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hung hsiu-chu urges young taiwanese to go to the mainland to broaden their horizons: don’t be a “frog in a well”

2024-08-31

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the seventh session of the "youth growth camp" hosted by the china youth peace education foundation was held in new taipei city, taiwan from august 30 to september 1. hung hsiu-chu, chairman of the foundation, said that young people in taiwan should not only travel around the mainland, but also around the world, and not be "frogs in the well."

the china youth peace education foundation has been running a youth growth camp since june 2023, targeting young people under the age of 40 in taiwan who are in high school or above and are interested in working in the public sector. it actively helps taiwanese youth to broaden their horizons and find feasible directions for taiwan's future development. in her speech at the opening ceremony of this growth camp, hung hsiu-chu said that everyone should cherish this opportunity to make friends, because making friends is a very important thing in life. hung hsiu-chu also mentioned that she led taiwanese youth to hangzhou, zhejiang last month to participate in the "cross-strait youth development forum". she said that many outstanding mainland students came to communicate with taiwanese youth at that time, and everyone could chat, complain, and exchange different ideas.

during the self-introduction session, a taiwanese youth whose ancestral home is in zhejiang said that he felt very special to be able to return to zhejiang to participate in exchange activities as a taiwanese youth. he also mentioned that with the current atmosphere between the two sides of the taiwan strait, we should strengthen our understanding of each other. the atmosphere was very warm, and some taiwanese youth expressed their hope to visit more places in the mainland in the future, such as harbin, tibet, etc. some people even said that in order to climb the famous mountains in the mainland in the future, "i have to climb yushan first to exercise my body!"

it is understood that in addition to hung hsiu-chu, well-known experts and scholars on the island, including yang kaihuang, cai zhengyuan, jie wenqi, weng xiaoling, yang du, you zixiang, chen liwen and liu wuzhang, will teach at this "youth growth camp". in addition to courses related to historical facts and cultural origins, there will also be topics such as "understanding chinese-style modernization", "analysis of the us presidential election and its impact on the taiwan strait", and "the dpp's 'taiwan independence' strategy" for participating young people to discuss and think. the camp activities will last for three days and two nights, and the young people will eat, live and study together.

hung hsiu-chu emphasized that we are descendants of yan and huang, and this is not just an ancient "myth or legend". the five thousand years of chinese history is not a "myth or legend". the blood of the chinese people is undeniable. the purpose of bringing young taiwanese people to visit the mainland is to open everyone's eyes, "look at others, think about ourselves, and what we should do." she said that young taiwanese people should not only travel all over the mainland, but also travel all over the world, so that they can broaden their horizons and gain more knowledge. don't be laughed at by others, don't be a "frog in the well".