Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday joined the newly established Taiwan Youth Anti-Communist Corps (台灣青年反共救國團).
“The establishment of the Taiwan Anti-Communist Youth Corps highlighted the fact that the Chinese Nationalist Party [KMT] owes Taiwanese an explanation for why it was anti-Communist before but is now leaning toward China to such a degree? Why such a turn-around? Where is Taiwan’s destiny under the KMT’s radical change?” Tsai asked, making a reference to the China Youth Anti-Communist Nation Salvation Corps (中國青年反共救國團) established by then-premier Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) on Oct. 31, 1952.
China Youth Anti-Communist Nation Salvation Corps upheld anti-communist doctrines and organized military training camps for high school, college and university students.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
It later changed its name to China Youth Nation Salvation Corps (中國青年救國團) on Oct. 31, 2000, and transformed itself into a private organization aimed at guiding youth in their growth and development.
Tsai said yesterday that when she was a college student, she had joined a hiking program sponsored by the China Youth Anti-Communist Nation Salvation Corps.
Political commentator Paul Lin (林保華), who established the new group, said its aim was to help Taiwanese uphold the nation’s sovereignty by gaining a clear understanding of China’s nature.
“It can be confusing for some to compare the China Youth Anti-Communist Nation Salvation Corps of fifty years ago to today’s Taiwan Youth Anti-Communist Corps,” said former premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌), who also attended yesterday.
“At the time, the KMT popularized slogans about ‘terminating the evil communists,’ but it now leans toward China,” Su said. “That confuses Taiwanese.”
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