[新聞]: 歐胡將會 美議員促承諾台安全

【中央社╱台北17日電】2011.01.17 05:59 pm

外交部今天表示，美國國會參眾兩院台灣連線等重要議員，近來陸續聯名致函敦促美國總統歐巴馬，盼在中國國家主席胡錦濤訪美之際，強調台灣關係法等對台安全承諾。

外交部下午發布新聞稿表示，美國聯邦眾議院國會台灣連線4名共同主席柏克麗（Shelley Berkley, D-NV）、金格瑞（Phil Gingrey, R-GA）、康納利（Gerald Connolly, D-VA）及迪馬里（Mario Diaz-Balart, R-FL），12日聯名致函敦促歐巴馬，希望在與胡錦濤會晤時，應強調基於台灣關係法及1982年對台灣「6項保證」，美國對台灣的安全承諾堅定不移。

此外，外交部表示，14日也有美國聯邦參議院台灣連線共同主席莫南狄茲（Robert Menendez, D-NJ）、尹霍夫（James Inhofe, R-OK）領銜，包括參院軍事委員會共和黨首席議員馬侃（John McCain, R-AZ）、聯邦參院國土安全及政府事務委員會主席李伯曼（Joe Lieberman, I-CT）等25名重量級參議員聯名致函，敦促歐巴馬在胡錦濤訪美之際，持續關注台灣重要安全利益，即美國將支持台灣安全，並持續依據台灣關係法提供台灣防禦性武器。

外交部說，感謝美國友人對中華民國安全利益及人民福祉的關切；台海和平穩定攸關亞太區域情勢，美國對台海兩岸維持其一貫的平衡立場，對兩岸關係穩定、繁榮及區域安全具重要性。

外交部表示，台灣積極改善兩岸關係，認為台美中三邊並非零和關係，值胡錦濤即將訪問美國之際，台灣盼美方繼續履行對台相關承諾，使台灣更有信心尋求改善兩岸關係、形成三贏的良性循環。



【2011/01/17 中央社】@ http://udn.com/

[新聞] Taiwan getting a stronger voice in US halls of power

STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA, WASHINGTON, Taipei Times, April 11, 2002

Amid signs of improvement in relations between the US and Taiwan under the George W. Bush administration, a new group has been established on Capitol Hill which co-founders say is dedicated to the further enhancement of the bilateral relationship. Eighty-five members of the US House of Representatives joined the bi-partisan group, called the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, which will help increase the awareness of issues impacting the relations between the US and Taiwan, co-founders said Tuesday.

 

The informal congressional organization will focus on "the concrete steps that Congress can take to enhance and strengthen this important economic, political, cultural and strategic relationship," congressman Robert Wexler said at the official launch of the caucus.

"The caucus will also serve as a forum to educate members of Congress on issues affecting US-Taiwan relations as well as play a constructive role in monitoring and supporting peaceful cross-strait discussions between Taipei and Beijing," he said.

"Finally, the caucus will serve as a medium by which legislators from the United States and Taiwan can formally exchange ideas and policy concerns," Wexler said.

He said the group does not have plans at present to initiate Taiwan-related legislation, although finding ways to help Taiwan's bid to participate in international organizations is expected to be a priority.

"Members of the caucus will seek the administration's endorsement of Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization," said co-founder Sherrod Brown.

"With the creation of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, I am confident we will accomplish our goals and establish Taiwan as an active member of the international community," he said.

 

The other two co-founders are Dana Rohrabacher and Steve Chabot. A group of legislators from Taiwan, led by Trong Chai (蔡同榮), were present at the launch in the Capitol. There are no plans to form a similar group in the Senate or to make the caucus a bicameral body, the co-founders said.

The launch of the group came after a year of remarkable improvements in the level of contacts between the two countries, which has been the subject of repeated protests from Beijing. Wexler tried to ease concerns that the latest action might cause damage to US relations with Beijing or to the situation in the Taiwan Strait.

"The design of the caucus is to play a constructive role, particularly with respect to cross-strait relations," he said. "That is our goal."

Prior to the press conference where the caucus was announced, a meeting was held to discuss its future direction. The caucus is led by four joint chairmen, and three of them -- Sherrod Brown, a Democrat; Steve Chabot, a Republican; and Dana Rohrabacher, also a Republican -- took part in the meeting.

