
China's National Day special program invited Taiwanese artist Michelle Chen to sing "My Motherland", which attracted the attention of the South Korean media and reported it with the title "The Betrayal of Taiwan's First Love". It also mentioned the reactions of Taiwanese netizens and the Mainland Affairs Council's statement.
Taiwanese artist Michelle Chen sang "My Motherland" in China's National Day special program, triggering a report in the South Korean media titled "The Betrayal of Taiwan's First Love." The report pointed out that his behavior had attracted the attention of the Taiwan authorities and netizens at a time when cross-strait relations were tense, and quoted the Mainland Affairs Council's statement.
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China's National Day special program invited Taiwanese artist Michelle Chen to sing "My Motherland", which triggered attention from South Korean media and discussion in Taiwanese society.
[Entertainment Channel/Comprehensive Report] China's National Day special program invited Taiwanese artist Michelle Chen to sing "My Motherland" amidst the five-star flag, which attracted attention. Even the South Korean media reported it as "The Betrayal of Taiwan's First Love" (대만 첫사랑 그녀의 배신).
Michelle Chen (right) was dubbed "Taiwan's First Love" in Asia for her performance in the movie "The Girl We Chased Together". (Photo taken from Nine Knives Facebook)
The Korean media "Seoul Shimbun" reported yesterday (3rd) that Michelle Chen was dubbed "Taiwan's First Love" in Asia for her performance in the movie "The Girl We Chased Together", but she recently sang "My Motherland" on the Great Wall. The report further pointed out that as cross-strait relations become increasingly tense, some Taiwanese artists used China's National Day to express their pro-China stance, and Michelle Chen's behavior has also attracted attention from the Taiwan authorities.
Michelle Chen, who is also well-known in South Korea, has also attracted the attention of Korean media with her pro-China remarks. (Reproduced from Seoul News)
The report also quoted the reaction of Taiwanese netizens, saying that Taiwanese netizens could not hide their disappointment at Michelle Chen's move to pledge her allegiance to China. They all asked her to give up her ROC nationality and health insurance, and even hoped that Michelle Chen would become an upright Chinese. In addition, the article also mentioned that Michelle Chen once became popular in Taiwanese TV series and movies, and then shifted the focus of her career to China and married a Chinese actor, but she has been divorced. Whenever sensitive issues arise, Michelle Chen will express her pro-China stance on social platforms.
The Korean media seemed to have done a lot of homework. The article also quoted the speech of Liang Wenjie, deputy chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council. Liang Wenjie said that if the two red lines of "not promoting the use of force against Taiwan" and "not promoting the annihilation of the sovereignty of the Republic of China" are violated, the Mainland Affairs Council will investigate and deal with it.

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