This ‘animal lover’ is also a home hater

When US President Joe Biden mentioned on Twitter that he had lost his dog in June 2021, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen was among those who sympathized. “From one animal lover to another, I am sorry for your loss,” she wrote.

However, this self-proclaimed animal lover had not one word to spare when Tuantuan, a giant panda from the Chinese mainland, died in her own backyard, in a zoo in Taipei, on Saturday.

Tsai’s reaction shows how one can be very selective with the “animal lover” tag. She can feel sorry when it comes to the US president’s dog, and pretend not to know anything about it when it comes to a panda from the Chinese mainland.

There are no prizes for guessing the reason behind her different reactions. After all the dog belonged to the US president whom Tsai is accustomed to flattering and the giant panda came from the Chinese mainland, which Tsai loves to hate.

And this is just one example. A look at the words she has used and her speeches over a period of time show that she has always been spiteful of the mainland and full of flattery when it came to the United States, all because of her mentality of liking her boss and hating her home.

Actually, ever since she assumed office in 2016, Tsai has been trying to rid the island of any sign of China; her Democratic Progressive Party included the pursuit of Taiwan “independence” in its “party constitution”. A few days ago they even tried to block all materials from the Chinese mainland just because some drones putting up a show in the skies over the island were found to have been imported from the mainland.

With such a home-hating mentality, how can one improve ties with one’s own family? As well as the lives of the 23 million people on the lonely island. It is time Tsai changed her attitude and did her own people some good.