Zheng Liwen Brings Transnational Repression to U.S. Soil: Gangsters, the United Front Work Department, and the State Apparatus All Join In

This episode mainly discusses the controversy triggered by Cheng Li-wun's visit to the United States. The host, Stan, points out that behind it involve the United the United Front Work Department, underworld figures, and pro-communist forces, bringing the culture of transnational repression to U.S. soil, and compares it with Han Kuo-yu's cross-party delegation to the U.S. In addition, the program also covers international issues such as the situation in Iran and the historical background of the Polish president canceling Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Order of the White Eagle.

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Hard-hitting news, it's most satisfying to listen to the news. I am your host, Stan. Welcome everyone, I hope you are all doing well, and I hope you can see clearly and hear the sound. I'll turn off the audio here so I can see your comments; I must read your comments, and I hope you are all doing very well. Chillman1984, Hi there, Stan and Tai Tai. Hello, Hello, Hello. It's great to see everyone. Today we will discuss some recent international events, big and small. Also, let me tell you, if you want me to see your comments, please leave them on YouTube, because I can only see the comments on YouTube. The T-shirt I'm wearing today is very special; it's from the conservative conference CPAC I attended earlier, which happened to be in Texas, CPAC 2026, it's the Texas map. To be honest, I love Texas very much. My favorite state in the U.S. is Texas because it's safe, there's the right to bear arms, and so on, and the food is the best. Texas food, especially the barbecue, is super delicious. Next year will be a big showdown, a comparison between two conservative states, Texas versus Florida, because next year's CPAC will be held in Florida. Chairman1984, I heard that MAGA had been divided during the deal. Are you talking about Iran? The Iran drama, it's gone crazy again. Regarding Iran, let me tell you, I've been keeping my distance and observing lately because I think Trump is overly optimistic. Trump is overly optimistic, and he really wants to win, so he keeps sending signals, which has its strategic basis, but I don't think it will happen that quickly, not that quickly. And now JD Vance is also in Switzerland, it feels like they are about to sign something. How this situation will unfold, we'll just have to wait and see, because Iran cannot be trusted. Whatever the Iranian theocratic regime says, I think you should either divide it by two or not believe it at all. As for Trump, he naturally feels that he is the first one, that Khamenei has been eliminated, the Iranian military, basically its navy has been wiped out, its army has also suffered heavy losses, and all the issues with agriculture and nuclear facilities have been set back by several years. These are all facts, but the Iranian theocratic regime will also use this, because it has some leverage, and the biggest leverage is the Strait of Hormuz. You see, Iran, basically like the CCP, is not a normal regime; it is a terrorist regime. Terrorists will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, so you have to think, they can promise Trump a lot of things. Iranians are natural master negotiators, even the theocratic regime, but this is also a part of Iranian culture. They are very good at negotiating, they will cry and make a scene, and they are very good at it. Obama was manipulated by their crying to the point where Iran almost got itself nuclear weapons, and he even paid a lot of money to Iran. So, we will continue to observe this. I don't think it will happen that quickly, this thing won't happen that quickly. And now, Trump's situation is also one where he is riding a tiger and can't get off. Everyone is looking for a way out, because it's impossible to send ground troops, impossible to send ground troops, because the midterm elections are coming up soon, and the Republican Party is very nervous. If you really start a war and send soldiers, there's no way around it, the Congress would basically be lost entirely. And in many places, like in California, there are many places that might, in Southern California, the Republicans also, of course, hope to get elected, but it's not very optimistic. So recently, the Republican Party's overall strategy will be more conservative—they are already conservative—they will be more cautious, they will be more cautious, and that's how these things will be.

I want to talk to you about another matter. Regarding the issues between Iran and the current situation inside the United States, signing an agreement or not is one thing. For Trump, the best approach right now is—because his timely, fiery actions have indeed achieved a certain degree of goal and victory, but he is now in a position of riding a tiger and hard to dismount, yet he still has to get off that tiger. The reason to get off the tiger is this: if you end it quickly now, the theocratic regime has already suffered a huge blow. For them, Israel will only help create more pressure, along with Saudi Arabia. Right now, Trump just wants to slowly pull back, and then wait for the right moment. If Iran starts acting arrogant again, he will strike them once more—essentially slowly weakening them without causing harm to Americans. This is the best approach; this is the best approach. As for whether an agreement will be signed, I think it will happen in the next few months, but not these days, not these days. Because if he signs it and then Trump says, "We made a deal, We made a deal," and then the Strait of Hormuz acts up again like that—well, it won't happen that fast, it won't happen that fast. So the news has just been chasing after this. I think those of us observing international affairs should step back a few steps and watch slowly; this matter will not end so quickly. Coincidentally, yesterday I was also discussing this topic with my wife, which is about Iran. Do you want to add anything about Iran? No. Do you want to analyze the condition of our cats? Let me give everyone a report recently, as I believe everyone wants to know how our cats are doing. Our cat has already undergone its second mammary gland removal surgery because, after evaluation by the veterinarian, it was decided that preventive treatment was needed and a more aggressive approach should be taken. And because it is older, is it a stage two cancer? Yes, the primary part was stage two. Initially, it was thought to be early stage, but it turned out to be stage two extending toward the armpit, right. And this time, after the second preventive mammary gland removal surgery, there will also be two rounds of chemotherapy—basically, it is recovering very well, and its wound has healed very nicely. We are just taking it step-by-step to take care of it, so I am quite optimistic. The chemotherapy is more than just two rounds; it's five or six rounds, the doctor said last time, every three weeks. Every three weeks? Yes, every three weeks, right. Anyway, we are just following the doctor's orders because I think our doctor is very professional, so I believe we should follow the medical advice and fulfill our responsibilities as pet owners, and then it will have a good quality of life. Yeah, that's it, yeah, yeah. And it has been recovering quite well recently, yeah, healing very well, yeah. And using the litter box and everything is very normal, yeah, and it's very clingy, yeah. Because it wasn't feeling well, right, so it wears little clothes. In fact, a month after the first surgery, when it recovered, it was completely back to normal—very lively, running around everywhere—so I have quite a bit of confidence in it. Our doctor is great, and also the cat is very fierce, so now the whole city knows that we keep a very fierce cat at home. When making an appointment, they even have to call two extra nurses to help hold it down so it can get an injection, so they can let it—yeah, my wife says they keep praising her for being pretty, but she is very fierce. Indeed, she is just like our wife: very pretty, but very fierce. Being fiercely good is great, so she won't get taken advantage of. Yes, yes, yes, yes, women are better off being a bit fierce. Well, speaking of The Chilman 1984, thank you so much, thank you so much. It's alright, she is also getting better and better, and I believe she will only get better.

