Withstanding the pressure of the CCP, Lai Ching-te will become a “strong president” (photo) Taiwan | New Cabinet | National Security | Pan Meng’an | Joseph Wu | Lin Jialong | Gu Lixiong | Zheng Wencan | Taiwanese Businessmen | Liao Jinzhang | Current Affairs Focus |

President-elect Lai Ching-te hosted a press conference in Taipei on the 25th to announce the sixth wave of new cabinet and national security personnel. Pan Meng’an (left) is the Secretary-General of the Presidential Office, and Zhuo Rongtai (right) is the Executive President. (Photo source: Central News Agency)
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[Watch China April 25, 2024](Watch China reporter Cai Siyun’s comprehensive report) Lai Qingde, the President-elect of the Republic of China who will take office on May 20, held a press conference in person today to announce the national security personnel, Pan Meng’an, Wu Zhaoxie, Lin Jialong, Gu Li Xiong, Zheng Wencan, etc. were all included. Anti-communist Taiwanese businessman Liao Jinzhang said that Lai Ching-te’s cabinet team is very stable, and he personally laid out the plans before he took office, which gave the bureaucracy a deterrent effect. He believes that Lai Qingde’s tough characteristics are enough to cope with China’s upcoming century of changes.
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Lai Ching-te announces the final list of new cabinet

Recently, Lai Ching-te has successively announced the list of new cabinets: former Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Zhuo Rongtai will serve as the Executive President, former Culture Minister Zheng Lijun will serve as the Vice President, the Culture Minister will be Li Yuan (pen name Ono), the Interior Minister will be Liu Shifang, and the Transportation Minister will be Li Mengyan et al.

Today, Lai Ching-de personally announced the final personnel layout of the cabinet and national security team of the ruling team: the Secretary-General of the Presidential Office is Pan Meng’an, the former Pingtung County Magistrate, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is the current Secretary-General of the Presidential Office Lin Jialong, and the Minister of Defense is Gu Lixiong, the current Secretary-General of the National Security Council. , the Secretary-General of the National Security Council is the current Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie, the Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council is the current Vice Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation Qiu Chuizheng, the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation is the current Vice President of the Executive Yuan Zheng Wencan, and the Chairman of the Retirement Committee is the current Chief Executive of the National Security Council Advisory committee member Yan Defa and current National Security Bureau Director Cai Mingyan will remain in office.

Lin Jialong, the quasi-foreign minister, used to be a researcher at the “United Nations University Institute for Advanced Study” in Tokyo and an advisory member of the National Security Council. He later served as ambassador-at-large and is familiar with international geopolitics and various diplomatic practical work. Lev Nachman, a political scientist at National Chengchi University, believes that Lin Jialong has held important high-level positions in many countries, so “he is definitely qualified.”

During his tenure as Secretary-General of the National Security Council, Gu Lixiong, the quasi-civilian Minister of National Defense, vigorously promoted military reform and led a team to the United States to attend the “Taiwan-US Monterey Talks” for two consecutive years. He was deeply trusted by the international community and played a key role in the adjustment of Taiwan’s national defense and military-building model. Key role. Su Ziyun, a researcher at the National Defense Security Research Institute, said: “Allowing civilians into the Ministry of Defense can promote reforms, and this is the most important thing.”

Wu Zhaoxie, who has returned as Secretary-General of the National Security Council, has served as Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, Representative to the United States, Secretary-General of the Presidential Office, etc. He also had experience as Secretary-General of the National Security Council in the past and has deep expertise in diplomacy and national security.

Qiu Chuizheng, Chairman of the Quasi Mainland Affairs Council, has long promoted cross-Strait exchanges, and Zheng Wencan, Chairman of the Quasi-Taiwan Strait Foundation, is regarded as a “China-knowledge faction” with a peaceful and pragmatic approach. Chen Fangyu, a political scientist at Soochow University, praised Qiu Chuizheng as “a person who is very flexible in dealing with China and is someone the CCP will not object to contact with.”

