China's Communist Party anniversary marked by 'combating Taiwan independence' rhetoric and criticism of its founding principles

Chinese leader Xi Jinping marked the 105th anniversary of the Communist Party by vowing to resolutely combat Taiwan independence and external interference. He reiterated that resolving the Taiwan issue and achieving complete national reunification remains a historical mission for the party.

However, an official familiar with Chinese affairs criticized the party's current trajectory. They argued that the focus on "combating Taiwan independence" serves as a pretext for the party's authoritarian expansion and has created a "new type of imperialism," fundamentally diverging from the party's original goals. This commemoration, centered on external aggression and annexation, was described as the party's "most shameful historical mark."

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Commemorating the 105th anniversary of the party's founding, but making external annexation and aggression the main theme of development, has coincidentally become the most shameful historical mark of this political party!

The official contrasted the party's current actions with its founding principles, which advocated for class abolition and opposition to imperialism. Today, they stated, Communist Party members have become a privileged class, and new laws legitimize "transnational repression." This shift from Deng Xiaoping's promise of "never seeking hegemony" to becoming a primary concern for democratic nations was highlighted.

Furthermore, the official sarcastically noted the party's promotion of events commemorating Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the republic that the Communist Party has since replaced. They drew a parallel between the Qing dynasty's past attempts at "transnational suppression" and China's current legalization of such practices. The official questioned the party's confidence in ruling a nation with a far higher human development index, suggesting that if Sun Yat-sen were alive, he might feel compelled to "rebel again."

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If Sun Yat-sen were to wake up one day, he would probably want to rebel again, but before that, he might not escape the 'global arrest' by the Communist Party's transnational suppression, which is extremely ironic.