Let's talk about Cheng Li-wun, who is also the subject of today's cover title. Regarding Cheng Li-wun, the reason I chose this title is that it's something I've been thinking about, and it's very likely that The Washington Times will have another article on this as well. We need to think of the Kuomintang (KMT) not just as a historical product, but as something with the same roots as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its fundamental culture is very similar to that of the CCP. The CCP is, well, the CCP, but if you look into it, their advocacy for nationalism and their overall policies are also very similar to the Nazi Party—a quasi-Nazi organization. The KMT also had one in the past called the Blue Shirts Society. You can look up Eastman—Lloyd Eastman—a scholar who analyzed fascism in China. In the past, fascism was described by Chiang Kai-shek as the only way out for China. So, for those who comment on politics today—saying this is fascist, this is communist, this is that—I tell you, whether it's Nazis or fascists, they are fundamentally very similar to the CCP. Why? Because although they ostensibly claim to be anti-communist, they aren't actually against communism; they are against the CCP organization. If you look at the history of the Nazi Party in Germany, they used all the socialist policies that were very popular at the time, which is why they were called the National Socialist Party, right? Then they added their opposition to the CCP. So, if you look at everything from planned economies to state machines controlling oligarchic elites, total mobilization, militarization, nationalism, and finding enemies—whether class enemies or racial enemies—they are all very similar. It's no wonder Hitler and Stalin got along so well; fundamentally, the theories themselves are the same. The KMT and the CCP are also very similar. Chiang Ching-kuo also studied in the Soviet Union, and the 'Ten Major Construction Projects' he carried out were also very much socialist policies. This was after arriving in Taiwan. However, I want to talk about transnational repression. When people talk about transnational repression, they think of the CCP, but the KMT also engages in it. Everyone knows this incident; in the past, the KMT's reach extended into U.S. territory. Now, this is history repeating itself, because I tell you, Cheng Li-wun has brought the culture of transnational repression back onto U.S. soil. Things the CCP wouldn't dare to do, Cheng Li-wun has done for them. Why do I call it transnational repression? You have to look at the United States as a home of freedom, the most free, open, and diverse country in the world, one that encourages and advocates for peaceful discussion and diversity of thought despite disagreements. Look at the events Cheng Li-wun organized—who accompanied her? Either people like Yu Guoliang from the United Front Work Department, who donated to the pro-CCP Boston Mayor Michelle Wu—he was there, he accompanied Cheng Li-wun—or various United Front personnel, pro-CCP scholars, and even gangsters, the Fuqing Gang, gangsters from Fujian. When I see CCP officials visiting the U.S., the gangsters aren't even that arrogant, but when Cheng Li-wun came to the U.S., that was indeed the case. We can see those behaviors, whether it was during her speech in LA, where someone protested and wanted to ask her a question: 'Aren't you from the Wild Lily movement? Didn't you participate in the Wild Lily movement? How did you become pro-CCP now, trying to sell out Taiwan's sovereignty?' That is a reasonable question. Cheng Li-wun should have answered it properly. I also want to ask her this: you participated in the Wild Lily movement, so why do you now oppose Taiwan independence and want to sell out Taiwan? That is the question. Secondly, at the Asia Society, a semi-think tank organization, she participated in a seminar. On stage, a Chinese person asked her—he said he was from mainland China—how she could support the dictatorial Xi Jinping? Taiwan is a democratic and free country. Because behind Cheng Li-wun, there is only Xi Jinping. Without Xi Jinping, there is no 'soft hand' of hers. We subscribe to news that is 'hard,' we are not 'soft,' I am 'hard.' Without Xi Jinping's 'soft hand,' Cheng Li-wun would be nothing, because the people in the KMT look down on her very much. Look at how she is being sidelined everywhere she goes this time. As soon as she arrives in the U.S., it's 'Xi Jinping, Xi Jinping, Xi Jinping.' The more she talks about Xi Jinping, the more he comes up. Why are you even here? 'Xi Jinping, Xi Jinping,' she is always talking about Xi Jinping, which shows that apart from Xi Jinping, she has nothing to offer. So in the end, she kept going to libraries. I have been to several presidential libraries myself; the most recent Obama library also opened, but I don't want to go to the Obama Center, I don't like Obama. This thing is open, so she just took a photo with the Kennedy one and the badge. Some No. 1450 Wolf said she was a spy from the beginning, it's very simple, a spy, and I think so too, a 'bandit spy,' I think she is a 'bandit spy,' a CCP spy, CCP spy Cheng Li-wun.

There was that CCP spy Ma Ying-jeou before, and I think Cheng Li-wen is even more pro-CCP than Ma Ying-jeou. Some people say she's a traitor, but I think she's just an asset of the Communist Party, an asset of the CCP. So OK, she only brings up Xi Jinping; besides Xi Jinping, there is nothing else. So this person, what do you think the National Security Council will think when they see this? What would people in the National Security Council think about this matter? Well, you keep talking about Xi Jinping, and if you still want to meet with constitutional officials, if you hear some state-related classified things, that's a breach of national security. And who is accompanying you? Underworld figures, the United Front Work Department? Are the US CIA and FBI idiots? Cheng Li-wen, are you treating Americans like fools? Congress is fine; Congress is naturally 'This is our house'—the House of Representatives and the Senate are both people's representatives, representing the will of the American people. They are not officials of the constitutional branch. I have also been to and visited quite a few, both Democrats and Republicans, and I've also done interviews—some were just visits, and some were interviews. And during the interviews, they were very polite, and of course, they will interact and cooperate with you, because for them, conducting international exchanges is also very important, especially with Taiwan. But some are good friends of Taiwan, like Dan Sullivan, the Republican Senator from Alaska, who said the Kuomintang should cooperate with the Democratic Progressive Party and quickly pass the defense budget. Because what everyone in the US cares about and worries about most is whether your defense budget can pass, because this is your security, your first line of defense, and you are an ally to deter the Chinese Communist Party. This is also your role, the role you play in international geopolitics. If you are not even willing to do this and want to sell the country to the enemy, of course I'll be worried; these are all very reasonable practices. She met with a few members of Congress, but I don't think there was any need to go, nor was there any need to spend that much money. Members of Congress—now Han Kuo-yu, yes, let's look at the news, isn't Han Kuo-yu going to the US now, and also leading a cross-party delegation to visit the US? Leading a cross-party delegation to visit the US, leading a cross-party delegation to visit the US, isn't that great? Then what are you, Cheng Li-wen, going there for? Do you have public opinion behind you? How many, how many ballots, how many votes do you, Cheng Li-wen, have behind you? You don't, you simply don't. You are just someone pushed to the stage by the Chinese Communist Party as a traitor, just like that. Let's listen to this news; Speechify sometimes stutters a bit.

Please feel free to like, subscribe, share, and donate to support the Mingjing and Diandian columns. During his speech in the hall, he stated that this trip to the United States—undertaken by legislators from three political parties and himself upon the invitation of the Taiwan Caucus in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives—has as its primary goal the promotion of parliamentary diplomacy. They will engage in extensive exchanges with U.S. lawmakers on issues such as national security, constituency governance, and the deepening of future cooperation and ties between the parliaments of Taiwan and the United States. Han Kuo-yu noted that this year marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. As the highest legislative body of the Republic of China, the Legislative Yuan represents the people across party lines and wishes to send its highest regards and birthday greetings to the U.S. government. In addition, further deepening various exchanges between Taiwan and the U.S. is also crucial. There are now direct flights from Taipei to Washington, and the delegation will be returning on the very first direct flight.

Han Kuo-yu pointed out that the establishment of the TSMC plant in Arizona is a matter of shared concern for compatriots at home and abroad. With TSMC's investment in the U.S. nearing five years now, many compatriots are concerned about its development. In addition to paying a visit to TSMC, the delegation will also speak with employees, hoping that TSMC employees will experience smooth conditions in their work, life, and all other aspects in the United States. Chiang Chi-chen stated that Taiwan-U.S. economic and trade relations have progressed rapidly over the past two years, and of course, there are still many expectations. Bilateral economic and trade relations can be further normalized, and trade and investment flows between the two sides can even be made smoother—such as addressing the double taxation issue of common concern through bilateral parliamentary exchanges to make Taiwan-U.S. economic and trade interactions smoother and more fruitful. In addition to wishing the delegation a fruitful trip, Chiang Chi-chen specially presented a bottle of multi-vitamins, hoping the President of the Legislative Yuan would maintain his stamina to champion national and parliamentary diplomacy. Giving vitamins to Han Kuo-yu, huh? Hopefully, he won't drink too much alcohol. Didn't Han Kuo-yu used to say that when he was a legislator, his favorite things were drinking, singing, and playing mahjong? American alcohol is quite good; the whiskey over on the East Coast in Kentucky is particularly nice. Alright, is there such a thing? Well, of course, they can just go and visit.