Zheng Wencan, known as a “moderate”, took over the Straits Exchange Foundation, which is responsible for cross-strait people-to-people exchanges, highlighting the goodwill shown by the Lai government towards Beijing. Zhao Chunshan, honorary professor of the Institute of Mainland China Studies at Tamkang University, praised Zheng Wencan for his efforts in promoting cross-strait exchanges during his tenure as mayor of Taoyuan and his certain understanding of cross-strait affairs, making him a very suitable candidate.

Yan Defa, chairman of the quasi-retirement committee, served as chief of staff, defense minister, and secretary-general of the National Security Council in the Tsai administration, and participated in important national security decisions. Now he has taken over the retirement business that also involves national security, and is highly trusted and reused by the Tsai and Lai governments.

Tsai Ming-yan, who remains the director of the National Security Bureau, has been able to grasp all kinds of international intelligence in real time since he took over his current post. Internally, he has received support from both the ruling and opposition parties in Congress regardless of party affiliation. He is an important contact window with international allies, and his professional capabilities and practical performance are obvious to all.

Regarding the formation of Lai Ching-te’s new government, Zhang Junhao, a professor at the Department of Political Science at Tunghai University in Taiwan, analyzed to BBC Chinese that looking at the new cabinet officials in the national security system and cross-strait diplomacy, it can be seen that the current officials are still the main ones. Even if their positions are transferred, they are mainly It is still necessary to continue Tsai Ing-wen’s cross-strait diplomatic line and “seek the stability of the national security system.”

However, Zhang Junhao said that in terms of domestic affairs, it can be seen that many ministers are from southern Taiwan, or once served as Lai Qingde’s right-hand man when he was the mayor of Tainan, all of which have Lai Qingde’s influence. “Looking at the new Justice Minister Zheng Mingqian, he has handled many major cases. It is expected that after he takes office, he will launch an anti-corruption campaign, or actively deal with some malpractice cases when the party was in power in the past.”

Liao Jinzhang: Lai Qingde will be a strong president

Anti-communist Taiwanese businessman and current political commentator Liao Jinzhang said in his program “Tashan Spring” that Lai Ching-te’s cabinet team is very stable, and he personally organized the layout before he took office, which gave the bureaucracy a deterrent effect. The entire political arena will be transformed. He believes that the new government will be led by Lai Ching-te, not the Executive Yuan.

Liao Jinzhang analyzed that China will undergo a century-old change in the near future. Therefore, Taiwan must not elect a president who is not tough enough or pro-Communist, otherwise it will ruin the future with the CCP. Fortunately, Lai Qingde was elected. His toughness will enable him to withstand pressure from the CCP.

Liao believes that the current CCP is a big bad wolf whose teeth have been pulled out by the United States. Although it keeps shouting on the surface, this paper tiger is not worth fearing. If the CCP had the ability to attack Taiwan, it would have done so long ago and would never wait until now. In fact, it doesn’t have that ability at all.

Having been doing business in China for more than 20 years, he pointed out that in recent years, Taiwanese businessmen have gradually found that there is no profit in the mainland and have withdrawn one after another, which has brought a great crisis to the CCP. He said: “If China did not have Taiwanese businessmen, it would never be able to get up.”

Online data shows that in 2008, Taiwanese businessmen’s exports to the mainland were estimated to exceed US$250 billion, accounting for one-sixth of total exports; their total production in the mainland was approximately US$300 billion, accelerating economic growth. In addition, Taiwanese businessmen’s investment in the mainland has directly created more than 10 million jobs, and the number of indirect jobs is even greater. In recent years, Taiwanese companies have relocated to Southeast Asia, India, Mexico and other places, exacerbating the unemployment problem in the mainland.

Netizens left messages praising Lai Ching-te: “Lai Ching-te’s presidency is very promising for Taiwan’s future”, “I also hope that he will fight corruption and eliminate malpractice, win the hearts and minds of the people, and be re-elected smoothly”, “He was very tough when he was mayor! Governance satisfaction is often ranked first. 1. “His governance method is based on the concept of a doctor, so he governs smoothly, manages Tainan very effectively, and is very flexible in employing people. He is strict yet gentle, and he is also creative. I hope this set of governance methods can also be applied.” “On top of governing the country” and “We must protect democracy. If we are not strong, we cannot deal with those monsters and monsters.”

Source: Look at China

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