Report, Deport, Deregister! Fubon Rushes to Cut Ties with Wu Qilong, Cancels First Pitch and Refunds? Former Army Squad Leader Waves Five-Star Flag to Celebrate the CCP, Yet His Son Was Born in Taipei with a Taiwan Household Registration?

Taiwanese celebrity Nicky Wu filmed and released a video at Tiananmen Square holding the five-star flag to celebrate the National Day of the the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), causing a public outcry. The video reviewed his past experiences starring in Republic of China Armed Forces-themed films and serving in the military, and pointed out that his son was born in Taipei and holds a Republic of China passport and household registration. Affected by this incident, the Fubon Guardians baseball team has announced the cancellation of the opening pitch ceremony originally scheduled for October 4, where Nicky Wu was to serve as the guest pitcher.

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Finally, heading off to Tiananmen

Why don't you go get a Chinese ID card? I believe everyone's reaction when seeing this scene should be just like mine: when will his Taiwanese status be revoked, his Republic of China passport confiscated, and he be naturalized in the five-star flag motherland that he loves? This person is none other than Nicky Wu. Over the past few days, we have listed more than 19 Taiwanese artists who reposted or expressed allegiance to the CCP's October 1 National Day on Chinese platforms, but Nicky Wu is considered the only one who specially filmed, edited, and published it on his own personal platform, going to Tiananmen Square and holding this five-star flag, saying, "It's great, finally heading off to Tiananmen, a very important wish in my life, Happy National Day everyone." But other Taiwanese artists at most accepted interviews with CCTV or had their studio platforms repost on Weibo. What is pathetic? It is that Nicky Wu once sang a song initiated by Jaw Shaw-kong in support of the June Fourth students, yet now he is holding at Tiananmen Square that very flag of oppressive evil that suppressed students and crushed a potential, probable gradual process for China to move towards normal democratization. What makes us even more sigh with emotion is, if we pull the timeline back about 30 years, you will see two completely different scenes of life.

Back in 1995, Nicky Wu, Alec Su, Jimmy Lin, and Takeshi Kaneshiro co-starred in a movie called 'Forever Friends'. For those of my generation and older, this should be a fresh memory. Television stations would occasionally rebroadcast it a few times a month, and it often competed for ratings with Stephen Chow's movies like 'Flirting Scholar'. This film taught us Taiwanese how to defend our country, how to oppose the CCP, and how to love our nation, military, and people. The story was set within the Republic of China Armed Forces, where Nicky Wu played not just an ordinary soldier, but the captain of a special forces unit, undergoing devil-level training. Alec Su was also dressed in the Republic of China military uniform, playing a new recruit. For many viewers over 26—I use my younger brother's age as a reference—up to those in their 30s and 40s, yes, I am only 31 now, and I was only 29 when I filmed that united front documentary. The memories left behind by the Little Tigers era are part of Taiwan's pop culture. Do you remember one of the scenes in the movie? During a military exercise, the Red and Blue armies were in a standoff. Nicky Wu's subordinates, including Takeshi Kaneshiro, coincidentally captured the enemy's headquarters while they were eating breakfast. Almost all the high-ranking officials were wiped out—chiefs of staff, generals, and commanders, a whole vehicle full of stars and plum blossoms. The enemy commander and the chief of staff were left wondering what to do because their leadership had been captured and the troops were left leaderless. Nicky, were you already foreshadowing back then that you would capture a whole vehicle full of our ROC military stars and defect to the CCP?

Nicky Wu didn't just wear a military uniform in the movie; on February 17, 1997, he actually entered Chenggungling for military service. You can still find the United Daily News report online today, with the headline boldly stating 'Nicky Wu Enlists.' He shaved his head and was assigned to the Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 104th Division at Chenggungling. Later, due to what is commonly known as chronic shoulder dislocation and injury, he was discharged early. Anyway, everyone's physical condition is different, but if you don't want to ruin your legacy, we would still consider you a respectable senior actor. So now, looking back at him holding that five-star flag at Tiananmen—30 years ago, he was defending the Republic of China. Whether you were an actor playing a soldier or a real soldier, didn't you know that our hypothetical enemy—or rather, our primary enemy—has always been the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China? Otherwise, where did the mainland territory of the Republic of China go? Japan surrendered after World War II. If you were holding the Republic of China flag today and saying you are Chinese, I think there would be room for discussion. But you were at Tiananmen, holding the five-star flag and calling yourself a citizen of the CCP's China, and you weren't doing it as a joke or satire. I don't think there is any room for discussion there, is there? You have also repeatedly wished for the continuation of the People's Republic of China Soviet-style regime established by the CCP. Therefore, your definition of 'China' and 'Chinese' is no longer the concept of the Republic of China. There is no need for grand theories here; just take a screenshot of Nicky Wu wearing the ROC military uniform in 'Forever Friends' and place it right next to a clip of Nicky Wu at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on October 1, 2026, holding the five-star flag and shouting 'Happy National Day to the CCP.' At the end of his own video, Nicky Wu shows a photo of himself and Alec Su at Tiananmen in 1991. So, viewers, after 33 years, he is making this comparison to let the audience see the difference between then and now. Are you trying to tell everyone that you used to be in the ROC military and now you are with the Communist military? You used to love the Republic of China and film military propaganda, but now, what do you want to be in the future? Are you aiming to be the Political and Legal Affairs Committee member of the Eastern Theater Command? Since the Eastern Theater Command's committee is currently vacant, or are you going to be the commander of the Rocket Force? The Rocket Force commander position is also empty. Or are you going straight to the Central Military Commission to replace Zhang Youxia? Anyway, Zhang Youxia is already in trouble.

