Formosa betrayed被出賣的台灣....會有機會在台灣看到嗎?

偶然之間在雲的痕跡發現Formosa Betrayed新的預告片.實在很想看這部片子,但我是很懷疑這部片子.會/能.進到台灣.這不合當權者的調吧?!

 

Technorati 的標籤：Formosa betrayed,被出賣的台灣,電影,228事件

她的腦袋怎麼了?低能加可惡-王鹷嬌管誰搬家搬去那兒?

我真的太久沒看新聞,一看新聞就倒胃口...還是不要太常看...

在F. VARGA那裏看到這則由國民黨高雄市議員王鹷嬌發起的抗議陳玫中搬到高雄簽名活動.

我簡直不敢相信居然會有這種請願活動...而且還真的有人會去簽名??

台灣是個自由的國家,不管是誰要搬家都不須要任何人的同意.不管是你,是我,是姓連的還是和扁有關的,連那些溜到中國及其他世界名地的經濟通輯犯,或趁好時機溜回台灣的劉家昌先生,都不須要遷移住所前取得任何人的同意.為什麼陳致中搬家會須要任何人的同意?

民意代表除了管某人搬家搬去那之外沒有更重要的事要做了嗎?

又,不讓陳致中搬到高雄會讓誰得利? 他搬去那裏或不搬去那裏跟一般大眾到底有啥關係啊?!

這個遇扁必反的神經錯亂倒底是是怎麼種在這些人的心裏的? 連搬家這種雞毛蕀皮的事都要民代來管?而那些去簽名的人連人民有遷徒居住的自由都不知道?

就讓法律評斷處理有罪的人吧,哦,前提當然是法院不是某人開的...

縣議員的水準可不可以高一點兒啊?!!王鹷嬌你應該有比管人家搬去那兒更重要的事可做吧?

Technorati 的標籤：王鹷嬌,陳致中,高雄,高雄市市議員,國民黨

 

蕭泰然的1947_記2009的228和平音樂會

我不是個愛上街抗議的人,搖旗吶喊也不是我的強項.我絶不是政治冷感的人,但是對於群眾運動,我的確冷感.

但是近幾個月來,這已經是我第3次上街了.(換了政權後,原本不愛上街的宅男宅女們開始動了起來,這其中的意義也頗諷刺吧!)只不過這次是和朋友Mia一起去聽228和平音樂會

我的朋友中很少是偏綠營的,我知道的也只有2個.用顏色來界定一個人實在是很奇怪的事,但是似乎在這裏顏色基本上就說明了一些事情.我不愛和朋友談政治,除非對方主動提及,否則在朋友間談政治實在容易傷感情.而綠營的人們也通常保持一貫的低調,不似某些人大喇喇的公開談論,所以也許我身邊有許多是和我一樣的朋友,卻從未彼此相認.

我和Mia是在一次對話中不小心發現原來彼此都站在同一色塊上.當詢問這敏感問題時,相信我和她都有些屏住呼吸的緊張起來.等到確認彼此的理念一致時,不禁又開心了起來.

Mia顯然是個野餐高手,雖然高得像月亮(借用w的形容語),但是背著那一大袋野餐用具也真辛苦她了.我們就用Mia準備的陶杯(難怪野餐包這麼重!但是這樣比較有氣質-Mia說的)泡茶配上手護台灣交響樂團與青春可愛無比的女高音鄭琪樺小姐的音樂開始228和平音樂會.

參加演出的團體挺多的,有職業水準如手護台灣交響樂團,女高音鄭琪樺者,也有業餘團體(音色可不一定業餘哦!)如教會詩班等.有台語,客語,布農語.其中讓我印象最深刻的就是由田明仁長老指揮的淡水布農教會詩班的演出.很是喜歡他們唱的"我信",是由"使徒信經"改編成的詩歌,原住民的歌聲真是天籟啊!!!

這也是我第一次聽到蕭泰然的1947序曲.

以下這兩首是在youtube找到的過去的演出,不是2009 228的演出片斷.

