Taiwan civil groups protest DPP's 'dictatorship', Lai Ching-te's policies

Civil groups in Taiwan, have launched a protest on Saturday in Taipei against Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities' "dictatorship". (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Civil groups in Taiwan, have launched a protest on Saturday in Taipei against Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities' "dictatorship", and condemned the island leader Lai Ching-te for inciting hatred within Taiwan for the Chinese mainland to cover its governance incompetence.

Speakers at the protest denounced the DPP's use of "security" as a pretext to introduce external military forces, pushing Taiwan to the brink of war.

They warned that if the DPP continues to indulge separatist forces to confront the mainland, there will be no space left for peace on Taiwan island, and young people will face an unstable future.

Wang Chuan-ping, vice-chairperson of the Labor Party, criticized the DPP for collaborating with the United States to hollow out Taiwan's industries. She urged everyone to bravely stand against the DPP's detrimental actions for the future development of Taiwan's youth and to safeguard the rights of small and medium-sized enterprises and grassroots workers.

Wang Wu-lang, secretary-general of the Labor Party, said that Lai's actions have disrupted cross-Strait economic and trade cooperation, making it difficult for Taiwan's agricultural and fisheries products to be exported, and industrial products facing high tariffs imposed by the US, severely harming the interests of Taiwan's farmers and workers.

Currently, people are facing challenges such as stagnant salaries, soaring housing prices, and rising costs of living, he said, adding that "the DPP is using politics to ruin the lives of the people".

Meanwhile, the major opposition Chinese Kuomintang also held a protest on Saturday in Taipei against the DPP's "dictatorship", attracting more than 250,000 people to rally in the rain.

The rally took place against the backdrop of the so-called "mass recall" launched by the DPP earlier this year, which targeted legislative representatives affiliated with KMT, as searches were conducted in KMT offices across Taiwan.