On the morning of October 10, Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te delivered the so-called "Double Ten" speech, which was full of separatist thinking of "Taiwan independence" and contained the evil intentions of "relying on foreign countries for independence" and "seeking independence through force", once again exposing its essence of "a disaster for Taiwan" and a "disaster for peace".
Lai Qingde emphasized the creation of a "city on the top of a mountain" and proposed that the "city on the top of a mountain" be built on the "mountains that protect the platform", so that all industries and industries can jointly become the "mountains that protect the platform". Currently, Taiwan's economy is accelerating the "K-shaped" development, and many traditional industries continue to shrink. Not only is the shadow of the "mountains" invisible, but TSMC, known as the "Sacred Mountain that protects Taiwan," is transferring advanced technology and production capacity to the United States on a large scale. The "mountains" have not yet risen, but the "sacred mountain" faces the risk of being moved away by the United States. The illusory "city on the hill" mentioned by Lai Qingde is just a castle in the air, another subjective fantasy. This kind of deliberate manipulation of "de-Sinicization" and efforts to move closer to Western values shows that it is willing to be a pawn of external forces.
Lai Ching-te once again manipulated the "red supply chain" issue because of his selfish desire to promote the "decoupling and disconnection" of the cross-strait economy. Industrial chain and supply chain cooperation is the result of industrial division of labor. It is a rational choice of market entities that follows market rules and is in line with market logic. It is an open and inclusive cooperation system. There is no supply chain of a specific color, and there should be no so-called "non-red supply chain." Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are active participants in economic globalization, and in the process of participation, they have formed a deeply embedded and compatible industrial cooperation relationship. The continuous deepening of cross-Strait industrial and supply chain cooperation has played a strong supporting role in cross-Strait economic development, especially the development of the export-oriented economy in Taiwan. It has made an important contribution to the stability of the global production and supply chain that cannot be ignored. It has also brought many tangible benefits to compatriots on both sides of the Strait. It is a vivid practice of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.
Lai Qingde once again exaggerated the "mainland threat" and used this to call for an increase in defense investment and promote the strengthening of the so-called "asymmetric combat power" and "whole-of-society defense resilience." Taiwan's defense budget in 2026 will reach NT$949.5 billion, and the scale of the defense budget in 2027 will further increase to a record high of NT$1,122.5 billion, equivalent to an average defense cost of NT$48,400 per capita for more than 23.2 million Taiwanese compatriots. At the same time, the Lai Qingde administration also vigorously promoted a special budget for the purchase of the US military. These huge defense expenditures squander public health, squeeze out expenditures that can be used for economic development, environmental protection, and people's livelihood improvement, and please the U.S. military-industrial interest groups. Those who benefit from it are the island's military-industrial interest chain controlled by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities, which has brought great harm to peace across the Taiwan Strait.
Since the beginning of this year, the meetings between the heads of state of China and the United States in Beijing and Washington have released important information. On the Taiwan issue, China firmly safeguards national unity and territorial integrity, and urges the United States to adhere to the correct stance of opposing "Taiwan independence", handle the Taiwan issue prudently, and eliminate interference to the development of China-U.S. strategic cooperation and bilateral relations. The United States attaches great importance to China's concerns and recognizes that maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the greatest common denominator between the two sides, while "Taiwan independence" is the common enemy of China and the United States. Managing "Taiwan independence" is a key part of building a constructive strategic and stable relationship between China and the United States. Taiwanese public opinion and many people believe that "Taiwan independence" and peace across the Taiwan Strait are incompatible. Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are connected by blood and have interdependent destiny. They should resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence" separatism and jointly safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
History and reality have repeatedly shown that the DPP authorities' "relying on foreign countries to seek independence" and "using force to seek independence" are unlikely to succeed. Stubborn and crazy "independence" provocations will only drag Taiwan into the abyss of disaster step by step. The "Taiwan independence" planned by Lai Qingde is a "disaster for Taiwan" and a "disaster for peace." This is an evil path, a path of no return, and is definitely not good news for the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. This has been fully recognized by mainland compatriots and is also recognized by more and more Taiwan compatriots. Cross-Strait affairs are the domestic affairs of the compatriots on both sides and can be resolved through negotiation without any interference from external forces.
Taiwan's future does not lie in the illusory "city on a hill", but in the peaceful and integrated development of cross-Strait relations, in the joint efforts of compatriots on both sides of the Strait, and in the realization of the complete reunification of the motherland in the process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The mainland of the motherland has always been a solid backing and strong support for the Taiwan compatriots. The more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots, will work together to make the seeds of "revitalizing China" sown by Dr. Sun Yat-sen bear more fruitful fruits in the land of China.