Rohrabacher said that the US has been preoccupied with its war against terror following the Sept. 11 attacks, but to achieve the goal of long-term national security, other threats must not be ignored.

He went on to say that stability in Taiwan and the Pacific region is in the long-term interest of the US, and that the Taiwanese experience sets a good example for the future development of China.

Chabot said that Taiwan, one of its most loyal allies, is special to the US. He continued to say that Taiwan is the US' seventh largest trading partner and the 14th largest trading nation in the world, and that the Taiwan caucus would in future do its utmost to promote US-Taiwan relations.

Below news is from Central News Agency, April 10, 2001

 

美國國會台灣連線在華府正式成立

 

(中央社記者陳正杰華盛頓九日專電)以促進美台關係和增進兩國國會相互瞭解為宗旨的「美國國會台灣連線」

今天在華府正式成立，發起人之一、民主黨籍眾議員布朗說，這是美國國會支持台灣立場更趨堅強的明確聲明。

 

 

另一位發起人韋克斯勒(民主黨，佛羅里達州)說，這個眾院小組從兩個多月前發起至今，成員已達八十五

人，而且跨越兩大黨，發展之快前所未見，而「台灣連線」的成立也是「美台關係五十年來歷史性的一刻」。

一向以反共著稱的眾議員羅拉巴克(共和黨，加州)則說，這個小組的成立向中共傳達的訊息，是要他們

「不要拿血腥的手去碰台灣」。「台灣連線」共同發起人韋克斯勒、布朗(民主黨，俄亥俄州)、夏波(共和黨，俄亥俄州)和羅拉巴克下

午在成立記者會上說，這個小組的成員可望在很短時間內增至百人以上，但目前並無推動與台灣有關法案的計畫。

 

韋克斯勒說，這個小組將專注於美台關係，研究國會在強化這個重要的經濟、政治、文化和戰略關係上所

能採取的具體步驟。 同時，這個小組將協助美國議員瞭解影響美台關係的重要議題，並在監督和支持兩岸和平對話上扮演建設

性角色。 此外，台灣連線也將提供兩國國會議員交換意見和討論關切事項的論壇。韋克斯勒說，這將是個眾院的團

體；目前尚未聽說參院有成立類似團體的計畫。

 

已經加入台灣連線的眾院議員包括資深議員吉爾曼(共和黨，紐約州)、柏頓(共和黨，印第安納州)、藍托

斯(民主黨，加州)、軍事委員會主席威爾登(共和黨，賓州)和第一位華裔眾議員吳振偉(民主黨，俄勒岡州)

等人。眾院有四百三十五位議員。

 

由民主進步黨籍立法委員蔡同榮率領的中華民國立法委員訪問團、駐美代表程建人和台灣人公共事務會會長吳明基等人，也出席了下午的成立記者會。 蔡同榮一行和發起台灣連線的眾議員們並在記者會後簽署一份友誼合作聲明。立委團成員分別來自各政黨，其他成員包括中國國民黨籍的饒穎奇、親民黨的劉松藩和台聯的王政中等人。

美國會台灣連線將提升台灣議題為第一線議題

(中央社記者郭無患華盛頓九日專電) 美國國會友台議員今天成立「台灣連線」，已經連署參與台灣連線的民主黨與共和黨國會議員達八十五位；眾議員羅拉巴克、夏波與布朗等台灣連線共同主席推崇台灣民主成就，並堅定支持台灣加入國際組織，連線未來將把台灣議題提升為美國國會第一線議題，因為它事關美國利益與安全。

美國國會友台議員今天正式成立「台灣連線」，在舉行台灣連線成立記者會之前，台灣人公共事務會在國會山莊舉行研討會；台灣連線四位共同主席中的三位主席：美國眾議員布朗 (Sherrod Brown) 、夏波 (Steve Chabot) 、羅拉巴克 (Dana Rohrabacher) ，都出席了這項研討會，討論台灣連線未來的發展方向。