Then an even more coincidental thing happened. Nicky Wu was originally scheduled to return to Taiwan on October 4th—that is, tomorrow—to throw the ceremonial first pitch for the Fubon Guardians at the Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium. However, after the video of him holding the five-star flag at Tiananmen on October 1st was widely exposed and circulated, the official Fubon social media pages were flooded with comments from fans and others who were unhappy. A large number of people asked: 'Can you not let a person from the CCP-ruled country throw the first pitch?' 'Can you not let someone who holds the five-star flag throw the first pitch?' 'Will he hold up a five-star flag when he throws the pitch? Do you welcome such people?' and so on. On the afternoon of October 2nd, the Fubon team very quickly announced that Nicky Wu had cancelled his scheduled October 4th first-pitch ceremony at Xinzhuang due to 'personal health reasons.' They also offered fee-free refunds for the game. Of course, those who know, know. The following is my personal speculation and does not necessarily represent the facts. I think this is just a public relations statement, but I won't criticize Fubon for giving a poor excuse, because they did, in fact, cancel it. I believe that as one of our country's major enterprises, which also has business in Hong Kong—especially with Hong Kong's new National Security Law and Article 23, which are basically moving toward CCP-style governance—Fubon's willingness to use this 'personal health reasons' excuse to cancel the event is a form of disguised handling. Of course, I don't know if Nicky Wu's tongue got too sore from licking the CCP's boots at Tiananmen for too long, causing it to get stuck and his jaw to dislocate—since you might need your mouth to catch the ball, I don't know—or if he knelt for too long and his knees are having problems like Xi Jinping's, making it hard to walk, so he cancelled the pitch. I don't know; it's impossible to tell. Still, the point remains: what is heartbreaking is not whether we admire him or whether we liked Nicky Wu in the past, but the passage of time in this era and how people's hearts have changed. It is truly soul-crushing. I think what is more worth discussing for all of us is not the question of whether he should throw the first pitch, but the fact that Nicky Wu's current identity is very interesting.

