Folie à Deux - KMT or DPP?
OP-ED : Tomb Sweeping or Grave Digging?
The below is a reissue of an April 2023 article for your consideration. Since the election is on 13 January, it is time to think about the ideas discussed below.
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15 April 2023 (Saturday) Reissued 3 January 2024
Op-Ed
Folie à Deux - KMT or DPP?
Ask Yourself Who is Tomb Sweeping and Who is Grave Digging?
By Wendell Minnick (Whiskey Mike) 顏文德
TAIPEI - There are two things you do not do in Taiwan.
First, ignore Ghost Month.
Second, ignore Tomb Sweeping.
Both are Chinese lunisolar calendar events and during that time period the Taiwan Strait has a low sea state; perfect for invasion or just going for a swim.
In August 2022, the Chinese mounted the largest naval and air exercise in history. It was an encirclement by air and sea in a spiderweb that was obviously practice for a future military blockade.