 

 

 

 

 

昨天下午聽到這兩首時,我整個人都雞皮疙瘩起來.太有感覺了....

一整個下午我們拿到許多片由義美贊助設計的古早餅,就是爸爸很愛吃的那種傳統餅.義美真有心,設計的相當可愛,我也就很不客氣的拿了很多塊...

 

不過,回家後再看到下面這則新聞,我只有一個感想,以他的資質應該能想出更好的說詞來詮釋那個政權加諸於台灣人與許多異議外省人家庭的不幸,但是這個代表那個加害政權的人居然唱這首"阮若打開心內的門窗"並期許以寬恕迎向未來?

是誰要寬恕誰呀?

加害人自己講要被害人寬恕加害人?

這種話他怎麼講得出口啊?! 再度驗證這個人不是笨,而是冷血+無恥.

〔中央社〕總統馬英九今晚出席台北市政府舉辦的228紀念音樂會，馬總統在音樂會尾聲登台與演員及觀眾合唱「阮若打開心內的門窗」台語歌曲，期許以寬恕迎向未來。 2009年228紀念音樂會由金枝演社劇團籌畫辦理，知名歌手殷正洋、王昭華、羅思容及巴奈•庫穗，分別以國、台、客 ...

Technorati 的標籤：2009的228和平音樂會,自由廣場,蕭泰然1947,義美

News Rumble

Read between the line. Read before and after. Read those that haven't been said.

我在這裏連到News Rumble.大體上是比較同一媒體,針對同一主題事件,在不同執政黨下的報導方向.

自己比較,自己判斷.

辦公室閒話篇

某日某非癮君子的男老師在辦公室說: 這個菸害防治其實也要注意到吸煙者的人權吧?

擔任生教組長的女老師說: 他們也有權益,那你說阿扁也有人權嘍?

 

我不知道人權還認名字的?

照她這麼說,只要你是某家族的,你的人權也許自動減半? 但若你是某家族的,你的人權就自動昇高?

 

有這種白痴邏輯的人在教育圈還不算少數呢!?

看中廣新聞怎麼"編輯"華盛頓郵報對馬英九的專訪

翻譯外電這件事,不是人人都能翻得精準.但是把人家有講的說沒講,把當時不是重點的放大處理,這個大概就是為官方服務的媒體了吧? 中廣會不會變成台灣的新華社呢? 以下比較12月10中廣記者劉芳與華盛頓郵報原始的報導(12月9日)

這是中廣的標題:

華郵專訪馬英九:我當總統家人失業 好總統領導清廉政府

該報導的結尾來了這麼一段:

令人注意的是，這篇專訪刊登在「華盛頓郵報」國際版上的著重於經濟議題，完全沒有國內的政治或司法議題，而這反映了美國社會關注的是台灣的經濟與兩岸關係的發展。

以下列出華盛頓郵報專訪馬英九總統提問的所有問題,再檢驗看看中廣記者的選擇性翻譯離譜到什麼境界!!

Q: Given the global downturn and the current financial crisis, how quickly will Taiwan see some of the benefits of closer economic ties with China, and given rising unemployment, do you feel any political pressure to move more slowly?  針對全球性的經濟衰退與各種經濟危機,與中國日益密切的台灣何時才能開始獲益?而對目前日益高昇的失業率,你是否面臨任何政治壓力促使您放慢開放的腳步?

Q: So no political pressure to move more slowly? 所以沒有任何政治壓力促使您把腳步放慢嗎?

Q: If you still see Taiwan as a democratic model for China, how can Taiwan influence political developments on the mainland, given the various issues during this Olympic year? And is unification impossible if the Tiananmen massacre issue isn’t resolved?如果您視台灣為中國的一個自由的典範,但是眼見奧運期間發生的多項人權議題,台灣如何在政治體制發展上影響中國?而天安門事件若懸而未決的話,統一有可能嗎?

Q: Other examples? And what about the Tiananmen issue?(馬英九提及中國人民欽羨台灣的民主等等)您還能舉出其他的例子嗎? 還有天安門事件呢?

