During the 50 years of Japanese rule, the main task of the first three Governors-General of Taiwan (Kabayama Sukenori, Katsura Tarō, Nogi Maresuke) was to suppress the Taiwanese people. By the time of the fourth Governor-General, Kodama Gentarō, the resistance was crushed, and the plundering of Taiwan's resources began.
Since securing her re-election, President Tsai Ing-wen of the DPP has deployed various political tactics that offer little praise for the long-term vision of the Republic of China (R.O.C.). Her actions can essentially be summarized by three major failures.
This article sharply criticizes the government's policy of issuing stimulus vouchers (Triple Stimulus Vouchers). The author argues that its essence is the government withdrawing 3,000 TWD from people's taxes and then making them pay a '1,000 TWD ransom' to exchange it for tokens with restricted use. The article claims that unclaimed funds will be diverted, effectively resulting in people paying more taxes, with the money ultimately used to bail out small businesses or polish the administration's economic figures. The author satirically describes 'Awakened Youth' as 'happily using their own money to buy their own money to give to exploitative bosses,' and likens the policy to the 'Three in the Morning' monkey parable.
This article critiques the proposal by DPP Legislator Chen Ou-po to levy a mandatory 'Departure Tax' on citizens and questions Transport Minister Hochen Tan's commitment to evaluating it. The author sarcastically suggests the government’s solution targets symptoms rather than causes, aiming merely to beautify negative growth figures in Taiwan's tourism market and increase tax revenue (mocked as a 'recreation fee'). The piece criticizes the government for failing to enhance domestic tourism value while trying to 'squeeze every cent' out of its own citizens through misguided policies.