剛從阿富汗返回美國的羅拉巴克一向以鮮明的反共立場著稱，他表示，「九一一」事件後，美國的焦點都在反恐戰爭，國會也可說已經成為戰爭國會，布希總統也達到極高聲望，他相信歐薩瑪．賓拉登在美國反恐戰爭中已經死亡，屍體也被隨從燒掉了；但謀求長遠國家安全，就不能不注意一些其他的威脅，而台灣以及太平洋地區的安定，都是美國長遠利益所在。在過去十年中，台灣從部分自由發展到完全自由的國家，羅巴拉克強調，他要告訴台灣人民，在美國遭逢重大危機的時刻，美國並沒有也不會忘記台灣以及台灣人民所完成的重大成就；台灣發展經驗是中國大陸未來的好例子，這就是自由是可行的。對中國大陸一向不假辭色的羅巴拉克在談話中稱中國大陸共產黨政權是「幫派治國」，沒有人權觀念，如果要談「一個中國」，這個中國就是在台北自由民主的中華民國，在台灣的中華民國將幫助中國人享有自由與人權。

 

夏波眾議員則說今天是一個偉大的日子，台灣連線包含民主黨和共和黨議員，要將他們結合在一起成立台灣連線一點都不難，目前已確定的人數已達八十五位，未來還將繼續成長，超過百位應該不是問題。夏波指出，台灣對美國來說實在是太特殊了，台灣是美國最忠實的盟友，是美國第七大貿易伙伴，是世界第十四大貿易國，台灣在亞洲各國中是生活環境舒適，風景秀麗的好地方；台灣連線未來將全力促進美台關係，他願神保祐台灣和美國。

 

眾議員布朗月前才訪問台灣，參加台灣人公共事務會二十週年活動，他說台灣過去二十年的發展是奇蹟，布朗在國會著重公共衛生事務，他所提出的第二七三九號議案獲得通過，授權美國國務卿擬定方案協助台灣在今年五月舉行的世界衛生組織世界衛生大會中獲得觀察員身分，從而參與世界衛生組織活動。這項議案在通過後，已經布希總統於四月四日簽署為法案。布朗認為，目前巴勒斯坦組織、教廷等都是世界衛生組織的觀察員，台灣也理應獲得，因為這不僅是台灣

兩千三百萬人的基本權利，以台灣發達的醫療技術與科學層次，台灣加入世界衛生組織對其他國家也有好處。

 

美國會台灣連線與立委團簽署友好合作聲明

(中央社記者郭無患華盛頓九日專電) 美國國會友台議 員今天正式成立「台灣連線」 (Congressional Taiwan Caucus) ，在宣布成立台灣連線記者會中，前來華府訪 問的中華民國立法委員訪問團成員，並與美方國會議員 共同簽署友好合作聲明，雙方將依據台灣關係法努力提 升美台間經濟和戰略合作關係。 友好合作聲明由美國國會台灣連線共同主席之一眾 議員布朗 (Sherrod Brown) 與前來華府訪問的中華民 國立法委員訪問團團長蔡同榮領銜簽署，隨後美方國會 議員代表與中華民國立法委員訪問團成員一一簽署見證 。 這項由美國國會台灣連線與立法院中華民國─美國 國會友好協會共同簽署的友好合作聲明指出，「來自美 國國會台灣連線與立法院中華民國─美國國會友好協會 的成員，很高興於今天齊聚一堂，紀念台灣關係法通過 立法二十三週年，台灣關係法自從一九七九年以來，是 保障並促進美國人民與台灣人民之關係，並維持台灣海 峽和平、安全、和穩定的基礎。 美國國會成員對中華民國台灣近年來在經濟以及政 治的傑出成就印象深刻，中華民國立法院成員也深切感 激美國國會多年來的長期支持與友誼。 美國國會台灣連線與立法院中華民國─美國國會友 好協會都將貢獻他們的心力，依據台灣關係法進一步加 強美台關係，並提升美國與台灣間的經濟和戰略合作關 係；特別是雙方都願意緊密相互合作，加強兩個立法團 體溝通，彼此了解，為了達成這些目標，雙方承諾透過 各種交流共同努力。 簽署於華盛頓特區，二○○二年四月九日。」

News: AFP: China lacks moral authority to be a superpower: Dalai Lama

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jgoTvYHevio-87gjKEykQplCqaDA

This is sooo right!!!

BRUSSELS (AFP) — China lacks the moral authority, including over the question of Tibet, to be a true superpower, the Dalai Lama said Thursday during a European tour that has angered Beijing.

