Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Why Hillary Clinton acted as she did...
In this way, Obama's economic policy in the United States is endangering Taiwan by causing the U.S. to be beholden to China.
Monday, February 23, 2009
KMT symbolically removing freedom and replacing it with Leninist one-party dictatorship
This just in from the Central News Agency:
"Freedom Plaza Tablet to Go
On Feb. 22, a meeting by top officials at the Office of the President resolved to replace before July, the characters for "Freedom Plaza" on top of the central arch with the original ones used for the CKS Memorial Plaza.
總統府22日召開重大議題會議，討論中正紀念堂等相關問題，預定7月前掛回中正紀念堂牌匾。至於自由廣場、大中至正牌匾，等民意有共識後，政府一定尊重。中央社記者鄭傑文攝 98年2月22日"
What an insult to the victims of the KMT authoritarian past.
Will Taiwan's people stand up against this evil? Can we bring any international pressure to contain it?
"Freedom Plaza Tablet to Go
On Feb. 22, a meeting by top officials at the Office of the President resolved to replace before July, the characters for "Freedom Plaza" on top of the central arch with the original ones used for the CKS Memorial Plaza.
總統府22日召開重大議題會議，討論中正紀念堂等相關問題，預定7月前掛回中正紀念堂牌匾。至於自由廣場、大中至正牌匾，等民意有共識後，政府一定尊重。中央社記者鄭傑文攝 98年2月22日"
What an insult to the victims of the KMT authoritarian past.
Will Taiwan's people stand up against this evil? Can we bring any international pressure to contain it?
Monday, February 9, 2009
A Movie Everyone Should Watch -- starting with Taiwanese citizens and the U.S. State Department officials
A teaser trailer to the movie, Formosa Betrayed, has just been released. As we become aware of interviews or other media, we'll let you know.
* Radio interview with producer Will Tiao on 2/2/2009
Will the KMT government who are pushing for the return of their authoritarian one-party-dictatorship-ways ban its release in Taiwan?
We need a Youtube version with Chinese subtitles. Also please get this trailer distributed to as many Taiwanese citizens as possible, as well as your friends from other countries.
Already in this teaser trailer there is some good historical footage blended in. This movie is not simply a documentary, though, but a full-length feature film. The more people who see it, the better.
Awareness is the starting point for changing attitudes about Taiwan.
* Radio interview with producer Will Tiao on 2/2/2009
Will the KMT government who are pushing for the return of their authoritarian one-party-dictatorship-ways ban its release in Taiwan?
We need a Youtube version with Chinese subtitles. Also please get this trailer distributed to as many Taiwanese citizens as possible, as well as your friends from other countries.
Already in this teaser trailer there is some good historical footage blended in. This movie is not simply a documentary, though, but a full-length feature film. The more people who see it, the better.
Awareness is the starting point for changing attitudes about Taiwan.
China's citizens are not happy even though the Communist Party is firmly in power
"China sees thousands of cases of violent social unrest each year, typically as people lash out over illegal seizures of their land, environmental degradation, corruption or perceived police and government abuses." - Breitbart.com Februay 9, 2009
Why is the Ma Ying-jeou administration pursuing a policy of step-by-step eventual unification with such a corrupt abusive government such as the People's Republic of China?
How can Giant Pandas blind Taiwanese to what an inept, oppressive, corrupt, illegitimate government China has? It seems the current KMT government in Taiwan is gradually transforming into a mirror image of China's government.
Why is the Ma Ying-jeou administration pursuing a policy of step-by-step eventual unification with such a corrupt abusive government such as the People's Republic of China?
How can Giant Pandas blind Taiwanese to what an inept, oppressive, corrupt, illegitimate government China has? It seems the current KMT government in Taiwan is gradually transforming into a mirror image of China's government.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
De Facto Slavery Resulting from Putting All Your Business Eggs in China's Basket
Though one may question the level of quality and respectability of Apple Daily and Next Magazine which seem to grab readers with racy photos, founder Jimmy Lai's life story is something of which Taiwanese businessmen should take note. The Ma administration, whose seemingly one and only policy agenda is driving Taiwan towards chain & manacle economic links with China, needs to pay attention, too.
Note that 1. when Jimmy Lai had clothing business interests in China, they only remained operative at the whim of the authoritarian Chinese government. And the minute Jimmy Lai wished to exercise his personal freedom of speech, the Chinese government threatened to close down all his factories.
Note also 2. that Jimmy Lai decided his own freedom was more important than making money at the expense of becoming the Beijing dictatorship's de facto slave.