We all know his wife, Liu Shishi, is an actress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is common knowledge that both of them have lived and worked in the CCP's entertainment industry for a long time. However, their son was born in Taipei in 2019, the year of the anti-extradition bill movement. Central News Agency's reports back then stated very clearly that Liu Shishi gave birth to a baby boy in a Taipei hospital. This means their son holds a Republic of China (ROC) passport, and with a high probability, if they haven't moved his household registration, he is registered in Taipei. He might even be eligible for the new population strategy subsidies announced by President Lai Ching-te. Even though your family is rolling in money and doesn't lack this cash, you are technically eligible, right? Moreover, if this year he... of course a child doesn't have voting rights yet, I'm just supposing, they could vote for Chiang Wan-an or Shen Po-yang, and in the future, if he wants to run for Mayor of Taipei, that's also okay. Now, this brings up a very interesting practical reality to consider. This is a hundred times more interesting and serious than posting or pasting a five-starred red flag on Weibo or going to Tiananmen. Today is October 1st, National Day. I wish the motherland a happy birthday, prosperity, and peace from the treasure island of Taiwan. The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, and how loud the song of victory is! Since Nicky Wu publicly and personally identifies with and can express such a clear five-starred red flag stance on public occasions, celebrating the CCP's National Day whether or not he considers himself a Chinese person represented by the CCP, when it comes to your actual personal documents, family, household registration, passport, your child's future identity, and legally recognized documents, what is your choice? Do you dare to openly choose, and which one will you ultimately use? Is it the authentic mainland identity card that your wife holds, or is it the ROC passport and identity card that you, Nicky Wu, hold? I believe you know the answer in your heart without having to spell it out. Many people say, 'Business is business, don't drag politics into this.' But wasn't it you who dragged politics in first? Moreover, I think we in Taiwan are truly pathetic. If a British actor or a French actor develops in Hollywood, Americans won't force them to wave the American flag or identify as American unless they actually naturalized, right? You can even say, 'I am a British actor developing in Hollywood; I thank America for giving me such an opportunity to debut, but as a British person, I am very proud.' Do you think British people would scold him for saying that? But why can't it be like that in the People's Republic of China? This isn't a problem of our ROC and Taiwan; it's a problem with those bandits, the CCP, okay? Because it is denying the fact of your birth; you are a citizen of the ROC, you are Taiwanese. Furthermore, some people don't just stop at slogans; they actually put them into practice, like Li Dongxian and Ying Zhihong. They simply took the mainland resident ID card that your Liu Shishi holds and ended up canceling their Taiwan household registration and passports. That is a genuine choice of converting political identity into legal status. This is what we... although they aren't doing too well right now, for most Taiwanese artists who have been making money in China for years, publicly shouting 'motherland,' and posting the five-starred red flag, what we see the most is your own posturing and your National Day blessings at CCTV banquets. But when it really comes down to your private identity and household registration, I seem to have a little bit less, a few bucks less, because just a minute ago you went to buy two packs of cigarettes. 987 is just foolish. When it comes to openly publishing passports for the next generation, your information suddenly doesn't want to be so transparent. But don't forget, the CCP can use you as pawns for its overseas propaganda, united front work, and influencing Taiwanese people's voting awareness, steering them toward the direction of automatically becoming formal citizens of the CCP. And up until now, you yourself know you are being used as a fool with utility value for such united front identities. Didn't the political warfare classes or the Juguang Garden sessions in the ROC military teach you back then how the CCP uses united front tactics, and how to avoid being united-fronted? How to avoid being exploited, even if you yourself are oblivious? Didn't the military teach this in the past? They did, and they taught it even more than they do now! Nicky Wu doesn't dare to take the mainland resident ID card—which is your wife's card—you take what you take, right? Putting this question back on Nicky Wu is particularly dramatic because his life trajectory really started with Little Tiger Team debuting in Taiwan, wearing the ROC military uniform when the bugle sounded, and even joining...

Serving in the military at Chenggong Ridge, later shifting the career center to the People's Republic of China, filming Startling by Each Step, marrying Liu Shishi and having a child, yet the son holds a Republic of China passport in Taipei, going to Tiananmen to raise the five-star flag in 2026. You say, what kind of a chaotic parallel universe is this? I don't know, are you the Ancient One who created this space? Who are you? How many of you are there? So this is not a question of whether a photo raises the flag or not, but rather the life trajectory of these 30 years. Let's go, Guan (Guan Chang), let's go together to China to be proud, upright Chinese people, giving up Taiwan's passport and health insurance, joining mainland passports and social security. Of course, a person's stance can change at any time; no one dictates that your thoughts from 30 years ago must remain identical 30 years later. Thirty years ago I was just an infant of one year old; are my thoughts the same as now? Certainly not. But when a person's public statements become increasingly intense, we on the outside naturally begin to ask: are these things you are saying now, this public so-called statement, driven by performance needs, career, life, or your identity as an actor, or are you dragging all of us Taiwanese down with your united front identity just to make money? This has already become the price and identity choice you are willing to bear, and you must shoulder the backlash brought by public opinion, because you are cashing in on the dividends of an identity forged in the relationship where the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China are still in a state of war. Aren't our current legal and constitutional relations actually a civil war? Aren't they? Really not? If it really isn't, then why do we have the Mainland Affairs Council? That is because we are actually still in a state of war. Speaking from a constitutional perspective, of course, I am a firm Taiwan independence supporter, I am an indigenous person, so don't lecture me. I am an indigenous person; I definitely have more qualifications to speak to you than anyone arguing with me that Taiwanese is the Taiwanese language, so don't talk to me over there about... the mainland isn't... I am talking right now at the legal and constitutional level. At the emotional level, of course, I support Taiwan independence, right? Today is the National Day of mainland China, wishing all Chinese descendants at home and abroad a happy birthday here. Why don't you go apply for a Chinese ID card? Why don't you go apply for a Chinese ID card? Of course I don't object to Nicky Wu's whole family being citizens of the PRC holding the five-star flag, but you have to practice what you preach, right? I bet you that for the ROC's Double Ten National Day, you wouldn't dare use the same way to wish a happy birthday to the Republic of China where you used to film military education dramas. And just a reminder to Guan Chang, I wonder if he will dare to post it this year. Even if you don't identify with the Republic of China or whatever, regardless of anything, those of us living on this land surely cannot identify with the People's Republic of China, right? Because they want to occupy and invade us, right? This should be the bottom line for us, whether we want to call our country Taiwan or the Republic of China. Today's video ends here, if you like it remember to subscribe, if you don't like it remember to definitely block me. I am Baying, see you next time, bye. So the Xinzhuang pitch ceremony was canceled.