Ma Ying-jeou’s participation in the "228" activities was boycotted by the "independence faction". Taiwan media: Lee Teng-hui should be held accountable

  [Global Times reporter Cheng Dong] Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou and Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe attended the commemorative event on February 28, triggering a backlash from the “independence faction”.

  February 28 is the 74th anniversary of the "228 Incident". The Taipei City Government held a commemorative event with "love and courage, walking hand in hand" as the main axis.

Ma Ying-jeou said in his speech that he was invited to participate in activities in Taipei. As a family member of the victims, Ke Wenzhe was also under a lot of pressure. However, Ke Wenzhe also told everyone that Taiwan should transcend opposition and "tolerate and understand each other with a compassionate mind and a humble attitude. ".

Ma Ying-jeou also said that the light blue fur vest he wore was hand-made and given to him by a family member of a victim of the "228 Incident" more than two years ago, which symbolized the friendship between the other party and him and made him feel extra warm.

Lianhe News.com noted that Ma Ying-jeou and Ke Wenzhe did not interact much on the spot, but they both quoted the monument of the "February 28 Park", "to make hatred invisible and bring peace to eternity".

When Ma Ying-jeou took the stage to give a speech, the Taipei City Councillor Miao Boya of the "Social Democratic Party" held a card with the words "Really repent, talk about reconciliation, and achieve justice in order to coexist" in the audience.

Miao Boya said that if Ma Ying-jeou was the leader of the Taiwan region and the chairman of the Kuomintang, if he regrets it sincerely, why does the Kuomintang still refuse to submit key historical data during the "228 Incident" and the "White Terror" period?

  Ma Ying-jeou's participation in the "228" commemorative event was strongly resisted by the "independence faction".

On February 28, a number of "independence" groups assembled and issued a joint statement, questioning that the Taipei City Government’s invitation to Ma Ying-jeou was not what Ke Wenzhe called dialogue and reconciliation, but was basically spending "228"; the KMT likes to say that Ma Ying-jeou has apologized. However, the party has always refused to face its political and judicial responsibilities in the "228 Incident". While apologizing to the victims, the party went to Cihu Yeling year after year, with contradictions.

Earlier, the "Taiwan National League" announced that it would withdraw from co-organizing the "228 Incident" commemorative event, mainly because it did not want to share Taiwan with Ma Ying-jeou.

Lawyer Li Shengxiong also stated that Ma Ying-jeou’s attendance at the commemorative event was “an insult to the victims”.

Ma Ying-jeou said that he was "very strange", saying that he had promoted the work of "228" for nearly 30 years, including the change of compensation regulations into compensation regulations and various redress actions. "I don't know what the basis for the criticism is?"

  Professor Shi Zhengfeng of Donghua University questioned the "independence faction" and said, "This is to whip the corpse? What do these people want?" United News Network stated on February 28 that Ma Ying-jeou may indeed have apologized the most for the "228 Incident" so far in 1993. A politician, but apparently his apology, "independence groups and green camp people may not appreciate it." A comment published in the "China Times" stated that Ma Ying-jeou was not born when the "228 Incident" occurred. Responsible for what you have done. If the "independence faction" detained Ma Ying-jeou because he was the chairman of the Kuomintang, then the one who should be hated and held accountable should also be Lee Teng-hui, who was the former chairman of the Kuomintang. The article stated that it has been 24 years since the establishment of the "228 Anniversary". This anniversary of Taiwanese people's original use to let go of their hatred and pursue peace, has been changed to "228 new" under the deliberate operation of "Taiwan independence" haters and Japanese foes. "Anniversary of Old Hatred", I hope "don't let past things ruin our future, don't use past tragedies to create new hatred, sow the seeds of new tragedies in Taiwan's future, and make our children and grandchildren uneasy."