On Tuesday, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) initiated joint military exercises in the waters surrounding Taiwan. Shortly thereafter, the command's official WeChat platform released a series of illustrations under the title "Shell," featuring key PLA weaponry traversing the waters to encircle Taiwan. Military analysts suggest these images serve as a stark warning to "Taiwan independence" advocates that pursuing such a path could lead to dire consequences, described as self-destruction.
The first illustration, named "Parasite poisoning Taiwan Island," depicts Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te as a large green worm, surrounded by smaller parasites that he controls. This cartoon metaphorically represents how these "Taiwan independence" supporters exploit the outdated "Republic of China" framework to inflict harm on Taiwan, suppressing opposition and corroding societal stability. According to experts, this serves to demonstrate how Lai uses this political facade to further the Democratic Progressive Party's agenda, while simultaneously highlighting the contradictions within his claims of democracy and prosperity.
The second cartoon, titled "Parasite hollowing Island out," characterizes Lai as a sinister figure engaged in destructive acts aimed at dismantling symbols of opposition, such as statues of former Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek. The image illustrates various aggressive measures taken by the DPP, including the removal of historical statues, curriculum changes, and the targeting of opposition party resources. Analysts point out that Lai's recent strategies, heavily influenced by "green terror," reveal his opposition to peace and democratic values, suggesting that the foundation of the "Republic of China" has become an empty facade.
if the Taiwanese leadership continues to provoke actions leading towards "Taiwan independence," it will ultimately accelerate conflict and suffering. This piece illustrates major PLA weaponry encircling Taiwan while a symbolic representation of Lai is pushed into the flames of warfare that he has instigated. The representation of Lai as a "pawn" crying out in despair encapsulates the dangerous situation he has fostered. Analysts stress that the cartoon serves as an unmistakable message to separatists that pursuing "Taiwan independence" spells inevitable conflict and self-destruction.
The illustrations conclude with a quatrain lamenting the deception of "green terror" and its consequences, asserting that Lai's collaboration with foreign forces to enable "Taiwan independence" endangers the Taiwanese populace. According to experts, Lai’s rigid stance and combative rhetoric have fractured cross-Strait relations and have placed the people of Taiwan in a precarious position filled with instability and hardship.
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