Congratulations that Taiwan can finally have direct access to Washington; this is truly important. Because Maryland—let me explain to everyone again—Washington, D.C. is a small place located between Virginia and Maryland. When the U.S. was originally founded, there were negotiations on where the capital should be located. The capital was supposed to be administratively neutral, allowing representatives from all parties to be represented, with less of a partisan flavor. Although it eventually became a stronghold for the Democratic Party, it still lacks representation in the Senate because it is not a state. Originally, two states were supposed to cede territory to it; it was supposed to be like that—one part from Maryland and one part from Virginia. In the end, Virginia backed out, which is why its shape looks so strange. D.C. is a square on the north side, and on the south side, it runs along the Potomac River. The Washington airport is in Virginia, about a 40-minute drive from the council center, making it extremely convenient. It also takes only about half an hour to drive to Maryland, to those places where Taiwanese expatriates are densely populated. Otherwise, previously, when people from Taiwan flew to Washington, they usually had to go through New York, which was troublesome. JFK Airport in New York is in Queens, so you first have to deal with traffic jams in New York, and then after setting out from New York, you still have to drive more than three hours to reach Washington. Otherwise, you had to make a connecting flight—flying first to New York, and then flying from New York to Reagan Airport or Dulles Airport on the Virginia side. So this is finally fantastic! I am very happy myself, and I hope more Taiwanese people can visit Washington in the future. Otherwise, the places with the most Taiwanese people have always been Los Angeles and New York—the major cities on the East and West Coasts. With many new flights this year, I think Taiwanese people can truly explore the United States properly. Just this year alone, there are two new direct routes: one to Dallas in Texas, and the other to convenient Washington. It's simply fantastic! I hope every Taiwanese person can thoroughly explore Taiwan's most crucial ally. Moreover, what is expensive about going to the United States is the plane ticket; aside from the plane ticket, I feel that many things locally are cheaper than in Taiwan. Gasoline is cheaper than in Taiwan, and car rentals are also cheaper than in Taiwan. If you go to New York, you don't need to rent a car, but New York is expensive. If you go to Dallas, you can just rent a car for about 40 or 50 US dollars a day, and you can drive around to see all sorts of places. Going to the United States doesn't have to cost a lot of money, and you get to see many wonderful places, and this is precisely Taiwan's most crucial ally.

So you see, there is currently a delegation from the Legislative Yuan visiting the United States, including members from both the DPP and the KMT. I believe the people they will meet are of a much higher status than those Zheng Liwen met. I know it is very difficult, but I really want to encourage the legislators—regardless of which party you belong to—that Taiwan and the U.S. must develop a strong relationship, and the defense budget must be passed. I still hope that some people in the KMT will have a change of heart and realize that without Taiwan, there would be no Republic of China, and without Taiwan's security, their regime cannot be preserved, nor can the KMT itself. Do not easily sell your country to your enemies. I believe Han Kuo-yu should have a conscience, but the KMT should not be led by the nose by Fu Kun-chi, Zheng Liwen, Xu Qiaoxin, Luo Zhiqiang, or people from Ma Ying-jeou's office. However, Ma Ying-jeou has also been unhappy lately; he has been very unhappy. Although he is a traitor, the extent of his betrayal is not as high as Zheng Liwen's; someone even more arrogant has arrived.

I also posted a video with similar content yesterday, discussing my thoughts on Zheng Liwen's U.S. delegation. Some people mentioned that there are others who were formerly columnists for the Green camp, but they couldn't be as fearful as Zheng Liwen. I think there is a reason for this. Someone brought up the example of Kuo Cheng-liang. Kuo Cheng-liang is an educated person; he is wicked, but his level of knowledge is sufficient. He is an expert in international relations and holds a Ph.D. from Yale University. In terms of academic research or commentary, he has a certain standard when steering public opinion, but he uses international conventions and other things to support his points; he has the knowledge. The CCP fears people with knowledge; the CCP fears people who are too smart—not necessarily too smart, but just people with knowledge. What does the CCP's fear of knowledgeable people lead to? The CCP will always promote the stupid ones. They feel that the less moral bottom line a person has and the more stupid and ignorant they are, the more likely they are to be promoted by the CCP. Look at the KOLs and leaders they have been pushing recently; they are all like this, very ignorant—people like 'Ca Ca Czech' or 'Sai Xia'—people with empty heads, but they have no bottom line. Or those who keep Xi Jinping on their lips all day; the more people without a bottom line, the more they will be promoted by the CCP, especially regarding Taiwan. I also want to tell everyone that the CCP's brainwashing policy and public opinion direction toward Taiwan are very similar to the methods the Soviet Union and Russia used to brainwash Ukrainians back in the day. That is, describing Ukrainians as bumpkins, unrefined, and uneducated—that is how they described them. And they claimed the Ukrainian language was only spoken by uneducated people. That was the Soviet method of brainwashing Ukrainians: first, exterminate your elites, then starve a large number of people, and then say you are unrefined. The CCP, in its description of Taiwanese people to the 'leeks' (the public), also portrays Taiwanese as very ignorant, knowing nothing and understanding nothing. So, you know, when they go to China, they say, 'Oh, the trees are so big, the toilets have doors.' That is just acting. A bumpkin who has never read a book and has no class says, 'Oh, this is so amazing, oh, this is so big, this is so great.' People who have never seen the world—that is the method of propaganda.

Audiences are very smart people, very smart, very smart, but acting is very effective, so they act, they act, to see if they can get any benefits. This mentality is just like that. And Zheng Liwen is the same, but Zheng Liwen is not smart. Zheng Liwen is not smart because even those old foxes in the KMT, like Ma Ying-jeou—look at Ma Ying-jeou going to China, but he still mentions the decision of the 23 million people. Is he still trying to leave some leeway for Taiwan? You know? Is he saying that the autonomy and decision-making power of the Taiwanese people should be respected? Did he say any of that? He didn't even dare to mention 'one China, different interpretations' in the KMT's official narrative of the 1992 Consensus. He didn't even say 'one China'; he said he opposes Taiwan independence. This is moving even further toward capitulation to the CCP than 'one China.' He doesn't understand; he has no class. He just doesn't read, you know? He just doesn't read. Simply put, he just doesn't read. Kuo Cheng-liang is educated. Yes, someone said 'Sun Yat-sen ends with Li-wen' (a pun). It makes sense; the CCP just likes these people who are out of the loop, ignorant, and uneducated. That is what the Communist Party loves most. Someone wrote 'The Travels of Lao Can' (a satire on officialdom), but their vocabulary is too limited, so they quickly looked down on him. Let me tell you, that is how it is. The role he plays is just like that; he is meant to play this role—very limited vocabulary, understanding nothing, and constantly spouting profanities, just to make Chinese people feel that Taiwan is just like that, just like that—that kind of feeling of making tough talk.

Who is the person who has a daughter studying in the U.S. for a long time, yet makes a fortune from pro-CCP money in Taiwan? Who is it? Is it Kuo Cheng-liang? Who are you talking about? Kuo Cheng-liang is very smart, very smart indeed, very smart, because what he studied is similar to mine, and when I see what he says, it's how an educated person would speak. He is a bad guy, just a bad guy. Smart, smart, that is certainly enough, but the CCP is afraid of this kind of person. There are schools in the U.S. where you can really just pay to get in and graduate, but not Yale, not Yale. Yale is a school that is hard to get into. And you know what? I have doubts even when I hear about Harvard, because Harvard has a lot of donations, and Harvard is really the kind of place where families or rich people can get their kids in. Yale is not like that. That JD Vance is a Yale graduate, he studied law, Yale Law, there are many of those. Now speaking of Cheng Li-wen, she is even dumber than those who are smart when they speak, so she speaks very slowly, and then she gets halfway through... so Li-wen recently went to the U.S. to talk about 'me and Chairman Xi,' it was just like a student reading an essay, her speech was very unnatural, and the content she put out was also... because you have nothing inside, that's why you have those soft, cloud-like hands. There is no policy, no philosophy, just 'let's not let Taiwan become Ukraine.' Li-wen thinks Putin is not a dictator, because Li-wen doesn't read, Li-wen doesn't know what a dictator is, nor does she understand what an elected president is. Yes, that's it.

