Author: Li Jiawei
Taiwanese artists Ouyang Nana and Zhang Shaohan sang on the National Day party in the mainland and were besieged by some netizens in Taiwan. The relevant government departments moved out of the regulations on the cross -strait people's relations and threatened to punish them.Four years ago, President Tsai said on the night of the President's victory: As long as I was the day when I was the president, I would work hard to let my citizens, no one had to apologize for their identity.But in the past 4 years, the freedom of personal expression of identity has not been retreating, not only has not been more respected by others, but may even be punished by the government.
Being able to tolerate your dislikes is qualified to be tolerant.Today, regardless of the interests of Ouyang Nana based on the acting career, or she really agrees that she is Chinese, this is a personal choice and freedom.You can not like her, you can hate her, but you cannot use public power to ban her identity, let alone punish her identification with law.This will not make the society more democratic and free, but it will only show the distance between the governors and dictatorship.
Zhang Huimei sang the national anthem and was blocked by the opposite shore when he worked in Abian in 2000. The people of Taiwan were reluctant to this, but they were also singing. The Cai government was preparing to punish Ouyang Nana. The degree of political intervention in artists may be over.Speaker of the Czech Republic recently led a group to visit Taiwan. He said in a speaker in Congress and was highly praised by Taiwan. Will his country question his political loyalty?Moreover, Ouyang Nana's identity and statement will not pose a threat to national security. If they are punished for national security, they are a big hat that abuses national security.Putting birds with artillery, especially political forces to interfere with personal thoughts, beliefs, and identities. These are not things that real democratic countries can imagine.
The artist on stage chorus, whether or not it is on the National Day, or whether Zhang Shaohan's "Guardian" is not as sensitive to "My Motherland", it is included in any form of Article 33 of the People's Relations Regulations on Cross -Strait People's Relations.The scope of the cooperation behavior can be punished.No wonder some people sarcastic this law has become the regulations on the cutting relationship between people on both sides of the strait.These provisions are quite abstract and boundless, and the punishment and non -penalties will be calculated by the government; the government can not help help between the two sides of the strait, but now it has become the scruples of the people in Taiwan.Do you push it?
Today, even the artists who performed freedom of Ouyang Nana were besieged. Does all Taiwanese artists have to put politics first. Do I publicize the emphasis on Taiwan and TAIWAN NO.1 to survive?When the social atmosphere requires this way, this is different from the political loyalty of Taiwanese artists when it is always different from mainland netizens?
Everyone is familiar with the story of Beifeng and the sun. When you hold the law and hate as a weapon and want to control everything with power, the result will often be counterproductive.The reason why democracy and freedom make people yearless is not that it can formulate laws that do not leak water, let alone revenge with hatred with teeth, but because it can provide room for free development.If the people in Taiwan are not democratic and not free, shouldn't they be alert to not being a person they hate?
(The author is an associate researcher for the National Policy Research Foundation)