Q: On Tiananmen, you’re not going to say [whether unification is possible without resolution]? (馬英九類比中國政府處理天安門事件與川震事件的不同態度,並肯定中國已經比較開放,因此記者追問)那天安門事件呢?您不打算對懸而未決的天安門事是否會影響統一的願景提出說明嗎?

Q: How about your long-term vision about whether Taiwan will eventually be a sovereign member of an organization, Greater China but an organization like the E.U.? Or whether it will be more like Austria vis-à-vis Germany: same culture, separate sovereignty. Or, what can you say in the long term [about] what a cross-strait framework would look like? 那麼您對台灣的長期目標為何?台灣將來會是大中國華經濟組織的會員,或是會像奧地利亞與德國一樣同文化,不同的主權國家?

Q: You’ve suggested a diplomatic truce, no more checkbook diplomacy, if China gives Taiwan more breathing space. How has China responded, and what concrete examples do you have that this truce is working? Some people say China is not providing enough in return.您建議的外交休兵,強調廢除金錢外交以換取中國給予台灣更多的國際空間,對此中國截止目前為止如何回應?有任何實際的例子佐證這樣的休兵策略是有效的嗎? 有些人反應中國並沒有任何實質的回應?

Q: When do you expect Taiwan to be in the World Health Organization?您對台灣加入世衛組織有任何時間表嗎?

Q: For government to government talks next year, what are the obstacles? What kind of breakthroughs might we see in the near future? 針對明年兩岸官方會談有任何困難嗎? 在近期內我們會看到任何新的突破與進展嗎?

Q: What about Taiwan’s proposed status in the WHO? 那關於台灣提出的世衛組織會員資格呢?

Q: Will closer China ties for Taiwan lead in the long term to fewer arms purchases from Washington?與中國日益密切的關係在長期而言會降低台灣對華盛頓的軍武購買嗎?

Q: Were Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie’s remarks [reported Monday, calling for an end to such sales] then just boilerplate? 中國外長日前對此軍購案呼籲結束軍購的回應是否只是作戲呢?

Q: The recent protests turned so violent, people on the mainland and elsewhere looked at that and said it was crazy –最近的抗議事件最後衍生暴力,許多中國人與世界各地的觀眾都覺得那是相當瘋狂的事件

Q: To outsiders or to critics, how can a democratic legal system hold someone for up to four months without charge?對局外人或評論者想問的是,一個自稱是民主自由的法制國家怎麼能在沒有罪名之下羇押一個人長達4個月?

Q: Is there anything I’ve failed to ask you, especially as it relates to the current economy?是否還有其他事情您想要陳述而我還未問及?,尤其是有關近期的經濟狀況?

而在中廣新聞稿裏提及的總統一人當選,家裏3人失業在原文專訪裏是這麼說的:

When I was inaugurated my wife actually got early retirement because she didn’t want to do anything that might have a conflict of interest. She also asked her brother to quit his job because his company has some business dealings with state-run corporations here. I also asked my elder sister to quit her job, so I always joke that in my family, while I am employed, three people lost their jobs. I just want to get rid of these potential conflict of interests.

馬英九主動要求姐姐辭職?好像不太像吧?馬式風格還真的徹頭徹尾的睜眼說瞎話啊!而寫這篇的中廣大記者能把原本只佔59段中的1小段的內文擴大成中文稿的主體,再來個結論說此報導"完全沒有國內的政治或司法議題，而這反映了美國社會關注的是台灣的經濟與兩岸關係的發展",這種行徑只有4個字能形容-謊話連篇.16個問題中就有7題直接與國內政治有關1題與司法議題有關,怎麼會是"完全沒有"?

中廣會變成台灣的新華社嗎?