You say in the U.S. that Taiwan shouldn't become Ukraine. I see that recently Ukraine has been fighting Russia very fiercely, they even hit Moscow, and Russia's oil refineries were indeed hit, and Ukraine's battlefield losses have also decreased significantly. Russia cannot attack, and Ukraine is still pushing back. Trump even told you that Ukraine can do it, Trump even told you, Li-wen, that Ukraine can control its entire territory and drive Russia away. Li-wen, do you understand? Li-wen doesn't understand. Yes, right, isn't that it? Isn't that it? Isn't that just how it is? Li-wen didn't read when she was young and grew up to be Li-wen, a black sheep. Really, let me say one more thing, she is bringing this culture of transnational repression onto U.S. soil. We don't know if they are gangsters or people from the United Front Work Department, you have to look at how the person who asked her a question was treated. When she was giving a speech at the Asia Society, some Chinese person asked her how she could support the dictator Xi Jinping. She didn't answer, she just giggled, hahahaha. Li-wen didn't dare to answer because Li-wen was afraid that Chairman Xi would be unhappy, and then they took him away. Were you asked a question? And isn't it a think tank? Aren't think tanks supposed to discuss issues? Discuss policies? Any educated person hopes to be challenged. Anyone who does academic research, even those outside the CCP, likes to be challenged. I personally like to be challenged too. I really like discussions focused on issues. When we discuss international politics with the Taiwan-centric camp, we also challenge each other, because you only think when you are challenged. But no, she only knows how to shout slogans, she only knows how to shout slogans. So she was asked that question, gave an awkward laugh, gave an awkward laugh, and that was it. Then the person was taken away. And it was the same in LA. They said, 'Aren't you from the Wild Lily movement?' And the person was the same, even blocked by hands like this. What is this? This is on U.S. soil! This is a place of freedom of speech in the U.S., how dare you lay hands on protesters? I hope that the person who was... because there are images and recordings, they should call the police, they should sue, they should sue to the end. Who is going to sue? This is... laying hands like this is not okay, OK. Really curious about the cloud hands.

And how to describe her mouth? Her whole body is just that, it's all marshmallow, it's all gummy, it's all gummy, soft and limp, you know? So it's a cloud, a cloud. On Bilibili and Douyin, it becomes a banned word: Xi Jinping. Xi is best at banning comments, so he got 'comment-banned' (Xi Jinping) again. But the question is, men, everyone, let me think, over 60% of my audience is male. For a political channel, the female ratio is considered high, looking at our female ratio, it's high, so it's great, I'm very happy, I'm very happy. We need to communicate with all kinds of groups, we must, definitely. Wives say women should care about politics, that's right, I completely agree with this. Women should care even more about politics, women should care even more about politics. But overall, I am relieved about Taiwan. The proportion of women participating in politics in Taiwan is very high, close to 50%. This is Asia, it seems to be number one in Asia, there is no other country, that is, the proportion of women's political participation in Asia is this high. So yes, caring about politics is important, but that's not the point. Just mentioned the culture of transnational repression brought to U.S. soil, brought to that territory, so everyone must care about these issues, this is really important, I hope they will sue, I hope they will sue.

Right, so speaking of that, yes yes yes yes yes yes, that gummy bear Xi Jinping. For men, since most of us watching are men, if you hear that your hand is as soft as a cloud, I would feel so ashamed. Back when we were kids, we were told a handshake had to be hard, you need to have a firm handshake, right? When you shake hands with someone, it should be firm, making you feel reliable, with strength in your hand. If it's as soft as a cloud, isn't that just like [Ma Ying-jeou]? And Xi Jinping should be like that too, because he's used to being emperor, so he probably didn't want Legislator Cheng to shake his hand; he probably wanted Legislator Cheng to kiss his hand, like this: behold the emperor, kneel and kiss the hand. Isn't that what it means? That hand being as soft as a cloud, what kind of man is this? What kind of man? The beast who carried loads for 5 li without changing shoulders, how could that hand be as soft as a cloud? By the way, "beast" isn't a derogatory term here; a beast is an awesome thing, like, you should be proud to be a beast, because you can endure hardship, right? You know, you can take a beating, carrying loads for 5 li without changing shoulders, yes. Everyone should have a firm handshake, right? Like Trump, who grabs your hand directly and shakes it for a long time. We can pause this topic. Why stop? Don't you like discussing Xi Jinping's soft hand? Why don't you like discussing Xi Jinping's soft hand? His hand is as soft as a cloud. I'm thinking, when Cheng Li-wun heard this stuff, Xi Jinping must have been really unhappy.

Thanks, wife. Wife, what do you think about the soft hand thing? Just accidentally telling the truth, his whole body is soft, because he eats too well, right? Or what, is he also retaining water? That's possible too, maybe he's taking something with corticosteroids, just like Putin, whose face is all swollen, right? He definitely has a lot of illnesses, you know. Kidney deficiency? Kidney and essence depletion? Kidney and essence depletion! Little hands over there suffering from kidney and essence depletion. No wonder, no wonder Peng Liyuan needs... needs the Director. Yes, yes, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, I like it. So bad, but I love it. She definitely got some illness for sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah, no doubt. No doubt. It looks like a sick man, sick and old. Zhangwen, ah, White Pigeon King Army, ah, got it, got it. That's a Fire-Wei soldier handshake, the post-handshake glory of Mao Zedong. Folks, folks, folks, folks, maybe Cheng Li-wun hasn't washed her hand since shaking Xi Jinping's hand! No, don't people refuse to wash their hands after touching their idol's hand? You gotta be careful, that hand is gross. If Cheng Li-wun wants to shake your hand, you better wear a glove, and wash it afterwards. After all, bacteria from Xi Jinping a month ago are still on her hand. Has anyone seen that? Family Guy, what is Family Guy in Chinese?

Family Guy, didn't you love watching it before? You know, the one with PETER! Never mind, you know, that fat dad, Family Guy. Wasn't there an episode where Peter shakes whose hand? What? Sesame Street's hand, and then he keeps washing his hand, washing his hand until his hand turns into Spider-Man's, and then he can fly. Maybe this is Cheng Li-wun right now, oh, I shook Xi's hand. Li-wun won't wash her hand for the rest of her life. Li-wun, don't touch me, it's gonna rot off. We're not doing that fundraising graphic for the US trip recently, right? Speaking of this, Li-wun just got dumped like that. This time in the US, I'll have two speeches, one on the East Coast and one on the West Coast. On the East Coast, since there will be a gap in between, I'm making appointments with media and think tanks, lots of stuff, and it happens to cross over July 4th, which is US Independence Day. So I'll also be doing some recorded interviews with Americans about their thoughts on their own country, or on Taiwan. We'll be filming when we're in DC, and basically for the media part, since I've recently been cooperating frequently with The Washington Times, I'll be interviewing them too, and The Diplomat is also in contact. My articles can often be found in these media outlets. Then comes a few think tanks, Taiwan-related and other research think tanks, whose tier is definitely higher than Li-wun's. One is a think tank Li-wun visited, another is a think tank Li-wun visited, and another one whose tier is actually higher than Li-wun's. I'll be interviewing some professors I quite trust who do CCP analysis, I think it will be fantastic. As for congressmen, Congress is still being contacted, but because it happens to coincide with Independence Day, it's really hard to schedule. So we'll see, if we get an appointment, we'll do the interview. Alright, okay.

