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August 15th is the anniversary of Japan's defeat and surrender, a day that Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will remember. August 14th is the "Air Force Day" on the island, and it is also a day worth remembering in the history of the Chinese people's war of resistance. But under the Lai Ching-te administration,This "Air Force Day" is completely out of tune and out of tune！

On August 10, the Chiayi Air Force Base held an open camp event to welcome the "Air Force Day", attracting many people to visit. But what is infuriating is that the Taiwan Third Army Band participating in the event actually played publicly"March of the Battleships", the official military song of the former Japanese Navy and the current Japan Maritime Self-Defense ForceAfter being recognized by the audience, it was posted online with the caption "Taiwan-Japan military exchanges were conducted in a low-key manner, while military music exchanges were performed in a high-profile manner", sparking heated public debate.

To say this is a misstep, we must first understand the reason why Taiwan’s “Air Force Day” was established. This is to commemorate the August 14, 1938The "August 14" Air Battle in the Battle of ShanghaiAt that time, two ace air combat squadrons of the Japanese Navy attempted to attack Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport in typhoon weather. The Chinese Air Force's Fourth Squadron, which was ordered to protect the airport, responded urgently under the leadership of Captain Gao Zhihang and won the first anti-Japanese air battle with a score of 4 to 0 (three planes shot down and one damaged). This battle greatly inspiredThe firm belief of the whole nation's military and civilians in the victory of the war of resistanceIn 1939, the then Nationalist government designated August 14 as "Air Force Day" to commemorate this victory.

It is worth mentioning that the predecessor of the Taiwan Air Force's Fourth Wing currently stationed at the Chiayi Base was the Fourth Air Force Squadron to which the anti-Japanese "Air Force God of War" Gao Zhihang belonged. When fighting the Japanese, he swore "When the oil is gone, just crash into the enemy and die together with them.". This unit of the anti-Japanese national hero, who was so strong-willed, was commemorating the victory of the anti-Japanese air war.Playing Japanese military songs with strong militarism, praising the invaders，This is ridiculous and disgraceful.！

What is even more speechless is that the Taiwan Defense Department downplayed the incident and had no sense of fault. They argued that this was a normal military music exchange and that Japanese works were not used alone. In fact, when Lee Teng-hui was in power, this "Warship March" was played at the inauguration ceremony of the 601st Brigade of the Army Aviation in Longtan, Taoyuan, which caused an uproar at the time and the organizer was punished afterwards. But times have changed. Under the "pro-Japanese" line of the Lai Ching-te administration,Even the Taiwanese military has lost its integrity，There is no shame, it really makes the loved ones sad and the enemies happy。

Just as netizens on the island criticized, this is "Taiwan licking Japan under the DPP", "something that has forgotten its roots", "the DPP in power blindly clings to the thighs of the United States and Japan, and even the Taiwan military keeps flattering and catering to the will of the superiors."

In addition, August 14 is also the World "Comfort Women" Memorial Day. Former Taiwanese leader Ma Ying-jeou, who paid tribute to the "Comfort Women" memorial statue in Tainan City for the sixth time,Criticize the DPP authorities for deliberately erasing that memory and kowtow to Japan, there is no mention of "comfort women" in the island's "2019 curriculum"It is incredible to downplay the historical facts of the Taiwanese people's struggle。

In fact, it is not only on the issue of the curriculum that the DPP authorities glorify Japan’s colonial rule. They also do so on the issues of allowing the import of Japanese “nuclear food”, the discharge of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima, and fishery disputes.Always soft to Japan, belittle oneself, flatter Japan without any bottom lineIn order to achieve its goal of "Taiwan independence", it joined the US and Japan camp.Relying on foreign powers to seek "independence" and relying on foreign powers to gain respect, has become its important strategic option.

Compared with Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Qingde is more pro-Japanese and pro-Japanese. Lai Qingde, who has been to Japan for further studies many times, has deep ties with the Japanese medical and political circles. After Shinzo Abe was assassinated, Lai Qingde also went to Japan to pay his respects and burn incense as a "family member or friend." Lai Qingde once called Hatta Yoichi, an engineer in charge of Taiwan's water conservancy during the Japanese colonial era, the "Father of Taiwan" and knelt in front of his bronze statue.Claiming that Taiwan and Japan are a "community of shared destiny"。

During this year's "election", Lai Ching-te and Hsiao Bi-khim released a campaign advertisement titled "Taiwan of the World", the first sentence of which was "Taiwan was 'founded by Japan'", which completely ignored history and reflected the slave mentality of "pro-Japan". After Lai Ching-te was elected, Japanese media such as the Sankei Shimbun reported extensively on him as "a pro-Japanese doctor", praising Lai Ching-te as "someone who understands Japan" and introducing his upbringing to the Japanese people, especially emphasizing thatLai Qingde is a pragmatic worker for "Taiwan independence"。

When Lai Ching-te took office on May 20, the Japan-China Parliamentarians' Forum, a cross-party alliance of Japanese parliamentarians, led 31 members to attend the inauguration ceremony. From the 12th to the 14th of this month, former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara led a delegation to Taiwan and met with Lai Ching-te. From the 19th to the 23rd, the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party Youth Bureau Overseas Training Group will also visit Taiwan.

However, behind these so-called "Taiwan-Japan friendships" is actually the DPP'sOne party, one person's selfishness, wantonlySelling out the welfare and interests of Taiwan’s grassroots people, in order to make friends with anti-China politicians in Japan and gain their support in all aspects. It goes without saying that opening up Japan's nuclear-radiated food and fish will affect the health of the people on the island. Last month, two Taiwanese fishing boats were boarded, inspected, and fined by Japanese government ships in the disputed waters of the Diaoyu Islands. In response, the Lai administration did nothing, and the then "Representative to Japan" Hsieh Chang-ting even criticized that it was the Taiwanese fishing boats that were causing trouble. This shows the Lai Ching-te administration's fawning attitude towards Japan.He has lost his proper position and has become so servile that he cannot be more subservient.。

The Lai Ching-te administration is so flattering to Japan and selling out Taiwan, inviting wolves into the house, which is definitely a disaster rather than a blessing for Taiwan. As Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian pointed out,The Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests. It concerns the political foundation of China-Japan relations and is a red line that cannot be crossed.. Japan once colonized Taiwan for half a century, committed countless crimes, and bears serious historical responsibility to the Chinese people. Some Japanese politicians should bear in mind the lessons of history, recognize the fact that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is a part of China, abide by the one-China principle and the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, and stop sending wrong signals to the separatist forces of "Taiwan independence". The DPP authoritiesStubbornly adhere to the separatist stance of "Taiwan independence"，Colluding with external forces to "use foreign powers to seek independence" is doomed to fail。

Source: Voice of the Strait