December 19, 2021

The preliminary results of the "four referendums" held on Taiwan island were announced Saturday night. The "disagree" votes of the four referendums all exceeded those of "agree." The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority loudly celebrated its "grand victory," but this cannot hide the truth that they have betrayed the interests of the people of Taiwan.  

In the "referendums" initiated by the local residents, the subjects include whether to ban the import of US pork containing ractopamine, whether to protect an algal reef where authorities want to build a liquefied national gas terminal, whether to reactivate a nuclear power plant, and whether future referendums should be held at the same time as elections for public office. The first three questions deal with food safety, environmental protection and energy supply, while the final question is related to reducing election costs, all of which are crucial issues impacting the livelihoods of people on the island. However, in recent months, the DPP authority has set aside the vital interests of the residents of Taiwan and led the island in a mess with its massive political mobilization. They have even deceived the residents of Taiwan by vilifying the Chinese mainland and creating a type of "anti-mainland populism."

In particular, the attitude of the DPP authority in terms of the import of ractopamine pork has most thoroughly exposed its willingness to embrace the US at the expense of people's health, and to give anything to foreign powers.

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