Chapter 51 Chen Shui-bian Never Wants to Take advantage of the Olympic Games to Promote "Taiwan Independence"

On September 28, 2003, at the 17th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Progressive Party, Chen Shui-bian uttered wild words that he would formulate a "New Taiwan Constitution". legalization.Then Chen Shui-bian threw out a timetable for "Taiwan independence", clamoring to "completion of referendum legislation in 2003", "implementation of referendum in 2004", "constitution formulation in 2006", and "implementation of a new constitution in 2008". On November 11, Chen Shui-bian instructed his subordinates to hold a so-called seminar.He once again yelled "the theory of one country on each side" to a group of scholars; he advocated "referendum" and "new constitution".

While Chen Shui-bian was campaigning for "Taiwan independence", on November 15, Chairman Lien Chan of the Kuomintang made a very unexpected decision. He not only asked the party's "Legislative Yuan Clique" to take a laissez-faire attitude towards the DPP's promotion of "referendum legislation" , and even publicly proposed a more radical "New Constitution Trilogy" than Chen Shui-bian: Before February 2004, all parties proposed and debated the version of the "New Constitution"; mechanism; in 2005, a "referendum" was passed to formulate and implement a "new constitution".

The struggle on the topic of cross-strait relations in Taiwan has reached a fever pitch. On the afternoon of November 18, Chen Shui-bian once again launched an attack on the Kuomintang and the People First Party, suggesting that he would use the "New Taiwan Constitution" to oppose Lien Chan's "Constitution of the Republic of China." On the evening of the 18th, the Central Committee of the Kuomintang responded immediately, "one step ahead" and proposed to advance the "public vote into the constitution" originally scheduled for May 2004 to the 24th of this month.

Facing the arrogance of the "Taiwan independence" forces, on November 21, the State Council Information Office of China held a press conference in Beijing. Xu Shiquan, vice president of Taiwan Studies Association, Li Zhaojie, professor of Tsinghua University Law School and vice president of China Society of International Law, and other experts and scholars spoke on the Taiwan issue. Yu Keli said that the "referendum law" is very likely to be passed by the end of this month. If it contains the content of "referendum on unification and independence", it will provide "legal" basis for "Taiwan independence" forces to pursue "Taiwan independence".This means a showdown with the mainland, and the Chinese government will be forced to take drastic measures.

External commentators believe that Yu Keli, who has always been straightforward, has issued a serious warning to Taiwan, indicating that the mainland has changed its attitude towards Taiwan and has become more tough. It is ready to deal with the provocation of "Taiwan independence", including taking "resolute measures". Fight separatist forces with force. Many people have the opinion that the reason why Chen Shui-bian is getting more and more rampant is that besides having the backing of the United States, he also wants to take advantage of the mainland's holding the Olympic Games.It is believed that mainland China is busy with economic construction on the one hand, and will hold the Olympic Games in 2008 on the other hand, and has no time to take into account the incident in Taiwan.

At the press conference of the All-China Journalists Association on November 19, Yu Keli unequivocally warned Chen Shui-bian and his like: "Taiwan independence" elements should not have the idea of ​​the Olympic Games. Yu Keli said that the hosting of the Olympic Games in China is something that the Chinese people have been looking forward to for a long time. This wish will finally come true in 2008. It is indeed a very memorable year in history for China.The promotion of the Olympic spirit in the form of the Olympic Games in a large country with a population of 1.3 billion is also a great contribution to the international Olympic movement.If the scum of ethnic minorities wants to take advantage of the opportunity to seek "Taiwan independence", the Chinese government will definitely take resolute measures to stop their plan from succeeding.The Chinese government's approach will not only win the support of Chinese people at home and abroad, but also the understanding of the international community.

People may not forget that two years ago, Yu Keli accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Taiwan's "Central News Agency" on issues such as the success of Beijing's Olympic bid and the development of cross-strait relations after entering the WTO.When a reporter asked "Whether the success of Beijing's Olympic bid will provide a good opportunity for cross-strait relations to improve", Yu Keli predicted that although Beijing's successful bid for the Olympics can create conditions for resolving the deadlock between the two sides, the ultimate direction of cross-strait relations still depends on the The policies adopted by the Taiwan ruling authorities, if the Taiwan ruling authorities do not accept the "one China" principle and the "1992 Consensus", then the cross-strait political deadlock will be difficult to break.He believes that we certainly hope to host the Olympic Games well, but if Taiwan's ruling authorities think that in order to host the Olympic Games successfully, the mainland can take the opportunity to challenge the "one China" policy or take any drastic splitting measures or actions, which will directly damage the peace and harmony of cross-strait relations. A stable foundation has led to consequences that all Chinese people do not want to see.At the same time, he believes that if the cross-strait economic and trade relations are expected to have a breakthrough after China's accession to the WTO, political issues must be resolved fundamentally.

Although Yu Keli's stance is always tough, he always pins his hopes on the peace and stability of the two sides of the strait.However, there are indications that Taiwan's separatist forces have always regarded the patience of the central government as weakness and underestimated the PLA's determination to fight.This makes mainland officials and scholars have to face the complicated situation and bravely take the initiative to meet various provocations in order to defend the territorial integrity of the motherland. On November 18, in an interview with a reporter from Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", Yu Keli pointed out in an unusual tone: "China will bravely face the military intervention of the United States and Japan."

Yu Keli has the saying of "the main force of the second echelon" in Taiwan research institutions across the country.This is a major "discovery" made by Professor Shao Zonghai, director of the Zhongshan Institute of National Chengchi University, at the 12th Academic Research Conference on Cross-Strait Relations in August 2003.At that time, this senior, who was over seventy years old, felt that this "feature" was more meaningful than the paper after seeing the old, middle-aged and young Taiwan research experts in mainland China, including Yu Keli.He said with emotion: In the field of cross-strait relations research, a "third echelon" is being established, and young scholars are taking over.Pointing to Jiang Dianming, the honorary vice president of the National Taiwan Studies Association, who is in his seventies, and Yu Keli, who is in his 50s, who are seated on the stage, he said that if Mr. Jiang is regarded as "the first echelon", Mr. Yu is regarded as "the Second echelon", then, the "third echelon" who is younger than Mr. Yu is already growing.

Professor Shao Zonghai's statement is appropriate. After the veterans of the domestic Taiwan research expert team such as Jiang Dianming, Xu Shiquan, Chen Kongli, and Fan Xitong withdrew from the top positions of Taiwan research institutions, Yu Keli and other second echelons have begun to take charge Face to face. In 2001, Dr. Liu Guoshen, who graduated from the Department of International Politics of Fudan University, took over from Fan Xitong the post of director of the Taiwan Research Institute of Xiamen University. He was only 37 years old at the time; After the Taiwan Research Office of the School of Applied Arts and Sciences of Beijing Union University was established, the 56-year-old historian Professor Xu Bodong became the director, and the young Zhu Xianlong served as the deputy director; later, Yu Keli, who had been the deputy director for many years, replaced Xu Shiquan as the Academy of Social Sciences Director of Taiwan Research Institute.In addition, the second echelon includes Cui Zhiqing, director of the Institute of Taiwan Studies at Nanjing University, Liu Zhentao, director of the Institute of Taiwan Studies at Tsinghua University, and Xin Qi, a researcher at the Peace and Development Research Center.

The main force of these second echelons is an active force in the study of cross-strait relations, and they are also the think tanks most valued by high-level officials.As the director of the Taiwan Research Institute with the highest rank among Taiwan research institutions, Yu Keli seems to be more eye-catching.