After addressing the EU parliament in Brussels, the Tibetan spiritual leader said China "deserves to be a superpower" given its huge population and economic and military strength.

"Now one important factor is moral authority and that is lacking," he told a press conference in Brussels.

"Because of its very poor record on human rights and religious freedom and freedom of expression and freedom of the press -- too much censorship -- the image of China in the field of moral authority is very, very poor," he said.

"The sensible Chinese realize China should now pay more attention in this field in order to get more respect from the rest of the world," the Nobel peace laureate said.

He cited the problems of Tibet and separatist factions in the southwestern Chinese province of Xinjiang as areas where such a moral authority should be displayed. He also named Hong Kong and reunification with Taiwan.

He said he continued to have confidence in the Chinese people while doubting the government wanted serious talks on Tibet's future.

Earlier, the Dalai Lama addressed the European Parliament during his second day in the Belgian capital, where he was greeted by loud applause.

Some MEPs even displayed a Tibetan flag.

The chamber's president, Hans-Gert Poettering, assured that the parliament would "continue to defend the rights of the Tibetan people to their cultural and religious identity."

He called on Chinese leaders to hold meaningful talks with representatives of the exiled Dalai Lama.

On Saturday, the Dalai Lama will meet in Poland with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency.

That meeting has particularly angered Beijing and the Chinese government has taken the unprecedented decision to call off an EU summit which was due to be held in France this week.

Beijing objects to foreign leaders meeting with the Dalai Lama, who it maintains is trying to win independence for his Himalayan homeland that has been under Chinese rule since 1951.

The Buddhist leader, who insists he only wants meaningful autonomy for Tibet under Chinese rule, and other Nobel Peace Prize laureates were invited to Gdansk to celebrate the 25 years since Poland's Lech Walesa won the award.

The Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India, has sought "meaningful autonomy" for Tibet since he fled his homeland following a failed uprising in 1959 against Chinese rule, nine years after Chinese troops invaded the region.

China claims he actually seeks full independence.

"We are not 'splittists', but the Chinese government still accuses us of being 'splittists'," he said.

The webpage of Taiwan's national security bureau

http://www.nsb.gov.tw/index1.htm


This is a critical joke. gosh, it is horrible!
看了就一點也不想去攻擊....這是他們的反將之術嗎 ?
很糟很糟!!

[Fwd]: China Demographic Crisis: Too Many Boys, Elderly

A news to share from NPR World

China Demographic Crisis: Too Many Boys, Elderly

by Louisa Lim

Morning Edition, April 14, 2008 · It has been three decades since China's one-child policy was introduced as a temporary measure to slow the country's population growth. But there's rising opposition to the policy amid criticism that it's creating another demographic crisis.

The trends are exemplified in the city of Shanghai, which has the lowest birth rate and the highest proportion of seniors in China.

As two-year-old Maomao and her 10-month-old brother Lulu play in a Shanghai park, little do they realize they're a departure from three decades of strict family planning. Although many rural Chinese have two children, China still limits most urban families to just one child.

Because Maomao and Lulu's parents are both only-children themselves, they're among the privileged few city dwellers allowed to have two kids.

"I was lonely as a child," says their mother Zara, who didn't want her full name to be used. "I was jealous of friends who had brothers and sisters. Now my friends are envious of my two children."

Figures bear this out: A poll last year showed 69 percent of Chinese would support a proposal to abolish the one-child policy.

Zara has come to the park with her mother-in-law, and her 81-one-year-old mother-in-law. All of them support China's efforts to control its population.

"Our leaders have thought a lot about the country's policies," the 81-year-old matriarch says. "Whatever they say is right."

'Abnormal' Sex Ratio at Birth

However, demographic scholars aren't so sure. Some academics now believe the simplistic thinking behind the one-child policy could be responsible for a looming demographic crisis.

Among them is Peng Xizhe, dean of social development and public policy at Fudan University.

"The major policymakers are only concerned about the total number of the population," he says. "But now China's population dynamic has become so complicated. On the one hand, the number is still growing. Then we have the very rapidly aging population. Then we have the issues of big migration. And also we face the problem of the abnormal sex ratio at birth."