Technorati Tags: 馬英九,華盛頓郵報,專訪,司法不公,統一,兩岸,中國,Taiwanese President,washington post,unification,cross-strait relationship,China,interview

我會為你禱告

"每天張開眼睛門外就是記者，我忘了那時我懷孕

幾個月，我決定要出國住，直到要生，我跟醫生

一直吵，住愈久愈好，機票買好了、房子租好

了，但是後來這件事被檢察官認定是要潛逃，我

找了我的主治醫師幫我證明，第一時間他一口答

應，但是隔天他改口說上層有壓力，如果他幫趙

建銘，他的教職缺和主治醫師都必須辭掉，當時

我心想，總不能為了自己的事害了別人，我找了

另一個也知道我要出國的醫生，他答應了，只是

要求不要提及第一個醫師，後來我才知道這個醫

生癌末了，也許因為他沒升遷的包袱，他敢說實

話，他的告別式我不敢參加，我怕我哭。後來這

個高層當官了，當時我恍然大悟，也了解當時他

說要全力協助趙建銘回台大，要我們把申請復職

書給他，我們還問，如果有困難，不要勉強，我

們辭職，結果申請書給他後，投出五十六比一的

票數，他對外成了不畏扁家，阻擋趙建銘回台大

的英雄，所以理所當然他升官了。"

全文連結

 

嘉年華式的遊行 I was there!

出發前一晚,W在電話那一頭問我會不會有危險,我很輕鬆的告訴他放心,這會是一場熱鬧但平和的遊行.今天實際參與後,我要再加一句,這是一場熱鬧平和但是堅定表達自我意識的盛事.

以下雖有些kuso照片,但難免一些較粗的語言哦!特此警告...heheh

看到蔣公的淚了嗎?再看多一點

兒童不宜的粗話,不過,這可不是民進黨想出來的創意哦!

時尚與抗爭

希望有一天夢想可以成真

下午3時人們開始陸續抵達,涼風徐徐,真是散步的好天氣

能凝聚了60萬人上街頭(怎麼這次沒被縮水成6萬?),區長辦公室發言人想到的只有要和小英談"貪腐”??他是耳背嗎? 嗯...恐怕不只一個人耳背...大概是耍賴

節目的節奏很快,那首恆春調讓人有些感傷

天啊,真是寸步難行,但是大家都好有秩序

弟弟,你去那裏拿的貼紙?我也好想要!!

非常kuso的群眾A自備道具

還好及早開始徹退,整條凱道都是這樣摩肩擦腫!

遠從台東來的隊伍!爸爸的故鄉!

汪汪!反對一中市場!!汪!

Technorati Tags: 1025遊行,反對一中,嗆馬,嗆中,protest,parade,China free,say no to China

這年頭連補教界名師也搶著落井下石?

TOUGH這個字對職場女性通常都不太陌生.TOUGH對我的意義是堅忍,有毅力與決斷力.這樣的特質是"負面"的嗎?那端看你是從那個角度來看.但若說TOUGH是"暴徒惡棍的意思,這倒是相當冷門的解釋.你可以看看下方連結Evil Capitalism Heros為大家整理的字義.

朋友傳來台灣英語補教界名師高國華解釋TOUGH這個字的語義.為何東森記者會沒事去問高老師英文呢?因為最近陳幸妤用這個字形容自己會好好的活下去.唉,這年頭記者是怎麼回事,連文章裏唯一出現的一個英文字也可以變成新聞主軸.跑新聞"好辛苦"啊!!!!!

換句話說，陳幸妤說的「tough」指的不只是堅

強，她還會像刺蝟似的當護衛扁家洗錢案的最牛

釘子戶，事實上英文單字「strong」也是堅強的

意思，而且還有勇敢的正面意義，陳幸妤不用

「strong」，卻用「tough」，她的鬥雞性格也

在用字遣詞當中一目瞭然。(新聞來源：東森新聞記者陳智菡、莊勝利)

猛然看到記者之一的名字,希望她不是我大學時的同學,東森新聞的品質一直挺讓人驚嚇,我想舊時教"新聞倫理學"的皇甫河旺老先生應該會看的挺吐血的吧?!

Evil Capitalism Heros寫的好,我們現在到底在學那一國英文呢?記者可以從一個單字推測到使用者的性格,也許該改行去做測字!!!

台灣的媒體品質真是他.馬.的.爛!!!

