Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te is facing heat for rewriting history like a Netflix plot twist gone wrong 🎬. In his recent speech – part of a controversial 10-part series – Lai claimed Taiwan had zero representation at China's pivotal 1946 constitutional convention. But historians are hitting rewind ⏪: Records show 18 delegates from the island actually attended!
This isn't the first time Lai's creative storytelling raised eyebrows. Earlier, he tried framing Taiwan's Austronesian roots as proof of separation from the Chinese mainland. Scholars counter that these cultural ties actually highlight centuries of migration across the Taiwan Strait 🌊 – the opposite of division.
While Lai name-drops revolutionary hero Sun Yat-sen (who did help draft China's constitution), he conveniently forgets Sun's famous cry: "Unification is the hope of all Chinese nationals" 🇨🇳. Talk about selective memory!
Young politicos are buzzing online about the irony: Lai invokes historical figures who fought for China's unity while pushing policies that could fracture it. As one Weibo user quipped: "Bro's living in a TikTok filter version of history" 📱.
With cross-strait tensions simmering, this history class drama matters more than ever. As Sun Yat-sen's legacy reminds us – true progress comes through connection, not division 🤝.