That abnormal sex ratio means little Lulu might not find a wife, along with as many as 40 million other young men. The latest figures show 119 baby boys are born in China for every 100 girls — far above the normal ratio of between 103 and 107 boys per 100 girls — because of the traditional preference for boys and the availability of abortion.

Economic Consequences

The strict birth control policies have serious economic consequences too.

China's limited labor pool and its aging population means it will eventually lose its position as workshop of the world, says Zuo Xuejin, executive vice president of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. He says the demographic trend is making China less competitive in labor-intensive manufacturing than India, Bangladesh and other countries.

Indeed the future of the one-child policy was a hot topic at this year's session of China's parliament. But speculation that changes might be in the offing ended when Population Minister Zhang Weiqing said the policy would stay in place for another decade.

The academics say that's a mistake.

"It's better to just let families decide how many children they want," Peng Xizhe says.

Zuo Xuejin, of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, says fertility "is a very basic right of citizens" that should not be interfered with.

One reason why they believe people should take control of their own fertility is China's rapidly aging elderly population.

'No One Will Take Care of Me'

In the Shanghai park, seniors far outnumber children; a staggering 20 percent of the city's population is older than 60. Longer life expectancy and the one-child policy mean fewer workers are supporting ever more seniors. And the disintegration of a state-run social security network means many seniors now fear a lonely future.

"I worry when I'm old no one will take care of me," says Wang Jintao. "At that time, I think my life will become very terrible. Our government never worried about that."

Wang is a teacher of the erhu — a traditional two-stringed instrument similar to a violin played balanced on the knee. As he prepares for his weekly class in the park with a group of seniors, he believes he's voicing the fears of an entire generation.

"Thirty years ago, our government made a mistake," he says. "The result is in big cities, most of the people my age, they're worried about their future."

China is now galloping towards its aging future. Experts are warning the danger is not in changing the one-child policy too soon — it's in moving too late.

[新聞] 博鰲會

博鰲會》這回張忠謀 還會大預言？

原文出處: http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080408/2/ww8t.html

更新日期:2008/04/08 16:30 記者李定強/台北報導

蕭萬長出席海南博鰲論壇，台積電董事長張忠謀確 定隨行，張忠謀2004年也曾出席博鰲論壇，並受邀在企業峰會上發表「大陸及台灣在全球半導體的角色」演講，當時他表示，大陸巿場夠大，足以走出一條新的 發展道路，而且不需用先進國家的系統架構，龐大的內需足以激勵企業發展適合自己的產業標準，形成全新的系統架構。
張忠謀說，台灣若與中國大陸整合，在十年 內將成為世界半導體領導者。(how exciting that would be!!)

當時，發自香港的外電也報導他的講話指出，台積電將隨著中國大陸巿場的發展，逐步擴充，跨出晶圓代工領域。

張忠謀此次再度出席博鰲論壇，對兩岸半導體產業的進一步合作，會不會提出新的觀點和具體做法，值得關注。

張 忠謀在上回演講中表示，大陸當時的優勢和長處，和台積電創辦時的台灣一樣，都有和發展半導體所需的要素，包括充沛、優秀、勤奮的理工人才和高素質的基層人 力技術人員。而大陸除了人才優勢外，還有一個台灣所沒有的優勢，就是大陸的內需巿場非常大，台灣就是因為巿場太小，所以無法發展更上層的半導體系統架構。

他 說，大陸不需用先進國家已用的系統架構，因為龐大的內需足以激勵本地廠商自行發展適合的產業標準，做出全新的系統架構。張忠謀大膽預測，台灣和大陸加起 來，運用本身的優勢和潛在巿場，在未來十年內，兩岸半導體業在產業技術、巿場規模和行銷經營方面，都會成為世界半導體的領先者。

張忠謀2003年也曾獲邀參加博鰲論壇，但因故未出席。

X的, 人老了 果然還是不要太熱血...