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My wife, you should speak up. I think you have a very deep feeling about this, because I am very sorry to my wife, since I don't earn much. The current situation in Taiwan is just like this. Although those who take taxpayer money go to softly and brightly shake hands with Xi Jinping—that's 5 million—and then go to the United States wanting to piggyback on Americans to elevate their own status, and even have the overseas Chinese in San Francisco (Gongqiao) pay for their banquet—the banquet money, wait, not Taiwanese overseas Chinese (Taiqiao) but San Francisco overseas Chinese (Gongqiao)—they can just casually get a bunch of money. We are truly practicing what we preach, and actually, everyone can see it, especially in the past two years, where Ethan has actively visited many people on the U.S. side, meaning doing some interviews, and also doing a carpet-style promotion to the general public. That is to say, he is doing it with officials, think tank scholars, and the grassroots, and all of these are accumulated from the money sponsored by everyone. Look, with such a small amount of money, we can actually do so many things, and it really does influence the U.S.'s own view of Taiwan, especially at a time when they are very disappointed with Taiwan, but they still see that there is another group of people with public opinion who really want to do something to counter the theory of abandoning Taiwan (Yi Tai Lun) and counter the theory of shifting away from the U.S. (Yi Mei Lun)—most importantly, to counter the theory of abandoning Taiwan—and they are working hard on this matter. Therefore, everyone's contribution is useful. There is no need to feel that we are about to be destroyed just because you see a certain Zheng Liwen shaking hands with Xi Jinping, and as for Ethan, truly one Ethan can slap all of Zheng Liwen in the face. So I think this is a very meaningful thing, and I want to thank everyone for your continued support. Thank you, thank you, truly thank you everyone, and thank you Tai Tai.

Speaking of this part, first of all, I also want to express my great gratitude, because as you all know, my values are very conservative, and I also hope that religious values—since I am a Christian—and family concepts can be promoted in Taiwan. There is an organization that has been cooperating with us for a while called the Taiwan Family Council (TFC). They have also supported our show 'News Bang Bang,' and I want to promote them and thank the Taiwan Family Council for their support. Let me share this: if you are someone who often asks me what the Left and the Right are, where they stand, and why Americans care so much about this issue, I recently recommended this directly to my Taiwanese friends. Their website is written here: fratwm.org. This is the Taiwan Family Council, and they are promoting American-style conservatism to the Taiwanese people. If you are interested in value-based issues, you can actually take a test to see if you lean more towards the Right or the Left. If you are not that interested in this area but like watching international news or enjoy Stan's show, you can actually go to this section. They are quite diligent; they have a daily summary called 'Ten Minutes of the World,' where you can understand the major and minor events that have happened recently in just ten minutes. Let's look at today—well, let's look at yesterday, as today's hasn't been updated yet. Yesterday's is already available. You see, first is the focus, which covers major events—like what the situation is in Cuba, what kind of reforms are happening, and whether there is any way to implement reforms. Then, they also talk about China's current trade deficit, and the US-Italy negotiations in Switzerland to cancel it—this was yesterday's news. Today, JD Vance is in Switzerland, so we'll see if they negotiate. Then it is distributed directly by region, such as the Indo-Pacific, which is most relevant to Taiwanese people—Japan, South Korea, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka—just looking at what news is happening where. Then Europe and Russia, the EU, the UK—yes, speaking of the UK, Keir Starmer might step down tomorrow. Everyone is currently speculating about Starmer stepping down tomorrow; he really is the British Prime Minister with the lowest approval rating. What is happening in Norway and Portugal? Then the Americas, the US, Cuba, and Asia-Africa, like the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Namibia. If you want news sources for the whole world, you can click in and see the projected articles. They organize them directly for you. I think it's quite excellent, really quite excellent. So, if you don't have time to read, you can also listen to 'Ten Minutes of the World.' They also have a channel on YouTube where you can click and listen. They organize international news for everyone. This is not just because they support us, but because the content they produce is truly excellent, good, and simple to understand, describing things in very simple terms. So, please support 'News Bang Bang' and also support the Taiwan Family Council.

If Starmer steps down, someone even further to the left will come up because it is the Labour Party. Of course, since the number of seats in Parliament hasn't changed, if he steps down, another leftist will come in, so there won't be any major difference. However, because two ministers related to the military recently stepped down—or rather, were they chosen? No, two ministers said they were stepping down because Starmer's defense budget was failing and he was unable to carry out defense reforms. Those two people—this was news from last week. Let me check the news from last week. I take notes every day. Their Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, and then Al Carnes, who is the Minister of State for the Armed Forces—is that the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defence? The two people, one is John Healey and one is Al Carnes. Let me ask what their positions are in Traditional Chinese. I'll just ask AI directly. Let's see, 'John Healey and Al Carnes Positions in Traditional Chinese.' Let's see what the AI says. It says he is the Secretary of State for Defence, resigned on June 11th. Secretary of State for Defence, and Al Carnes is the Minister of State for the Armed Forces. The Minister of State for the Armed Forces and an overall Secretary of State for Defence—this is very critical. Those two people announced their resignation because the reforms were failing. The UK has had many problems recently, from illegal immigration to censorship and their facial recognition of protesters. Once the Labour Party came to power, there have been many problems, really many problems.

Right, so we've talked about that, and then we touched on the issue of the channel being suppressed. Actually, I want to complain about one thing: why are Taiwanese people so loyal to Zuckerberg's media? Why are they so loyal? Clearly, the ones who are the reddest, the ones with the best relations with Xi Jinping, are the ones who like his products—look, Facebook is his, IG is something he bought, and Threads was made to clone X. I really hope more Taiwanese people can come to X, because X offers much better protection for freedom of speech. Look at how they just ban accounts on a whim; recently, a whole bunch of pro-Taiwan accounts were banned, and besides the pro-Taiwan ones, pro-communist accounts were banned too. I feel that in terms of protecting freedom of speech, we should try not to use products from Meta. But me saying this is useless; I just say, what makes their text or whatever convenient? X also doesn't have article length limits. So regarding this, I heard about some YouTuber making a video saying their account with 300,000 followers got banned just like that, and on the pro-communist side, someone like Guan Chang also had his account banned just like that. This is the thing, and those are big accounts—if big accounts get banned, they might reply to you, but what about small accounts? If they judge it wrong or something and get banned again, has everyone forgotten what it was like during the Wuhan pneumonia pandemic? They even dared to ban the US President! You Taiwanese? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs got banned too, right? The US President got banned, so would Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs not get banned? Of course it would get banned. So that's how it is, but there's nothing we can do, Taiwanese people love using it. I don't even know what's so attractive about that stuff, it's damn hard to use. I use the enterprise version, and it's so hard to use every time, I can never find any functions. I think the absolute worst thing is the petition feature, but there's nothing we can do. Luckily I'm in Europe so I didn't get banned, yeah.