And finally, note 3. that Jimmy Lai was able to both prosper and remain free, instead of having to say or do whatever the Chinese government demanded.
Remarkably, in this regard, this one man Jimmy Lai seems to have more guts than the governments of quite a few large nations of the world.
A recent BBC article gives this portrait of the man. You can listen to the interview here.
However accurate this portrayal, one certain thing is that Taiwanese businesses should not follow the lead of the current KMT government in Taiwan. Companies need to diversify their exports and factories to other countries such as the Philippines and Southeast Asian nations. Because if all of their focus is China, they will be at the whim and ultimately under the control of a Chinese government whose main purposes in letting you come in and set up shop is 1. to "steal" your technology and manufacturing knowhow by making sure it becomes indigenized in China and 2. to have a way to control you by threatening you with an arbitrary closure of your business and a loss of all your investments there.
It is foolish to put all one's eggs in the basket of China's authoritarian regime where there is no rule of law and no recourse, where rights are not seen as inalienable, but rather condescension and benevolent permissions issued by an all powerful, all ruling one-party state emperor.
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NOTE: The following blog reports that Jimmy Lai has compromised when in comes to the KMT regime in Taiwan. There seems to be some deal going on so that Lai has appointed a crony and loyalist of President Ma as head of Next Media. This would tend to result in Next Media putting out a lot of pro-Ma propaganda in Taiwan. If this report is accurate, it shows that Lai is not particularly principled but does things mainly for his own business interest -- at least when it comes to Taiwan.
Note that 1. when Jimmy Lai had clothing business interests in China, they only remained operative at the whim of the authoritarian Chinese government. And the minute Jimmy Lai wished to exercise his personal freedom of speech, the Chinese government threatened to close down all his factories.
Note also 2. that Jimmy Lai decided his own freedom was more important than making money at the expense of becoming the Beijing dictatorship's de facto slave.
And finally, note 3. that Jimmy Lai was able to both prosper and remain free, instead of having to say or do whatever the Chinese government demanded.
Remarkably, in this regard, this one man Jimmy Lai seems to have more guts than the governments of quite a few large nations of the world.
A recent BBC article gives this portrait of the man. You can listen to the interview here.
However accurate this portrayal, one certain thing is that Taiwanese businesses should not follow the lead of the current KMT government in Taiwan. Companies need to diversify their exports and factories to other countries such as the Philippines and Southeast Asian nations. Because if all of their focus is China, they will be at the whim and ultimately under the control of a Chinese government whose main purposes in letting you come in and set up shop is 1. to "steal" your technology and manufacturing knowhow by making sure it becomes indigenized in China and 2. to have a way to control you by threatening you with an arbitrary closure of your business and a loss of all your investments there.
It is foolish to put all one's eggs in the basket of China's authoritarian regime where there is no rule of law and no recourse, where rights are not seen as inalienable, but rather condescension and benevolent permissions issued by an all powerful, all ruling one-party state emperor.
====================
NOTE: The following blog reports that Jimmy Lai has compromised when in comes to the KMT regime in Taiwan. There seems to be some deal going on so that Lai has appointed a crony and loyalist of President Ma as head of Next Media. This would tend to result in Next Media putting out a lot of pro-Ma propaganda in Taiwan. If this report is accurate, it shows that Lai is not particularly principled but does things mainly for his own business interest -- at least when it comes to Taiwan.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The Lies of China's Supposedly Booming Economy and Taiwan's Economic Salvation Therein
A recent report from the Heritage Foundation finds that all of the rosy economic growth data out of China does not add up. A careful perusal of the numbers leads to their conclusion that:
"The world is going to hear endlessly that, while China is slowing, it is still the fastest-growing economy and other countries would do well to learn from its example. It is closer to the truth that China has suffered more from the financial crisis than any other country in terms of lost growth and jobs." [emphasis added]
If this analysis is correct then there can be no more foolish a policy than the current one under the Chinese Nationalist Party and Taiwan's President Ma Ying-Jeou that is pushing Taiwan towards economic integration with China. The Chinese Nationalist Party is blindly pursuing policies that are weakening Taiwan on every level - militarily, diplomatically, and economically. Their mindless desire to "fight back to their mainland" instilled by 50 years of Leninist dictatorship propaganda and Chiang Kai-shek's pretend China in Taiwan has blinded them to the present reality.
