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"It is a tragedy for the Taiwanese people that Lai Ching-te's approval rating in the polls is still maintained."

Lai Ching-te has been in office for 100 days and has not held a press conference. In the past 100 days since Lai took office, there has been more negative news than positive governance achievements. From the detention of Zheng Wencan, former chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation of the Democratic Progressive Party, to the recent scandals of the "Tainan Gang", the image of Lai's team has not been improved. Zhao Shaokang, a senior Taiwanese media person, bluntly stated that due to Lai Ching-te's stubbornness in choosing evil, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have been confronted and the "government and opposition" have collided in the past 100 days. "Lai's performance is worse than that of the former leader Tsai Ing-wen." Lai Ching-te's future performance in office is worrying.

▲ Lai Qingde

The public is not impressed by specific political achievements

Political struggles continue to win over young people

Lai Qingde's team is still focusing on winning over the youth group during this period, especially when Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je was caught up in a political donation storm.The DPP's intention to win over young voters is obviousBefore the 100th day of the Lai administration, the Lai team sent a message emphasizing that the Lai administration would take a three-pronged approach of action, policy, and community, with the focus on seizing the youth market.

When Lai Ching-te was elected, he announced that he would donate NT$160 million in subsidies, and called for part of the funds to be provided to young party workers as scholarships for further studies. It is understood that this plan will have a total of nearly NT$28 million available for four years. Just as Ko Wen-je was involved in a controversy over his political donations, it was revealed that Ko used the election subsidy to purchase a personal office, which became his private property. There are even tenants in the house now, making Ko a "landlord." In this contrast, young supporters may "move" andIt is true that some young voters are disappointed with the People's Party and Ko Wen-je and turn to support the Democratic Progressive Party.

It has been 100 days since Lai Ching-te took office. The public has not felt his specific political achievements very deeply, but they have felt the conflict between the government and the opposition particularly deeply.The Lai administration has no hope of resolving the confrontation between the government and the opposition, because as long as Ko Wen-je and the People's Party repeatedly expose political donations, improper use of election subsidies, or bad impressions,Lai will be able to capture some of the young votes that have shifted away from supporting Ko, and Lai's camp believes this will be helpful in future elections.

Cross-strait confrontation, clash between government and opposition

Zhao Shaokang: The performance is worse than Tsai Ing-wen

Zhao Shaokang said that Lai Qingde's stubborn personality can be seen from the way he dealt with the "Laipi Liao" during the "election". This became even more obvious after Lai Qingde took office. The "double minority" leader, who won 40% of the votes in the "election" and less than half of the seats in the Legislative Yuan, completely ignored the opposition party, and refused to communicate, compromise, or cooperate. In addition, the DPP's own internal struggles continued, and the 2026 county and city mayoral elections were held ahead of schedule.Taiwan has no chance to rest and recuperate.。

▲Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Ching-te

Zhao Shaokang said that when Tsai Ing-wen first took office, he hoped that "cross-strait peace and reconciliation between the two parties" could be achieved during Tsai's term until she stepped down after her eight-year term.Tsai Ing-wen did neither of these things.Lai Qingde, who succeeded her, is worse than her.Tsai Ing-wen at least has a feminine personality and does not have many conflicts, but Lai Ching-te confronts everything head-on because Lai is a dual minority leader.With few chips, we have no choice but to launch a major recall.Starting with Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang, the next step is to wait for the legislators to complete one year in office. As long as a few KMT legislators are removed, the legislature in Taiwan will be able to get rid of the minority seat restriction.

Zhao Shaokang emphasized that politics often requires compromise, and the same is true for cross-strait relations.Lai Qingde has always used a hard-line approach to deal with the issue, and Taiwan's future situation is worryingHe also lamented that although Lai Ching-te's performance was really lackluster, everyone's expectations were very low now, as long as there was no war, they didn't care much about domestic affairs and the economy, soLai Ching-te's support in the polls is still maintained, which is really sad for the Taiwanese people。