Okay, we've talked about this, and since it's the Dragon Boat Festival, happy Dragon Boat Festival. Recently, those pro-unification types, including a certain high-level... whatever, someone who claims to be, right, he calls me a 'Polish-American,' an American citizen in Taiwan, a so-called lawyer, who has recently started using the CCP's overseas propaganda to claim that all Taiwanese people are part of Chinese culture. He says things like Taiwanese people shouldn't celebrate Chinese festivals, that these are all Chinese festivals. I've heard this so much my ears are calloused. Honestly, what festivals Taiwanese people celebrate is none of your business. What festivals Taiwanese people want to celebrate has nothing to do with whether they are Taiwanese or not. Also, some people mention Irish people celebrating St. Patrick's Day; I celebrate St. Patrick's Day too because I'm Catholic, and he is a Catholic saint. I celebrate many festivals. To be honest, this kind of chauvinism, this kind of thing, means you are rejecting, you are not letting Taiwanese people have their own identity, you are depriving Taiwanese people of their sense of identity. Because honestly, okay, Lunar New Year is celebrated in Korea, in Vietnam—are they Chinese? What festivals Taiwanese people celebrate—Taiwanese people also celebrate Christmas. Taiwanese people have different beliefs; some celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, some the Mid-Autumn Festival, some the Lunar New Year, and there's the Mazu pilgrimage. Americans celebrate Christmas—are they British? No. Are they German? No. They are still Americans. What festivals you celebrate has nothing to do with your identity or what your country is. And you not letting Taiwanese people have their own beliefs, not letting Taiwanese people have their own identity, is discriminating against Taiwanese people. What festivals Taiwanese people celebrate is none of your business. You are just a mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party, because this is the Chinese Communist Party's narrative: Taiwanese people eat Chinese food, Taiwanese people celebrate Chinese festivals, therefore Taiwanese people are Chinese. Bullshit. Bullshit. I like eating Indian food, am I Indian? Probably not, right? My wife loves West African cuisine, loves fufu—is she West African? Is she Nigerian? No, that's East Africa. Actually, humans come from East Africa. Yeah, we looked for a West African restaurant in Taiwan, but there isn't one nearby. It's delicious. Yeah, but that fufu is fragrant and delicious. What festivals you celebrate has nothing to do with your identity. What you eat has nothing to do with your identity. Americans eat apple pie; apple pie comes from England. Do Americans become British? No. Croissants come from Austria; do French people become Austrian? No. I think this is what happens when you have nothing substantial to say—you start nitpicking about what festivals people celebrate, what they eat, what they look like, and then try to deprive them of their identity. Cultural exchange is common; anyway, in the Asian region, people have been fighting and occupying each other for a long time, and the roots of this culture come from many different places. How much of Chinese culture comes from Mongolia? How much of Chinese culture comes from Central Asia? Are Chinese people going to become Central Asians? No. Are they going to become Mongols? No. Your identity is your identity. And not letting Taiwanese people have their own identity is extremely disrespectful to Taiwanese people. It is extremely disrespectful to the country that allows you to make money and live in Taiwan. I find it disgusting. There are some people who really just criticize for the sake of criticizing, with no substance, no class, and they act like this. And based on his American passport, I think he is more worthy of suspicion. There are many Americans in Taiwan who love Taiwan, and there are professors with American citizenship who have contributed greatly to Taiwan and are very humble. It's only that kind of person who is disgusting, truly disgusting. Even the fact that Taiwanese writing uses the Han characters from the 2nd century—to some people, okay, even the fact that Taiwanese writing uses the clerical script of the 2nd century, some people have an opinion on it. What does this have to do with China? The interesting thing about 'Zhongguo' (China) is that it is a concept of 'the middle kingdom'—the concept of 'under heaven.' And 'Zhonghua' (Chinese civilization)—if you read a little bit, you will realize that 'Zhonghua' does not represent 'Zhongguo' (the country); it is a cultural concept. Because in Japan, there is a concept called 'Little Zhonghua.' If you look at ancient literature from Japan and Korea, they often wrote 'Zhonghua.' 'Zhonghua' was used to describe themselves. 'Zhonghua' is me, Japan; 'Zhonghua' is me, Korea—not China. The concept of China as a country is very new. If you read what 21st-century Chinese scholars are writing, it is a newly invented concept. The 'Chinese nation' is also like that, because originally it was just a bunch of different cultures and ethnic groups living there, managed by different empires. Then, the Republic of China was established, and it was also thinking about how to give these people a sense of identity. In fact, the sovereign state is also a relatively new concept in human history; anyone who has read a little history knows this. And China, too—the Chinese identity is also something from the early 20th century, written by Liang Qichao. So what is culture? Today, you can say that because the largest country in this cultural circle today is the People's Republic of China, within that big framework, it is Chinese culture.

And then they go on talking about some 'China' or whatever. 'China' is just a casual name given to this land by Westerners, though there are various theories about its origin—some say it is related to the Qin dynasty, while others say it comes from Sanskrit, with many different explanations. Different countries call it by different names. My grandma doesn't speak Chinese; Chinese is actually Beijing dialect, and now people in Taiwan happen to speak Beijing dialect. Just like Americans speak English, people in Austria speak German, part of the Swiss speak German, and in Kazakhstan, besides Kazakh, many people speak Russian because much of it is tied to colonial history. People move around and conquer each other back and forth, but that doesn't mean we today shouldn't have our own identity, right? This is a very basic concept. How many times has the Jewish identity been stripped away? How many countries and empires refused to let Jews be Jews? Exactly, and there were even massacres of Jews. It is precisely because you have an identity that you are able to preserve it, preserve your own culture, and eventually rebuild your nation. Some people in Taiwan are truly malicious. At a time when Taiwan is facing the greatest challenge and the heaviest oppression in its history, you won't even allow Taiwanese people to have their own identity. I think that is utterly despicable, utterly despicable. Some people are truly, utterly despicable.

Yes, the Han people are the same, yes, the Han people are the same, because in the past, many people from different ethnic groups were forced to be classified as Han. If you have so many different languages within the same ethnic group, your appearance is actually different, and your cultural concepts are also different. Take Beijingers and Cantonese, Hebei people and Cantonese, you have a comparison; Sichuanese and Cantonese, Sichuanese and Fujianese are very different. If it weren't for the Chinese empire, they might all be different countries. If it were truly a nation-state, a concept of a single nation and a single country, China might have turned into several different countries, because the Han people in the past—aren't they saying now, "Those who offend our China will surely be punished"? Early on, it was said, "Those who offend our Han will be punished." The Han people are also roughly a mixed concept, just like the Chinese people; it is meant to encompass everything, to encompass everything, and any different ethnic group must be Sinicized by me.

One of the topics I study is Sinicization, which is the change of Chinese, the change of language, which is turning things into the CCP. How they do that Sinicization to the Uyghurs, that is also a means of cultural genocide, this time turning everything into a consistent, identical thing. Before that, it was Hanification; many people in Taiwan were also forced to be Hanified, and Taiwan's indigenous people were also forced to be Hanified. So when I heard that, I felt that some people, either they themselves have no standards, or their editors have no standards, both are possible. Recently, they have really been scolding me, scolding me constantly. Is this person secretly in love with me? I really am. How could he not be in love with my handsome face? I am so handsome! I am so handsome! I said that high-level whatever lawyer, secretly in love! Loves me to death! That American citizen who calls himself a lawyer, I really want to roast him. Let's do an unknown grand roast.

I think they just gathered a bunch of clips. He previously went on those pro-China media outlets, and then all kinds of pro-CCP streamers, and he hangs titles like Republican, former Republican whatever leader, youth leader, lawyer! Recently, that Chu Hsueh-heng helped him hang the title of Republican lawyer, but every time I go to the United States and ask those core Republican people, "Do you know him? Do you know him?" They all say, "We don't know who he is? Don't know who? Don't know! Don't know!" No one knows who he is. How did he get that shameless thing? Just hanging that thing, what does he have to do with the Republican Party? In that case, I can do it too. Suppose I join the DPP now, and then I say I am some DPP high-level official, or some DPP influencer, DPP influencer, don't you think that is disgusting? Damn, why is it all a bunch of liars?

