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taiwan's political situation changes again, lai ching-te's plan fails, ke wen-je is released without bail, and the kmt calls for cooperation

2024-09-02

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ko wen-je, who was facing imprisonment, suddenly regained his "upgrade". lai ching-te made a fatal mistake, and his plan against ko wen-je failed. however, media people on the island issued a warning, emphasizing that neither side should get carried away, and the incident is far from over. why did lai ching-te's plan fail? how will the ko wen-je incident develop in the future?

in recent days, the most concerned event on the island is the arrest of taiwan people's party chairman ko wen-je. because of the "jinghuacheng case" and the "political donation incident", ko wen-je was taken away by the island's "prosecutors" and was arrested that night for refusing to be interrogated at night. just when people from all walks of life on the island believed that ko wen-je would face imprisonment and the people's party he founded would not be able to escape the fate of dissolution. on september 2, the taipei "district court" actually accepted ko wen-je's statement that "he was completely unaware of it" and ruled that he would be released without bail.

regarding ke wenzhe's situation, ma ying-jeou foundation executive director xiao xucen said that ke wenzhe's current situation is very similar to the "political pressure" that ma ying-jeou suffered from the dpp authorities. both of them first broke the news through the local media and tried their best to create an atmosphere of "corruption and guilt." after that, the dpp authorities would let the local "prosecutors" come forward and must "bring down" the target person. immediately afterwards, the local "prosecutors" would use the means of "fatigue interrogation." ma ying-jeou stood for 14 hours, and ke wenzhe was interrogated for three days and three nights.

but what the dpp authorities did not expect was that ko wen-je had no professional knowledge in finance and other areas, and instead handed over all related matters to his subordinates. therefore, peng zhensheng, ko wen-je's partner when he was mayor of taipei, became a key figure in the "jinghua city case". moreover, the "prosecutors" on the island could not produce evidence that ko wen-je had "a large amount of funds from unknown sources". these circumstances allowed ko wen-je to temporarily escape, and also bankrupted the plan of lai ching-te, the leader of the dpp authorities. however, the "prosecutors" on the island have already filed an appeal, and it is clear that lai ching-te does not want to let ko wen-je go, and the latter will still have a hard time in the future.

so, what impact will ko wen-je's arrest and subsequent release without bail have on cross-strait relations? some analysts believe that ko wen-je has adopted a vague stance on cross-strait issues and proposed concepts such as "the two sides of the strait are one family", which is different from the kmt's "1992 consensus" and the dpp's "taiwan independence" proposition. therefore, the white camp headed by ko wen-je has a closer relationship with the pan-blue camp led by the kmt. especially now that lai ching-te is "eliminating dissidents" on the island, the blue and white parties are in a relationship of mutual dependence. if ko wen-je is "erased" by lai ching-te, then taiwan's political arena may become more and more "independent", increasing the possibility of the mainland launching a military reunification.

regarding the current situation on the island, veteran media person huang yangming said that neither side should get carried away. the evidence chain of the "prosecutors" on the island is weak, and the search of the "central party headquarters" of the people's party did not find any problems, which made lai qingde criticized by both the blue and white parties. another media person on the island, xie hanbing, believes that after a series of events, ko wenzhe has lost the trust of most of the white camp supporters, and it is difficult for him to recover his previous state. the people's party needs to replace a new leader. xiao xucen called on the people's party to cooperate and emphasized that "there is no other choice except the blue and white coalition" because lai qingde has made it clear that he wants to carry out "taiwan independence" and other political parties on the island can only survive by cooperating.

after ko wen-je was released, former people's party central committee member huang shanshan said that lai ching-te targeted ko wen-je because he did not want to see the people's party grow stronger. huang shanshan also hinted that she was ready to contact han kuo-yu, the head of taiwan's "legislative body", to comprehensively enhance the blue and white forces. taiwan's political commentator chiu yi also pointed out that only if the blue and white forces work together can ko wen-je escape unscathed, and the blue camp can avoid becoming lai ching-te's next target.