Is it possible to build penal camps in Taiwan in the future? : China

The body of Nabijan Rosi, who died in a fire at the forced labor camp, was buried in a secret place from the community

Despite China's military exercises and strong political and diplomatic threats before the Taiwan election, Lai Qingde, the candidate of the Taiwan Democracy and Development Party, was elected as the new president of Taiwan with the votes of more than 5.5 million people in the January 13 election. The Western press celebrated the election results with phrases such as "a great victory for democracy" and "a slap in the face of China's authoritarian regime."

However, according to Taiwanese intellectuals, in the current complicated international situation, this "great victory of democracy" is not fully guaranteed. In the next 10 years, camps similar to those in the Uyghur region will be built in Taiwan, and millions of people and millions of Taiwanese children will be imprisoned in the camps and sentenced to the inhuman abuse and brainwashing punishments of the Communist Chinese authoritarian regime.

This view was put forward by Taiwanese intellectual Zheng Zhengbing in an article titled "Taiwan may already become a gulag island in 2033" published in "Taiwan News". "Voice of France" in its January 14 news release noted that the article, which reveals the concerns of Taiwanese people, has attracted public attention as a strong warning signal.

Commenting on the reality of this view, the situation analyst in Germany, Mr. Ghayur Bub, stated that the Chinese Communists have proved what kind of authoritarian regime they are through the policies they have implemented for more than 70 years after occupying East Turkistan and Tibet, and through their repression in Hong Kong. It is a fact worth taking.

The introduction to this article provides the following information about the Gulag:

In 1813, when thousands of soldiers of Russian Emperor Alexander I pursued Napoleon's troops and invaded Paris, they were surprised by the democracy, development and prosperity of the place. When they returned to impoverished Moscow, their desire for Western constitutions intensified and they began to raise the alarm for political reform. Tsar Alexander I, who had tasted Western democracy, felt that these soldiers were a danger to his regime, killed military commanders and generals, and imprisoned soldiers in penal camps to clear their minds.

Similarly, in 1945, when Stalin's army pursued Hitler's remnants to Berlin, Russian soldiers were shocked and appalled by the prosperity and development of Western civilization. When they return home after spending some time in Berlin, Stalin sets up gulag islands in Siberia and begins to change the human nature of these awakened soldiers.

In 1950, Mao Zedong launched a "suppression campaign" and massacred nearly 2 million Kuomintang members. In 1955-1957, he carried out another purge and killed 1 million people in the Jiangxi Province.

In 2014, Xi Jinping started to establish "re-education" camps in Uyghur regions, and in 2017, when the abductions escalated, more than 1 million Uyghurs were killed. Insulting, starving, solitary confinement, war, torture, long-term imprisonment, disappearance, and execution are used as punishments for hostages.

According to Zheng Zhengbing, a professor at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, "Taiwan may already become a Gulag Island in 2033", the following factors will cause Taiwan to become a "Gulag Island":

One is that China views Taiwan as a ``threat'' in terms of its political system; Second, China will continue to strengthen militarily; Third, Xi Jinping's determination to conquer Taiwan in the next 10 years; Fourth, the further expansion of international wars and conflicts.

Balashiyar Omar, a situation analyst in Norway, believes that there is no need to doubt that China will build prison camps after conquering Taiwan. China is even eyeing Central Asian countries, which may also taste the prison camps in the future.

According to the article, if Taiwan is conquered, at least the following 4 tragedies may occur:

1. Several million of the surrendered soldiers and local residents will be mercilessly slaughtered, and Xi Jinping will now apply the same killing method used by Mao Zedong in the 1950s to the Taiwanese.

2. After the conquest of Taiwan, the conflict between the United States, Japan, Australia and China will intensify. At this time, the Chinese government will greatly expand its million-strong army and use the tactic of "helping North Korea to fight US imperialism" in the 1950s, and build a "Taiwan Volunteer Army". Many young Taiwanese who do not want to fight against China, and who are peaceful, will no longer be forced to fight and die for China, not for their country.

3. China has built massive concentration camps in Taiwan, similar to the one in the Uyghur region, detaining millions of Taiwanese. But Taiwan, which is closer to Japanese and American culture than China, is more brutal in its repression methods, and tortures Taiwanese with more advanced modern punishment measures.