There are really many things to roast about him, and this thing being roasted, I have no party position, and I must say, you know what? He really is not accepted by either side. And I told Stan, this person is the kind of American that everyone typically hates the most. Why? Because he is a white American, and he is born with the citizenship of the most powerful country, and his Chinese is not good, and he just goes around saying things the Communist Party wants him to say, and then sells out Taiwan. If anything happens in the future, he can just go back to the United States, that's the kind. I told Stan, actually, even those who lick the CCP look down on him. Why? Because he is the kind of "loser" that people talk about on PTT. A loser who cannot survive in his own country, so he has to rely on this way to sell out Taiwan.

People might think he is an American lawyer, so that should be a high-end profession that can earn a lot of money, but he hasn't had a profession in the United States for a long time. Who would pay attention to him? So he can only survive in this way, and that is the most disgusting kind. Even those who are pro-unification actually look down on him in their hearts, because he was born with a very good nationality, which allows him to betray Taiwan like this. And those people, because they have no other way to survive in Taiwan, rely on licking the CCP to make money, and then they lick very hard, and they have to scold us Taiwan-leaning people every day, and then what? But he doesn't have to! Good nationality! Good education! Yes, someone who has everything from birth, but doesn't want to do anything, doesn't work hard at all, and just wants to exploit Taiwan like this, high and mighty, and even looks at people with his nostrils—not looking at the Taiwan-leaning people, but looking at those KMT supporters with his nostrils, because he thinks they are all stupid, and then he can keep lying to them. I believe those pro-unification people also look down on him in their hearts, because he is the most typical kind of person he hates the most. I don't know if he has any self-awareness, but I really say, actually, Stan is like this, his opponents will still respect him, because first, he learned Chinese very fluently, and then he relies on his own strength, not this kind of wanting to take the easiest path. Because in the United States, as long as you are slightly serious, you can earn a lot of money, which means he doesn't want to do anything, he just wants to be relaxed, wants to learn, that's all.

Stan is not an American either, Poland is, the economy is the same as Taiwan's, and he is very serious and hardworking. All the funds raised are truly being used for real work, and he doesn't dare to take much, just enough for travel expenses, and for accommodation, he asks others to provide a place to stay. So, what kind of person is disgusting in this case, right? We really, if we actually peel back the skin to look, he is the kind of person even the CCP would look down on, the kind that is hated. Finished, thank you, Taiwan-leaning folks. Some people are really, but I am targeting that sense of identity. I looked at it and I really thought, my god, this is so tacky, this is really so tacky. Because Taiwanese people have already sacrificed so much for their own identity, let alone you, someone from America, saying things like this. Americans also didn't want to be ruled by that empire; they wanted to live with dignity and wanted freedom, that's why they became independent, that's why they had the War of Independence, that's why they worked hard for a lifetime, using their own blood to exchange for their own freedom. This is the spirit of America. What America should respect and honor the most is the spirit of the Taiwanese people, which is also this kind of unyielding, unyielding spirit, right?

He is also Jewish, I don't know, if so that's also OK, Jewish people are very good. Then Jewish people should understand even more how great the pain is of having your own country and having your own identity. This is experience, how many experiences did Israel have before it was founded. We also have Jewish relatives, so I have a pretty good understanding of the Jewish ethnic group. Kissinger is also a Republican, and Kissinger is a real Republican. When talking about the roots of the Republican Party, Henry Kissinger, no one will tell you I don't know Henry Kissinger, he is a real Secretary of State. The admission rate for American lawyers varies by state, but most have a 60% pass rate, right? If you have a law license in the United States, you can make money; law is a very profitable industry, law is a very profitable industry, and he is well-educated, he just doesn't want to work hard. That's how I see it, he just doesn't want to work hard. It's a completely different concept from our low pass rate for the bar exam. In the US legal market, there is a mechanism of elimination, but I can't say it like that either. The US one is very hard, it's really very hard. The American bar exam is not easy to take, the American bar exam is also not easy to take. And after taking it, yes, you have to work hard, you have to work hard, but someone took it three times before passing, you finished. Yes, it was very hard to take, but he took it, he passed it, I respect this quite a bit, and he has also worked as a lawyer in the United States, so he has a skill, this is something he has, right? So that's correct, but you can't say it's easy or anything, don't be like that.

But I think, you know? You have studied to such a high level, because I also have, I am not a lawyer, but didn't I study to a doctorate? I think if you have so much knowledge, you have so much information, you should be more responsible, responsible to the audience, responsible to your readers. Because your title also represents the time you spent behind it, and you saying these very inhumane things makes people feel very terrible, really. That's just how it is, that's just how it is. I must say Stan's pronunciation is super good, the content I write is also not bad, you can go see my column, you can also go see my English articles, in The Diplomat and The Washington Times, I often write, and if my journal submission is accepted, I will also share it for everyone to see, so I also hope that the research I am doing can be seen by everyone. Yes, yes, that's about it. Easy to take? If you don't believe me, go ask Lawyer Lin Zun, I see that our bar exam is not easy to take. Is it easy or not? I didn't say Taiwan's is easy, they are all hard to take, they are all very professional, and they all require professional qualifications. If everything was easy to take, then American lawyers would be all over the streets, but it's not like that, right? You still have to respect professionalism. The American bar exam is not easy to take, finished, taking it three times in California to get a law license, it is really not easy to take. Or is it not true that I'm taking it? Are you saying I'm taking the American bar exam? Why would I take the American bar exam? No, there should be people taking it, but this exam is very difficult, this exam is very difficult. I know some Taiwanese people think the American one is easy to take or something, then you go take it, you go take it, if you think it's easy to take, go take it quickly, and you can make a ton of money in the United States, right? Lawyers are all very profitable. He studied so much, but ended up being a puppet for those who can't even list the twelve construction projects for loving Taiwan, it's really quite pitiful. Is it really not easy to take? Red tea bag, Bu Guagua also took it, Bu Guagua took it, he also studied, he has so much money, he must have been able to attend a good school, right? Don't be too lazy, it must be possible to pass, but you also have to study hard. What are you arguing about? I'm just saying the exam is hard to take, although I haven't taken it, I know the American bar exam is not easy to take. The American accountants, actuaries, these are all very hard to take, you have to respect professionalism, okay? Respect professionalism.

Finally, someone mentioned to me the issue of what's going on in Poland recently. You must be talking about the president canceling—well, President Karol Nawrocki, there is this White Eagle Order, right? Is it called an order? How do you say this in Chinese? Xunzhang (insignia), yes, the White Eagle Order. School's White Eagle Order, yes, yes, xunzhang, xunzhang. That's right, thank you, Liwen. Peng Liwen, thank you. It's different, you see. Yes, it was canceled, that is President Zelenskyy's White Eagle Order, and then some people were criticizing it one way or another. But you have to look at why the Polish president canceled this thing, and furthermore you should note, President Nawrocki stated beforehand that this has nothing to do with Poland's policy toward Ukraine, nor is there any direct connection. What we need to look at is what Zelenskyy actually did to prompt this kind of action from Poland, to prompt this kind of action from the Polish president. He named their military units after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army—what is it called? Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, names like that. So you have to think, for the Polish people, this is deeply insulting, because the Ukrainian Insurgent Army killed over 100,000 Poles in the Volhynian massacre, which took place in what is now western Ukraine and used to be eastern Poland. There are different statistics; some say 100,000 to 200,000, and some say around 300,000, back in 1943 and 1944. Moreover, Poland has always talked about this policy in terms of historical policy. The conflict between Poland and Ukraine has always been there, whether it's about the graves in Volhynia—meaning the bodies of the people buried there—which is one issue. Another is the Volhynian massacre itself as a historical concept. Ukraine wants to regard the Ukrainian Insurgent Army as the leaders of their own nation-building spirit, because they fought against the Soviet Union, while at the same time they also cooperated with the Nazis, which is a fact.

