Recalling Zheng Nanrong and Gu Kuanmin as "romantic rebels" Ye Julan: Shen Boyang is our other hope

The Ku Kuan Min Foundation today held the opening ceremony of the "Rebels—Ku Kuan Min and Their Revolutionary Era" commemorative exhibition at the National Memorial Hall on February 28. Following the life path of Mr. Ku Kuan Min, we reviewed the magnificent overseas Taiwanese independence movement and Taiwan's democratization. Ye Julan, former presidential counselor and Zheng Nanrong's widow, attended the meeting today and said that Taiwanese people are brave and hopes that the younger generation can understand the past. What they will face next is a more brutal China. She sees the Democratic Progressive Party's candidate for Taipei mayor as another hope and hopes that he can be elected as Taipei mayor.

In her speech, Ye Julan pointed out that today's young people take freedom and democracy as a matter of course and do not have a deep understanding of why Taiwan can obtain the current freedom, democracy, equality, and say what they want to say. From the special exhibition of Ku Kuan Min, we can see that Ku Kuan Min returned to Taiwan from Japan. At every stage, he fought against the authority of the Kuomintang, fought for Taiwan's sovereignty and independence, and hoped to formulate a new constitution.

"Ku Kuanmin is like my brother!" Ye Julan recalled that in 1989, when she ran for the legislative election for the first time, no one was willing to lend her the venue, so Mr. Gu lent her a swimming pool and drained the water to turn it into a stage. Ku Kuan-min supports many young politicians and hopes that Taiwan can become a free and democratic country.

Ye Julan said that Taiwan seems to have become free and democratic today, but for young people, the object they have to face and resist now is China, the bully neighbor next door. They use military force to intimidate, cognitive warfare, and information warfare to disintegrate Taiwan internally. I believe that if Mr. Ku is here, he will also call on everyone to continue their efforts.

"Gu Kuanmin is a romantic rebel," Ye Julan said. He spent his whole life, using up his wealth, money, time, and energy to encourage all future generations. "My husband Zheng Nanrong is also a romantic rebel, using his life as a weapon to resist authority."

Ye Julan emphasized that Taiwanese people are brave and hopes that the younger generation can understand the past and then talk about the future, because the enemy they face is the more brutal, authoritarian, and hegemonic Chinese Communist regime. "We should have more wisdom and think about what to do now. I see that Shen Boyang seems to be another hope for us. I hope he can be elected as the mayor of Taipei."