I have been observing: The KMT's somewhat reluctant selection of Taiwan Hou as its presidential candidate (with support from Eric Chu, Han Kuo-yu, Jaw Shaw-kong, and Lu Shiow-yen) is a historical shift toward the "localization route." The timing is right now in 2024. It should take a longer-term perspective to perceive this "slow-motion" turn. However, this viewpoint is currently far from being "politically correct."
To gain a better understanding of this "slow-motion" phenomenon, one needs a more extended perspective. However, this viewpoint is currently far from being "politically correct."
This is a natural progression over time (though delayed by politics). With the Kuomintang (KMT) undergoing this transformation, how should the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) adjust and respond to their policies and electoral strategies in the future? In an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), the journalists repeatedly questioned Ma Ying-jeou the similarity in positions between the KMT and DPP, both advocating for the status quo, while Mabelieves in not excluding the use of force to overturn the current situation. How contradictory is this? Ma did not answer.Furthermore, during the international press conference on January 11th, Hou directly criticized Ma. Alongside Hou was Jaw Shaw-kong, and in the past few days, both Eric Chu and Jaw Shaw-kong have echoed calls for reform in different occassions, asserting that they are not part of the old Kuomintang. This reflects a series of events that have unfolded.
我一直觀察：此次KMT很勉強的選擇台灣侯當成總統候選人（而且有朱、韓、趙、盧四人護駕），就是要走「本土化路線」。也是時機到了。要用比較長的時間觀點，才能看出這「慢動作」。但這種觀點，目前絕非「政治正確」。
這是很自然的時間推移現象（雖然被政治延宕了）。而國民黨有此轉變，那，民進黨的政策與選戰，要如何調整與因應？
在德國之聲（DW）訪問中，DW記者不斷追問：KMT與DPP立場差不多，都是維持現狀，反而馬卻相信習堅持不排除以武力推翻現狀。這是何等矛盾？
另外，侯在1/11的國際記者會，侯直接在國際記者會中嗆馬。加上侯的一旁是趙少康，且前兩天朱立倫與趙少康也是接連的異口同聲喊改革，自己不是舊的國民黨。這是從未發生過的事情。
