"Jun Zhengping Studio", a media system of the People's Liberation Army of China that has always been dedicated to military strategic issues, recently issued an article secretly criticizing the well-known host Cai Kangyong who attended the launch of the campaign headquarters of DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang. National security officials warned that this is a highly unusual operation. For the first time, Beijing has used the "military's highest public opinion weapon" directly under the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China to intimidate Taiwanese artists and interfere in local elections. It means that Beijing's election promotion methods in Taiwan have been fully upgraded to a "military level", which is extremely unusual.
"Jun Zhengping Studio" issued an article last night stating that "a Taiwanese public figure" recently gave support to "Taiwan independence die-hard Shen Boyang", "Not everything has room for ambiguity, and there is no room for ambiguity on the big issue of right and wrong of 'Taiwan independence'" The ambiguity of the space does not allow anyone to sway on the wall and act according to the prevailing circumstances. Some people try to confuse right and wrong with words, and while earning mainland dividends, they flirt with "Taiwan independence". Sooner or later, they will be welded to the pillar of historical shame and pay an unbearable price.
Security officials pointed out that in the past, cross-strait controversies involving artists' "red statements" were led by Taiwan-related official propaganda and party media such as the Taiwan Affairs Office and the People's Daily or Global Times. However, the "Jun Zhengping Studio" that launched this offensive is directly under the People's Liberation Army of the Communist Party of China. It is responsible for opening fire on strategic red-line issues such as serious Taiwan Strait exercise intimidation and US-China military confrontation. Now, in order to "warn" Taiwanese art and cultural workers, it has deployed this special channel. It shows that China is treating Taiwan's democratic elections as a "battlefield" of "military level". It also highlights this totalitarian country's intolerance of democratic freedoms. The so-called "one country, two systems" is simply self-deception.
Officials analyzed that China's mobilization of the People's Liberation Army's media for "cross-border" media selection has two serious implications. First of all, China regards free elections in democratic countries as "a conflict between ourselves and the enemy in national defense and national security", so it has elevated Taiwan's election introduction to a military-level response.
Officials said that secondly, as local elections are approaching and pro-Beijing parties may be at a disadvantage, Beijing is using harsh words from the military to intimidate public figures, including artists, and Taiwanese businessmen and elites. The purpose is to create a chilling effect in an attempt to trigger extreme fear and political self-censorship within Taiwan, forcing all walks of life to draw a clear line with political parties and candidates that Beijing does not like, otherwise they will face retaliation.
Security officials reiterated that Beijing's move not only grossly interfered in Taiwan's democratic elections, but also severely disrupted normal cultural and commercial exchanges across the Taiwan Strait. "Civil attacks and military intimidation" are also being widely used by China, which is launching new types of attacks through online communities and cognitive operations. They called on the people to recognize such operations and identify various domestic "coordinated behaviors" and not fall into the political trap and fear spiral deliberately created by the Beijing authorities, so as to fully protect Taiwan's democracy, freedom and social operations.