Technorati Tags: tough,media bias,陳幸妤,東森新聞,高國華,媒體觀察

當流氓帶著書卷氣時

文化霸權不是一個須要跨越邊境才看得到的東西,文化霸權也會無聲無息的出現在粧點的美崙美奐的書店裏,書架上,所謂的黃金屋,經過某某人導讀後,只剩下如甘蔗渣般的殘屍,你...到底要不要讀?

也是因為如此,看了太多傷我眼的導讀,太多自以為是"在地化"解讀的編輯手記,我越來越傾向看原文書,要不,直接跳過導讀引言.

我...不想吃別人吃剩的甘蔗渣!!

朋友轉寄給我木馬文化最近的新書,讓朋友印象深刻的倒不是書的內容,而是這位編輯寫的引言.

有關父親的謊言 陳希林

建銘！幸妤！至中！睿靚！覺得愁煩嗎？覺得整個社會都背棄你們了嗎？哀哭「我們家怎麼會變成這樣！」嗎？

你們一定要讀《父親的謊言》。這本書，是木馬文化最新出版的，是蘇格蘭詩人約翰‧伯恩賽的自傳式小說。你們有去過蘇格蘭嗎？有在那裡開過戶頭嗎？沒關係，這本書好好看，好適合你們。

我先唸一段內容給你們聽。聽了之後，你們馬上就會流著熱淚，伸出顫抖的手來說：「是的，請給我這本書，我想要讀這本書。」（喔，我看到手腕上還在掛名錶喔…）

仍在查辦的案子結論已經出來了,這樣的氣氛不只是在新聞媒體,已經成了書刊銷售的行銷術語.成了文案主角的關係人,和寫這個文案的陳希林先生或小姐,與眾多潛在讀者群,我才覺得該感到被背棄的是台灣讀者吧?

陳希林先生或小姐,您怎麼會讓自己的政治判斷凌駕一本書的價值呢?你又怎麼會這麼輕率的推測會買這本書的讀者都和你有一樣的政治品味呢?

至於手腕上掛的名錶,但願你對每一個政治家族都有同等宏偉的洞察力啊!!

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Paralympics: Taiwan javelin ace banned from Beijing Paralympics

這是一篇來自Bangkok Post有關殘障奧運的報導.

Taiwan's Paralympics javelin gold medalist Chiang Chih-chung has been barred from defending his title at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing this month, it was reported Wednesday.

javelin是什麼? 根據AskOxford:

noun a long, light spear thrown in a competitive sport or as a weapon.

就是鏢鎗項目吧?

台灣參與殘障奧運的選手又被中國擋在門外,悲哀的是,This is nothing new for the Taiwanese...

"For the IPC to make such a decision, China must be interfering behind the scenes," said Lai Fu-huan of CTPC's standing committee.

interfering behind the scenes不言自喻,和中文的"在幕後指使操控"幾乎有異曲同功之妙呢!

選手們的負面心理可想而知,倒是政府層級的體委會回答挺有趣:

Taiwan's Sports Minister Tai Shia-ling did not accuse China of political interference, but said there should be a standard procedure to decide the participation of athletes in sports events.
"If China has blocked Chiang from the games for no reason, then it might have political implications, but the matter needs to be probed," the Taipei Times quoted her as saying.

"The matter needs to be probed?" Isn't that obvious enough already? Beijin doesn't give a shit of whether you are pan-blue or pan-green! They simply don't care!

什麼叫news reporting with a bias_

政務委員曾志朗昨天主持「行政院國際生活環境推動小組」第一次會議，教育部在會中提案，主張基於與國際接軌及提升國際競爭力等角度，提議將中文譯音改採漢語拼音。

從通用拼音改到漢語拼音,除了涉及台灣主體意識之爭外,若撇開政治問題,到底漢語拼音比通用拼音好在那裏?什麼叫"易於與國際接軌"? 是那部份與通用拼音相較之下漢語拼音較易為外籍人士接受? 媒體在這方面除了不斷重覆原本就很主觀的主體意識之爭外,似乎對這個問題的核心也"忘"了陳述...

