Recently, Fudan University Professor Shen Yi and Taiwanese youth Wang Bingzhong participated in a television interview. When the host asked how “reunification” [of Taiwan with Mainland China] would unfold, Professor Shen Yi said “We shouldn’t think too much about the people of Taiwan. Why? Because we don’t understand them.” He explained that this “lack of understanding” doesn’t mean we don’t know what they watch or talk about, but rather that our thinking is different from theirs. “We don’t share the same mindset as them in their environment. The mainland cannot understand Taiwan. The mainland has only been a semi-colony, whereas Taiwan has been a colony. A semi-colony cannot understand the mindset of colonized people.”
He continued, “What is the characteristic of a colony? You just beat them up, and that’s enough. You don’t need to think too much. Why do I say that? Because as long as they don’t want to die, they will figure it out themselves. They are very good at adapting, because those who are not good at adapting have all been eliminated. After generations of elimination, what remains are those who are good at adapting.”
Shen Yi’s statement, “We shouldn’t think too much about the people of Taiwan. Just beat them up, and they will figure it out,” immediately sparked outrage on the Island of Taiwan.
Source: Net Ease, December 17, 2024
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