The Taiwanese people -- who believed all of the KMT slick campaign advertisements and promises of a glorious status-quo future with a boundless wonderful economy that will become good quickly under a president Ma -- need to see that there is no truth to the lies and empty promises and foolish notions of this elitist self-serving pro-China KMT party that has pretended it will do what is best for Taiwan.
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Related News: It is not just Taiwan's new administration that has blinders towards China. Michael Turton in The View from Taiwan comments on the "noises" from the new U.S. administration about China needing to change its economic policies on its currency --"we are now 7 or 8 presidents into our engagement with China, and most have made similar noises, yet the sacrifice of long-term US strategic and economic interests to short-term business interests and the failure to push for democracy in China has continued unabated."
"The world is going to hear endlessly that, while China is slowing, it is still the fastest-growing economy and other countries would do well to learn from its example. It is closer to the truth that China has suffered more from the financial crisis than any other country in terms of lost growth and jobs." [emphasis added]
If this analysis is correct then there can be no more foolish a policy than the current one under the Chinese Nationalist Party and Taiwan's President Ma Ying-Jeou that is pushing Taiwan towards economic integration with China. The Chinese Nationalist Party is blindly pursuing policies that are weakening Taiwan on every level - militarily, diplomatically, and economically. Their mindless desire to "fight back to their mainland" instilled by 50 years of Leninist dictatorship propaganda and Chiang Kai-shek's pretend China in Taiwan has blinded them to the present reality.
The Taiwanese people -- who believed all of the KMT slick campaign advertisements and promises of a glorious status-quo future with a boundless wonderful economy that will become good quickly under a president Ma -- need to see that there is no truth to the lies and empty promises and foolish notions of this elitist self-serving pro-China KMT party that has pretended it will do what is best for Taiwan.
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Related News: It is not just Taiwan's new administration that has blinders towards China. Michael Turton in The View from Taiwan comments on the "noises" from the new U.S. administration about China needing to change its economic policies on its currency --"we are now 7 or 8 presidents into our engagement with China, and most have made similar noises, yet the sacrifice of long-term US strategic and economic interests to short-term business interests and the failure to push for democracy in China has continued unabated."
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Social Network Site Groups form to Defend Taiwan's Sovereignty
If you support Taiwan, it is a good first step to publicly speak out and not remain silent. One way many have done so is to join online groups on social network sites such as Facebook that let others know they support the truth about Taiwan's sovereignty and independence from China and from any other country in the world.
After that first step, take a few more if you really want to have an effect. You can use your groups to network and inform each other of important events, issues, votes, etc. And then the member need to actually act. That can range from writing letters to the editors of newspapers, writing letters to public officials, speaking out, and also speaking on the local level -- in schools, among colleagues at work, to neighbors. Groups could periodically post short informative flyers on important issues that each member could commit to printing 10, 50, or 100 of them and distributing the flyers in the mailboxes of their neighbors -- especially if the group members live in Taiwan. This would be a way to counteract the stranglehold on the media that the KMT government has.
Following is a sampling of some of the groups. Just think: with these thousands, just imagine what an impact they could have if they actually regularly took the next step of getting publicly involved with their voices, and their actions.
As people unite, not just with common cause but also with action by every single person, what may seem like small things could really become a powerful force for the good of Taiwan.
台灣建國解放軍 Taiwan is My Country only has 20 members so far.
Taiwan Go has 322 members. It is a student group to promote Taiwan joining the UN. "台灣要向前走 ~
走向聯合國 ~ 走向世界 ~ 雖然聯合國不是最正義的世界組織 ~ 但是加入聯合國是推向世界的第一步 ... Taiwan has to move forward, towards the United Nations, towards the rest of the world, even though the UN isn't everything, at least it is the first step..."
#@#%% IT!! My Nationality is NOT 中國(台灣)!!! has 52 members.
Face it Chinese people, Taiwan has been independent forever has 718 members. "In response to the creation of Face it Taiwan is part of China, Here comes the historical truth. Like it or not, Taiwan has been on its own forever. Ever since the aboriginal Taiwanese appeared on the island, its culture has evolved in its own fashion. Though most people in Taiwan have Chinese origins, that is very false to say Taiwanese= Chinese. Let me put it this way, are Germans = Austrians? and also if you look it like that, Swiss are Germans, Italians, and French... "
Taiwan Independence has 324 members. They state: "This group is for those who support the declaration and recognition of Taiwanese independence. Taiwan is already a de facto independent state with a free and consolidated democracy. This group calls for its formal declaration of independence."
