Taiwan's administrative authorities will discuss Douyin and other related issues on the 26th. Spokesperson Luo Bingcheng said a few days ago that it is not limited to Douyin, but will also extensively discuss mainland-made apps and examine related issues.
As soon as this remark came out, public opinion on the island was in an uproar, pointing out that this is an attempt by the Taiwan authorities to further control mainland software by means of "amending the law", which is essentially a political manipulation of "every time you go to mainland China, you must oppose it".
The insightful people on the island asked, can the "civilian ban" ban Douyin Xiaohongshu and the hearts of the people?
"Every land must be turned against" is a common tactic of the DPP authorities
The media on the island previously reported that in addition to Douyin and Xiaohongshu, mainland Chinese apps that young people in Taiwan love to use include Sina Weibo, WeChat, Taobao, Tencent, Bilibili, iQiyi, Baidu Encyclopedia and Zhihu, etc. , Obtaining information, making friends and chatting, enriching life, and purchasing products through these software have become the daily life used by young people in Taiwan.
This discussion on the complete ban on the use of Douyin and other mainland apps is not an "innovation".
Prior to this, the DPP authorities had completely banned apps such as Taobao and iQiyi.
Recently, the "Digital Development Department" of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities defined Douyin and Tik Tok as products that "endanger Taiwan's information security" and ordered the ban on use by public agencies on the island.
In response to concerns from all walks of life whether the scope of control will be extended to the private sector, the administrative department of the Taiwan authorities stated that the ban on an app requires so-called "legal" authorization, but whether it is necessary to formulate "laws" and whether the blocking effect can be achieved requires multi-party discussions and cooperation. Collect data for research. At this stage, we are collecting legislative data from various countries and regions.
In this regard, the media on the island bluntly stated that the DPP authorities are trying to seek reasonable procedures through the so-called "law amendment", and it is only a matter of time before further restrictions on related software are imposed.
What the DPP authorities are most afraid of is that the people of Taiwan see the real mainland environment and see the wonderful daily life of compatriots on both sides of the strait.
The ban on Douyin has caused public dissatisfaction on the island
Douyin is a short video social software originally born in mainland China. Due to its novel and lively form and rich and interesting content, it is loved by young people all over the world, including Taiwanese people.
Tik Tok has set up an operation team in Taiwan since 2018, and it quickly became the most downloaded short video app in Taiwan as soon as it went online.
Zheng Youping, a professor at Taipei University, introduced in a TV program a few days ago that Douyin currently has at least 5 million active users in Taiwan, and is especially popular among Taiwanese junior and high school students. Douyin and Xiaohongshu have become their daily routines. An indispensable source of happiness in life.
Not only that, while bringing joy to the people of Taiwan, software such as Douyin has also earned income for many video bloggers who are willing to share and create.
Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, the island's economy has become more and more downward, inflation has become more serious, and the unemployment rate has remained high.
Faced with the plight of the people's livelihood, the DPP authorities failed to come up with a strong policy to promote employment. Instead, they tried to ban such a popular app, which is tantamount to cutting off the hands and feet of the people on the island to make a living.
People of insight on the island bluntly said that the relevant actions of the DPP authorities have made Taiwan's young people truly see through the results of ideology in command.
People on both sides of the strait are getting closer and closer
As early as March this year, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, responded to the DPP authorities’ hype that the mainland spread false news through Douyin and Xiaohongshu to operate the so-called “cognitive warfare”. For selfish reasons, deliberately obstructing and sabotaging non-governmental exchanges between the two sides of the strait. In the final analysis, they are afraid that compatriots on both sides of the strait will get closer and better, and they are afraid that the people of Taiwan will know the real situation in the mainland.
Just on the 22nd of this month, Taiwan's social platform PTT set off an extended topic about young people's love to use Xiaohongshu and Douyin.
A Taiwanese high school student said in an interview that "the mainland seen through Xiaohongshu and Douyin is completely different from the mainland described by the elderly."
The remarks aroused widespread discussion, and netizens left thousands of messages within a few hours.
Some netizens said, "The 'Chou Zhong' has become an old man." "Is there a generation gap, estrangement, or even conflict between the 'Taiwan Independence' old man and the young people?" Some people also said, "The new generation Jueqing will not be brainwashed by green media." "Taiwan's politics is the same, it will uglify the mainland"...
Obviously, with the advent of the Internet age, people on the island can learn the truth more and more easily.
At the same time, when more and more appeals are ignored and more and more lies are seen through, the public opinion that the two sides of the strait are getting closer and closer, and that peaceful and stable development has become more and more mainstream.
As Taiwan's "United Daily News" published an article a few days ago, it pointed out that cross-strait people-to-people exchanges are a naturally formed ecology, and will not disappear because of a little political barrier, let alone something that the DPP authorities can stop if they want to block it with political power. .
(Reporter Mu Lang of China News Agency WeChat Official Account)