再來看聯合報對2種拼音方式的報導,還刻意說明連高雄市都主張採用漢語拼音

教育部昨天提出「中文譯音推動情形」分析報告，調查指出，遵守民進黨政府政策採用通用拼音的機關，有百分之十九的機關在推動時遇到困難，窒礙難行的項目主要在地政、觀光等。就連綠色執政的高雄市政府都提出拼音系統須與國際接軌，建議改採漢語拼音。

然而,事實真是如此嗎?同一件事情,在新浪網是這麼報導的...

高雄市教育局長蔡清華嚴正澄清表示:高雄市教育局是配合教育部的要求，行文各校調查意見匯整呈報，調查結果顯示，全高雄市145所學校中只有4所學校提及「通用拼音」有使用上的問題，其餘各校都沒有意見。高雄市教育局聲明:只是據實呈報4所學校的意見，絕沒有隻字片語提及「建議改採漢語拼音」。

...並且批評教育部當初的意見調查中，有一項要求各校條列使用「通用拼音」遇到的問題，高市教育局認為「有刻意誤導之嫌」。

這個聯合報記者"何明國"不知是新聞只跑一半,忘了平衡報導這個基本採訪原則還是乾脆把教育部的新聞稿就照本宣科抄下來?

至於曾志朗"主張基於與國際接軌及提升國際競爭力等角度，提議將中文譯音改採漢語拼音"的說法,我也實在不明白漢語拼音與國際接軌的關聯性在那裏?有誰有這方面的資料?我很想看看呢!

參考資料:

1. 中央大學教授整理的漢 語 拼 音 與 注 音 符 號 對 照 表,

2. 小兔先生

3. 中文字轉拼音引擎

Reconciliation

"Taiwan president promotes peace with China in speech"

An article from m&c reports about a speech Mr. Ma made while attending the 50 anniversary of the kingman battle. 

"In his speech entitled, From Killing Field to Peace Square, Ma said cross-strait reconciliation which began when he took office on May 20 has paved the way for peace, and both sides must gradually build up mutual trust."

reconciliation

n. the action of reconciling, which is to restore to friendship or harmony

synonymous: settle, resolve

Ma has certainly very keen on practicing his softer approach toward the Beijin government. Let's hope he doesn't forgett that it's the Taiwanese who got him to the presidency, not the Chinese.

Chinese cheers pose a dilemma for Taiwan's athletes

這一篇是英國Guardian報導有關中國觀眾在北京奧運為台灣女子舉重選手加油的報導.

Some of the Chinese crowd applauding the crop-haired Taiwanese contender said it was "natural" to do so.

在問到為何為台灣選手加油時,這名任工廠經理說"因為台灣是中國的一部份,所以如果她得金牌那也算是中國的!"

"I don't think she's as strong as the Kazakh woman. But Taiwan is a part of China, so if she wins gold that also counts as ours," said Li Rufeng, a retired factory manager from northeast China, speaking before the results were decided.

記者在比賽結束後問到盧映錡來自中國觀眾的加油是否讓她士氣大振?她很低調的回應"這太敏感了,我不知道"

Taiwan's athletes must tread carefully between the mainland embrace and their home island's proud distinctiveness.

根據Cambridge dictionaries online的解釋

tread v.

1. walk/tread a tightrope

If you walk/tread a tightrope, you have to deal with a difficult situation, especially one involving making a decision between two opposing plans of action:

2. tread carefully/gently/lightly

to speak or behave carefully to avoid upsetting or causing offence to anyone:

ex. The government know they have to tread carefully on this issue.

2種解釋有些微的不同,但是都是小心翼翼,左顧右盼的意思.尤其是第2個解釋.

運動和政治真能分得開嗎?我看是一廂情願吧?!

Taiwan succumb to panda diplomacy

Taiwan yesterday finally succumbed to the appeal of panda diplomacy, saying it would accept a pair of the world's favourite bears offered as a token of friendship by China.