Face It -- Taiwan is NOT part of China had 13,187 members as of 2009/1/1
Support the Independence of Taiwan (R.O.C.) has 2041 members. "Discussion is welcomed, communism is not."
Taiwan Guts United has 164 members. Their five principles:
五大行動綱領 Our Five Principles
青年公共參與
青年不是只會唱歌跳舞、不是搖旗吶喊的形象樣板，我們要展現青年的主體性，主動關心公共事務提出新時代的議題與價值，用豐富的想像力與積極的行動力解放政治，不斷提出改革方案，不斷創新未來的政治想像。
台灣主體意識
沒有了認同、記憶的重量，台灣將永遠是一葉浩海孤舟。經過千百年來台灣各族群祖先們篳路藍縷地經營，台灣終於成為一個繁榮民主自由的國家，這是我們必須共同守護的價值，是我們祖先的靈魂。我們反對任何矮化台灣的作為，我們要逆轉「愛台灣」被醜化的社會氣氛。我們堅持，只有台灣人民才能決定台灣國家的未來。
社會公平正義
環保、人權、轉型正義、勞工、弱勢等議題在近幾年被拼經濟的呼聲擠壓成邊緣價值。我們必須重新正視社會發展的目的不是盲目追求數字成長，而是整體社會生活品質的改善與素質的提升，唯有以人為本的發展才是真正的進步。
媒體公民改造
媒體亂象已經被大眾「不得已」的接受了，大家天天罵，卻又天天看。他們顛倒是非不問黑白，他們傲慢蠻橫，披著「言論自由」的外衣，卻給大眾「沒有自由」的言論。我們相信，只要人民團結就能介入改造跋扈的媒體！
文化紮根普及
文化生活的普及與紮根，才是所有文化產業發展的根，我們反對產業化的文化政策，在兼顧發展精緻文化藝術與素民文化生活的前提下，人民有權享有文化生活與表現文化的權利。
我們要以簡樸草根的運動，實踐「逆轉」台灣的精神。面對越惡質的力量，我們逆轉的力量就越堅強！
最後，我們要與所有的逆轉青年們再次用阿爸的話互相勉勵：
做人尚要緊就是GUTS，輸到脫褲、捏著心肝，嘛愛保護咱的信念！
Other groups:
Swedish Taiwan Independence Group has 87 members. "We want independence for Taiwan. We support Taiwans efforts to apply to the UN with the name Taiwan instead of the R.O.C. We agree with Minister of Foreign Affairs James Huang's quote, 'model democracy of multi-party politics that needs more support from the international community'."
Dave's Independence of Taiwan has 41 members. "FOR THE SAKE OF DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM...INDEPENDENCE IS THE ONLY PATH!"
Another Taiwan Independence group but with only 7 members so far: "For those that are for Taiwan's self determination and know that Taiwan is an independent nation. China claims Taiwan but doesn't even have a single building on Taiwan and hypocritically says Taiwan has yet to "reunify". Taiwan is a modernized, westernized, democratic, and free nation. The future of Taiwan, belongs to no one but the Taiwanese!"
UN for Taiwan has 1702 members.
Recognize Taiwan has 1382 members. This group celebrates all the creativity and industry Taiwan has offered to the world and recognizes that a free and democratic Taiwan was essential for its development.
United Taiwanese Against Oppression has 77 members: "As a human beings, we demand no less than what has been afforded to six billion others -- that is to be treated equally and with respect both to ourselves and our country."
After that first step, take a few more if you really want to have an effect. You can use your groups to network and inform each other of important events, issues, votes, etc. And then the member need to actually act. That can range from writing letters to the editors of newspapers, writing letters to public officials, speaking out, and also speaking on the local level -- in schools, among colleagues at work, to neighbors. Groups could periodically post short informative flyers on important issues that each member could commit to printing 10, 50, or 100 of them and distributing the flyers in the mailboxes of their neighbors -- especially if the group members live in Taiwan. This would be a way to counteract the stranglehold on the media that the KMT government has.
Following is a sampling of some of the groups. Just think: with these thousands, just imagine what an impact they could have if they actually regularly took the next step of getting publicly involved with their voices, and their actions.
As people unite, not just with common cause but also with action by every single person, what may seem like small things could really become a powerful force for the good of Taiwan.
台灣建國解放軍 Taiwan is My Country only has 20 members so far.
