures pointed out that Han Kuo-yu in particular called on party leaders not to "add fuel to the fire" while using fierce labels to deepen the confrontation; while advocating for the protection of democracy, he described different political positions as "ideological confusion." Such a speech is completely contrary to his stated goal of resolving differences and concentrating efforts.
President Lai, on the other hand, appealed to unity at a higher level, emphasizing that regardless of generation, occupation or political stance, we are all based on the same Taiwan and jointly shoulder the responsibility of making the country safer, society more stable, and people's lives better, bringing the focus back to the country and its people.
In the face of the upcoming local elections, President Lai clearly pointed out that political parties can compete and have different opinions, but Taiwan should not be divided because of this. The value of democracy lies in the fact that even if there are differences, we still respect each other, believe in the system, and work together to protect the country.
Party and government figures emphasized that the president responded to President Han's unscripted political language attack by saying "power comes from the trust of the people, and responsibility is gathering strength", which shows the height of the country's leaders; it also echoes the theme of the first National Day after taking office, "Unite Taiwan to realize the dream." Paradoxically, President Han scolded the Legislative Yuan just two months ago, and the Legislative Yuan was controlled by dark forces. Two months later, the subjective and objective conditions remained unchanged, but he chose to distort the facts and amplify the opposition just because of the election and personal political intentions. Who is dividing Taiwan and who is uniting Taiwan? The two speeches have shown a sharp contrast.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Han Guoyu will face pressure from inside and outside the party and may need to issue an explanation for his National Day speech.
Likely · Within days
President Lai will continue to emphasize messages of unity at events to counter political opposition.
Very likely · Within weeks

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