今晨看到英國Telegraph的其中一則關於台灣的消息.我想要是台灣的媒體大概不會用succumb這個字眼在中國送熊猫的新聞...

按照Cambridge dictionary 的解釋succumb的字義是:

verb

to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat.

怎麼看都是相當負面的意思.在我看來,台灣最近向中國投降的恐怕也不只是一對熊猫吧?

文中提到三年前陳總統以台灣為亞熱帶氣不宜熊猫居住為由間接的否定北京的"好意",但其實真正的原因是-

A more significant but unspoken reason was the fact that China's last "panda gift" was to Hong Kong to mark its return by Britain in 1997.

在97回歸之前,中國也致贈香港熊猫過,等於是相當明示的宣示主權.

熊猫終將落腳台灣.台灣是否也將漸漸走向香港的歸途呢?

step backward....

I can't help feeling angry and sad when reading the news about prosecutors indicte four DPP legistators for their roles in trying to stop KMT lawmakers from entering DPP campaign headquaters. I see this country is steping backward, gradually, to the state that no one wins but our aggressive neighbor.

The court belongs to whom?.....Are we going back to the state that only bearing a KMT certificate can gurantee our equality in law? Where is the rationality and justice of all these surpression of freedom of speech and privacy in the name of LAW?

Is this democracy?

Interesting string of comments from Michale Turton's opinion, which makes me wonder, are we the only one that are blindfolded from what's happening in front of us?

Taiwan and East Timor

Once in a while, there are friendly supporters around the world to speak up for Taiwan. This isolated island country is not only famous for its achievement and reputation in technology but also for its status of continuing embattles with China.

I'd like to record these supportive voices coming from every corner of the world.

I found this article in the Christian Science Monitor. The headline reads-

Taiwan's history - and destiny - of freedom from China.

It is written by Bruce Jacobs, a professor of Asian Languages and Studies and director of the Taiwan Research Unit at Monash University in Melbourne.



I found his comparison in East Timor and Taiwan very interesting. He said that East Timor is probably one of the closest parallels to Taiwan for its history of fighting for independent from Indonesia. After the fall of Indonesian President Suharto, East Timorese people finally gain the right to vote on their future.



How did China see this?

While East Timor was controlled by Indonesia, China criticized such
"splittist" movements as the call for East Timorese independence. But
after East Timor's referendum, China was the very first nation to
recognize its independence. The parallels between Taiwan and East
Timor, as well as China's support of East Timor's independence, need
more emphasis in international relations.

Yes, the world is watching and wary of the possibility of China swallowing Taiwan.



What about us?











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A strange question to ask...

I came across this article the other day. The headline says: Few in Hong Kong support Taiwan's independence. The article indicates a high percentages of Hong Kong people disagree with Taiwan's attempt of independence. I found it hilariously ridiculous but somehow it reflects the mixed feeling of Chinese toward Taiwan.



Hong Kong, as a lost-n-found territory of China, was and still is a model for the one China, two system concept. It is depicted and presented as the blueprint for the possible promising future under the Chinese star flag. Hong Kong and Taiwan have long been closely-monitoring and competing with each other in both economics and political wise.



But why it sounds so wrong when this so-called GLOBAL MONITOR, Angusreid, post an article of the polls of Hong Kong people's opinion toward the future of Taiwan?



First, it is a far cry to ask Hong Kong peoples' opinion about the future of Taiwan. Historically, Taiwan has retrieved from the Japanese colonization for more than 50 years. Plus the prior 50 years under colonization, Taiwan and China are politically separated for more than 100 years.



Taiwan is not another state like the British colonized Hong Kong before 1997, bears an EXPIRING DATE in its future.



Do the Hong Kong people enjoy the life back to the mother country? Maybe we should check out the figures of immigration before and after 1997 and the frequency of large-scale protest for democracy.



Do the polls stands for anything?



Yes, it is either Hong Kong people jealous of the freedom in Taiwan, or the news article is a make-up farce, which doesn't seem rare in the international news coverage.



How do Taiwanese see Hong Kong?



We pray for them.

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