If you look back at that time, I strongly recommend that everyone check out Steven Kotkin; he is a scholar who studies Eastern Europe. Not Katyn—Katyn involved over 22,000 people, and that was killed by the Soviets. Volhynia was killed by Ukrainians, killed by people connected to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Regarding the Ukrainian Insurgent Army itself, let me explain this concept to you. First, let's look at it from the perspective of the Ukrainians. You have to think about the Nazis invading Ukraine, and what kind of experience Ukraine was going through at that time; you must first understand what their mindset was. At that time, they had already suffered through the Holodomor—the Ukrainian famine also saw over 8 million people starve to death. The Soviet Union was also killing them and forcibly relocating them to other places for slaughter, that kind of policy. Then Hitler came along, and he offered a glimmer of hope that they could rebuild their nation again, as long as they opposed the Communists and cooperated with the Nazis, they could rebuild their nation once more. So at that time, many people went to join the UPA, their insurgent army. And that insurgent army also killed Poles, because they didn't just oppose the Russians; they also opposed the Poles, especially in what is now western Ukraine, because that used to be Poland, like Lviv, which is the most famous and very large Polish city. Nowadays, many of the people cooperating with Poland are also in western Ukraine. So many of the Catholics in Ukraine are actually Poles and Polish descendants. Back then, those members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army killed many people in Volhynia—however you want to translate it. Therefore, after the war ended, when they were purged and so on, after this matter ended, some nationalist factions in Ukraine still regard them as the spiritual leaders of their nation-building, regarding them as spiritual leaders for founding their country. So this has always been a historical conflict between Ukraine and Poland, because Ukraine has never formally apologized to Poland for this matter, no they haven't. And if you even look at the remains and such, Ukraine still hasn't handed the remains over to Poland to this day. Furthermore, this issue has consistently been brushed aside, especially after Ukraine was invaded—both sides avoid talking about it. Poland doesn't talk about it much, and Ukraine doesn't talk about it much either; anyway, our common enemy right now is Russia.

When did this happen, and why was it brought to the table again? Because Zelenskyy wants to call the Ukrainian Insurgent Army heroes—he calls them heroes, but to us, they are butchers, they are mass murderers. He is naming Ukrainian military units after these people from the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. For Poles, this is something that the Polish people have reacted to before; it is absolutely unacceptable. If you want to maintain good relations between Poland and the United States, and between Poland and Ukraine, you don't necessarily have to apologize for this right now, and we won't even discuss the issue of the remains, but you should not put these people on a pedestal and treat them as your national heroes. They killed Poles, they massacred Poles, and this is a matter of genocide under international conventions. But why does Zelenskyy insist on naming them? Because there are still some extreme nationalists in Ukraine who want to seize power, and this is a conflict between Ukraine's foreign policy and its domestic policy. Because you have to realize, the president who was in office at the time, President Duda, he is also a conservative, and he gave Zelenskyy a medal—he gave President Zelenskyy a medal. It can't be said that it was just for him; it was for the Ukrainian people, because the relationship between Poland and Ukraine was as solid as a rock, like brothers, and we also have a common enemy: Russia. Ukraine is protecting us, and we are supporting them, so of course, this was a token of gratitude from the Polish people to the Ukrainian people, not just a thank-you note between the Polish president and the Ukrainian president. This is Poland's highest honor, the highest honor, it couldn't be higher. Zelenskyy accepted it at the time, as did many former Ukrainian presidents, and those who resisted the war against Russia also received this medal, because they also, of course, had some policies within Ukraine that were helpful to Poles and their descendants, and they were recognized for it. We Poles are also a large group in Ukraine, but this UPA, this Ukrainian Insurgent Army issue, is what forced the president to cancel this medal.

But at the same time, you have to note that national policy is national policy, historical policy is historical policy, and foreign policy is foreign policy. From the perspective of the Polish people, if you are now naming your military units after people who killed and massacred Poles, how will you treat Poland in the future? How do you view a country that is currently willing to put aside historical wounds and historical pain? How can you treat them like this? You should at least wait until the war is over to discuss this, to talk about it. But by doing this, there are now people—I won't divide them into two camps—some are criticizing the president, and some are supporting the president. I think his action, in terms of national policy, deserves a question mark; but historically speaking, this approach is correct—there are some things you cannot let go of, this is a red line. And Poland has already made many concessions. I believe everyone knows that there are now three or four million Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Poland has provided the most tanks, fighter jets, various military equipment, and even volunteer troops. Polish volunteers have also gone to Ukraine to protect Ukraine, to help Ukraine defeat Russia and push them back, to drive them out. At a time like this, I think the last thing Zelenskyy should do is exactly what he is doing now. I have no way, I have no way to defend him here. But the point is, Poland is like this, especially now—you shouldn't be doing this when you need everyone's help the most. You are the one being invaded, you need everyone's help, you need everyone to have a favorable impression of you. And now you are saying that those butchers who killed Poles are now the names of your army, your army is named after mass murderers. So what now? How do you expect others to see you? Do you want people to continue supporting you? But if you call butchers your heroes, how can Poland continue to support you? So I understand, I understand this point. Zelenskyy did something even more stupid: he packed up the medal and mailed it back to Poland via the post office. That is very bad, it is really very bad. I hope this incident will not cause a rift between the Polish and Ukrainian people. We still need to support each other now, but I think this is wrong, Ukraine is wrong at this moment, there is no way to justify this.

Poland and Ukraine are allies, and they shouldn't humiliate their own ally like this. Right, yes, yes, yes. Humiliation, he said it humiliated them, he said it humiliated, degraded them. So let's wait and see, I hope this kind of world president can reflect, can review this policy itself. I'm so shy, I felt so sad watching it, everyone knows I strongly support Ukraine, I always have, and I still strongly support Ukraine now, because Russia is the one in the wrong; Russia should not have invaded, but this is a historical policy issue. And President Nawrocki, whatever he does is wrong, you know? Not responding is wrong, responding is also wrong, so what he did was likely what a Pole should do, and since he is also a historian and the former head of the Institute of National Remembrance, he made what he considered to be a correct judgment. I think I understand this, I understand it. And I too, as a Pole, feel that we cannot blame him for doing this, and perhaps he even should have done it, because as a symbolic gesture, he also said it wouldn't affect Poland's military aid to Ukraine, so OK, at least it lets the Ukrainians know that doing this is wrong, that doing this is wrong. And Poland can be considered the ally that has helped Ukraine the most, without exception. Right, right, right, right. Zelenskyy shouldn't be like this, but I also know who is leading him by the nose, what kind of forces in Ukraine are leading him by the nose, which are those ultra-nationalists, those kinds of people are there. We'll just keep observing, keep observing. I hope generally things won't escalate further, and I hope Ukraine can also stop naming its military units after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. If everyone wants to understand that part of Ukraine's history, I highly recommend reading the books by Stephen Kotkin; he writes quite well about this area. And regarding the Holodomor, Anne Applebaum—who is the wife of Poland's current foreign minister—wrote a book about it. Let me tell you, Kotkin recently talked about Taiwan in a way that was very... because he doesn't understand this area. There are some scholars who are very knowledgeable in their own fields, authorities in their fields, but once they step outside their fields, they speak very poorly. Anne Applebaum is the same; her research on Eastern Europe is fantastic, and every one of her books should be read, but the moment she hears Trump, she loses her mind. Regarding Poland's policy, she also loses her mind on many things, but she knows Soviet history very well. Kotkin is the same; he doesn't understand Taiwan, but he knows the history of the former Soviet Union very well.

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