Taiwan Go has 322 members. It is a student group to promote Taiwan joining the UN. "台灣要向前走 ~
走向聯合國 ~ 走向世界 ~ 雖然聯合國不是最正義的世界組織 ~ 但是加入聯合國是推向世界的第一步 ... Taiwan has to move forward, towards the United Nations, towards the rest of the world, even though the UN isn't everything, at least it is the first step..."
#@#%% IT!! My Nationality is NOT 中國(台灣)!!! has 52 members.
Face it Chinese people, Taiwan has been independent forever has 718 members. "In response to the creation of Face it Taiwan is part of China, Here comes the historical truth. Like it or not, Taiwan has been on its own forever. Ever since the aboriginal Taiwanese appeared on the island, its culture has evolved in its own fashion. Though most people in Taiwan have Chinese origins, that is very false to say Taiwanese= Chinese. Let me put it this way, are Germans = Austrians? and also if you look it like that, Swiss are Germans, Italians, and French... "
Taiwan Independence has 324 members. They state: "This group is for those who support the declaration and recognition of Taiwanese independence. Taiwan is already a de facto independent state with a free and consolidated democracy. This group calls for its formal declaration of independence."
Face It -- Taiwan is NOT part of China had 13,187 members as of 2009/1/1
Support the Independence of Taiwan (R.O.C.) has 2041 members. "Discussion is welcomed, communism is not."
Taiwan Guts United has 164 members. Their five principles:
五大行動綱領 Our Five Principles
青年公共參與
青年不是只會唱歌跳舞、不是搖旗吶喊的形象樣板，我們要展現青年的主體性，主動關心公共事務提出新時代的議題與價值，用豐富的想像力與積極的行動力解放政治，不斷提出改革方案，不斷創新未來的政治想像。
台灣主體意識
沒有了認同、記憶的重量，台灣將永遠是一葉浩海孤舟。經過千百年來台灣各族群祖先們篳路藍縷地經營，台灣終於成為一個繁榮民主自由的國家，這是我們必須共同守護的價值，是我們祖先的靈魂。我們反對任何矮化台灣的作為，我們要逆轉「愛台灣」被醜化的社會氣氛。我們堅持，只有台灣人民才能決定台灣國家的未來。
社會公平正義
環保、人權、轉型正義、勞工、弱勢等議題在近幾年被拼經濟的呼聲擠壓成邊緣價值。我們必須重新正視社會發展的目的不是盲目追求數字成長，而是整體社會生活品質的改善與素質的提升，唯有以人為本的發展才是真正的進步。
媒體公民改造
媒體亂象已經被大眾「不得已」的接受了，大家天天罵，卻又天天看。他們顛倒是非不問黑白，他們傲慢蠻橫，披著「言論自由」的外衣，卻給大眾「沒有自由」的言論。我們相信，只要人民團結就能介入改造跋扈的媒體！
文化紮根普及
文化生活的普及與紮根，才是所有文化產業發展的根，我們反對產業化的文化政策，在兼顧發展精緻文化藝術與素民文化生活的前提下，人民有權享有文化生活與表現文化的權利。
我們要以簡樸草根的運動，實踐「逆轉」台灣的精神。面對越惡質的力量，我們逆轉的力量就越堅強！
最後，我們要與所有的逆轉青年們再次用阿爸的話互相勉勵：
做人尚要緊就是GUTS，輸到脫褲、捏著心肝，嘛愛保護咱的信念！
Other groups:
Swedish Taiwan Independence Group has 87 members. "We want independence for Taiwan. We support Taiwans efforts to apply to the UN with the name Taiwan instead of the R.O.C. We agree with Minister of Foreign Affairs James Huang's quote, 'model democracy of multi-party politics that needs more support from the international community'."
Dave's Independence of Taiwan has 41 members. "FOR THE SAKE OF DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM...INDEPENDENCE IS THE ONLY PATH!"
Another Taiwan Independence group but with only 7 members so far: "For those that are for Taiwan's self determination and know that Taiwan is an independent nation. China claims Taiwan but doesn't even have a single building on Taiwan and hypocritically says Taiwan has yet to "reunify". Taiwan is a modernized, westernized, democratic, and free nation. The future of Taiwan, belongs to no one but the Taiwanese!"
UN for Taiwan has 1702 members.
Recognize Taiwan has 1382 members. This group celebrates all the creativity and industry Taiwan has offered to the world and recognizes that a free and democratic Taiwan was essential for its development.
United Taiwanese Against Oppression has 77 members: "As a human beings, we demand no less than what has been afforded to six billion others -- that is to be treated equally and with respect both to ourselves and our country."
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