4. Children's camps are widely established in Taiwan. These children's camps became a unique feature of Taiwan, known as the "New Gulag Island". Just as it brainwashed Uyghur children and Tibetan children, the Xi Jinping regime will begin to fundamentally change the Taiwanese and change their children. These children are forced to learn to read the Red Books, learn Xi Jinping's ideology, love the Communist Party, hate their parents, reject freedom and democracy, and become a slave.

In his speech, Mr. Ghayur Bub stressed that more and more Taiwanese are learning from the experiences of Uyghurs, Tibetans and Hongkongers and are increasingly aware of the threats of the Chinese regime, and Lai Qingde's victory in this election is a clear example of this.

In the article, the author believes that the only way to prevent such tragedies is to "combine with friendly countries such as the United States, Japan, and Australia to deal with China's aggression." In his speech, he emphasized that taking any other path against China, such as surrendering to China or signing a peace agreement with China, would not only destroy the existence of today's peaceful, peaceful and democratic Taiwan, but also create a "new gulag archipelago" that cannot be escaped.

The Military Council reaffirmed its support for the one-China policy : Myanmar

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Military Council issued a statement on January 15, saying that it has always supported the One China Policy and reaffirmed that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China.

It expresses its opposition to separatist measures for Taiwan's regional independence and measures to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. He also said that he supports the peaceful reunification of China and Taiwan.

China-based political analyst Dr. Hla Kyaw Zao said that because the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the January 13 election in Taiwan, the military council had to say that it supported mainland China instead of Taiwan.

"The old people who called for Taiwan's independence in the Taiwan election won. Those people won. The pro-China Kuomintang Party did not win. Some countries approached the president of Taiwan and said they were happy with the success. So Burma must say that it stands firmly on the side of the People's Republic of China. If we want to be more clear, we accept the one-China principle, and accept Taiwan as a part of mainland China. If we say that fully, then China likes it. So we have to say that China likes it."

Western countries, including the United States, have issued various statements welcoming and supporting the DPP's election victory in Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has responded with objections to these statements. At this time, the military council announced that it did not support Taiwan, but only China.

The National Unity Government (NUG) has also announced since January 1 that it supports the one-China policy and will protect China's interests in Myanmar.

"When the NUG does this, it is more concerned that we have already supported you as a partner country according to the policy that we have already supported you. "

A former military officer, who did not want to be named for security reasons, said that the military council was too worried about the NUG's announcement and publicly announced its support for China. A political analyst told RFA.

"There's really no need to say anything about this matter. Because you don't need to say it, because your position is already there from the beginning. So, the purpose behind saying this is more worrying. When the NUG did this, it was more concerned that we had already been designated as a partner country according to the policy that we have already supported you from the beginning."

RFA contacted General Zaw Min Tun, who is allowed to speak to the Military Council, by telephone this afternoon to get feedback about the Foreign Ministry's statement, but he did not receive an answer.

RFA emailed the Chinese Embassy in Yangon to inquire about China's stance on both the Military Council and the NUG, which have said they support the one-China policy, but did not receive a reply.

U Than Soe Naing, a political analyst, pointed out and criticized that the military council, which is facing military defeats, often makes such statements to rely more on China.

"Now, when the Military Council is facing major military defeats, it has sought China's help to prevent the situation, and has held peace talks continuously three times now. At this time, it has been repeatedly said, in the situation that the Military Council is facing repeated crises and defeats, it relies on China, and it is again expressed that they support the One China Policy as originally. It is not very unusual."

According to military and political analysts, Myanmar is a neighbor of powerful China due to its geographical position, so the military council and NUG are competing to build good relations with China.

In Burmese politics, whether the person currently in power U Chetmyae, a political analyst, said that no matter the opposition, they will not be able to go against the policies of powerful China.

"If the government goes against it, he is afraid that the Chinese government will be angry with him for that matter. The NUG also put his prospects and expectations in front of him. If he can't do it, he will have to cooperate with China. He also has the principle of not opposing China in his foreign policy. The NUG announced, and the current government (Military Council) also announced, and that's why they became one voice."

U Chetmyaet pointed out that if you look at the fact that the military situation in Northern Shan State is currently too severe, a ceasefire can be achieved with the help of China.

Political analysts say that almost three years have passed since the coup in Myanmar, both the military council and the NUG are still trying to gain international recognition as a legitimate government.