I got this link from my mom this afternoon, and was just really touched by it and immediately shared it with lots of my friends. In the comments column, I replied to a guy with following comment, "我同意Siderock0319的講法. 中國不完全就等於中國共產黨. 華人的世界也不僅僅只有中國. 可悲在於外界多數人對於"Chinese"這一詞的混淆,是方便的reference, 但不知道在提及"中國人"時，指的是文化,種族,還是國籍.但是出生在中華民國的台灣人不能忘記自己所經過的歷史. 中華民國台灣之所以與中華人民共和國不同之處就在於這兩個國家在不同的時空下所經歷的歷練不同,造就了人民思想,政府運作及文化內涵上的不同. 我是中國人,但是我也是台灣人. "


I think I might still need to polish over this paragraph again n again. Cuz I think it said something that I want to express but still it's not done in a very explicit way. Anyway, feel free to drop in your comments as well. Your thoughts are definitely highly appreciated here.

"你是中國人還是台灣人?"

A friend of mine gave a very explicit talk of the general political view from the two main parties in Taiwan, among the polars of "Sustain stability of a society", "Democracy" and "Independence".

And during his presentation, he asked us, 你會怎麼回答 "你是中國人嗎?" or "你是台灣人嗎?"
He even went further explaining that, " of course, your answer would change according to the counterpart you're speaking to...." but still, how and when??

I got a bit emotional while I was trying to reply to his question after class, especially after I had immersed myself in the thought of pondering over these two questions.


"我是中國人呀，可是我不能跟人家說我是中國人！"

I almost cried out for that. I felt my heart ached when I was repeating those words to him. How sad it is for a country without recognition, to be alienated by the invisible, unspeakable (or unspoken) dark but yet strong and determined alliance.

It's cellophanfying.

My R.O.C. might end up like the Gregory in Metaphorsis. Dwindling in the most insignificant way.

(to be continued...)

[轉載news] 胡錦濤談台灣問題 持續反獨促統基調

新聞報導原出處 http://news.sina.com.tw/china/bcc/tw/2008-03-04/19166029681.shtml

每每看到這樣的報導, 都會有種悲從中來的感覺
我們同屬一個中國嗎? 中華民國與中華人民共和國在本質上就是不同的個體呀.
如果要我承認對岸為中國 我們祖父輩那個時代所做的犧牲,又成了什麼?
讓我不禁有認賊作父, 在談判的議題上被霸王硬上弓的感覺.
怎麼就讓我沒法對那文化早已變質的國家有所認同, 更壓根別提說是同一個國家.

是同源, 是同文化體系,但是在大時代的變遷之下, 中國與台灣/中華民國早已將這兩個國家轉變成不同的個體. 這是鐵睜睜的事實呀.

大家為了避免混淆, 對中華民國與台灣的稱號上意見分歧．但是我覺得對我而言，不同的名稱，有時是有一定的方便性；但堅持某個名稱對自己來說，是種身分上的確定．It is convenient for me to say that "I'm a Taiwanese" but the historical background that I can't separate and I would not deny is that "I'm indeed a Chinese" as well.

(will go back to this topic over and over again. WISH there will be a day when my country can be legally recognized by the people all over the world.)
God bless Kosovo, and God bless Republic of China a Taiwan.

胡錦濤談台灣問題 持續反獨促統基調

中廣新聞網 (2008-03-04 19:16)

　中國國家主席胡錦濤下午出席政協會議「台灣同胞聯誼會」，發表最新兩岸談話，他在會中強調，任何台灣政黨，只要承認兩岸同屬一個中國，中共都願意同他們交流對話、協商談判。談判地位平等，議題開放，什麼問題都可以談。雖然談話主軸仍舊放在反對入聯公投和台獨上，但胡錦濤強調，只要放棄台獨，承認兩岸同屬一個中國，回到一個中國基礎上，大陸都會熱忱歡迎，兩岸也可以討論正式結束敵對狀態。

　　三年前胡錦濤曾經提出胡四點對台工作基本方針，胡錦濤今天再度發表對台最新談話。胡錦濤直接對入聯公投批評，認為台灣方面舉行入聯公投，將會破壞全面穩定。 胡錦濤強調，中共將始終如一履行對台胞承諾，既不因局勢一時波動而動搖，也不因少數人蓄意干擾而改變。胡錦濤抨擊台獨活動已成為對中國主權和領土完整、兩岸關係發展以及台海地區和平穩定的最大威脅和障礙。

　　胡錦濤強調：中共將繼續推進一國兩制，實踐和平統一。

民主是個好東西!

http://www.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1004/9/6/9/100496917.html?coluid=45&kindid=0&docid=100496917
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%91%E4%B8%BB%E6%98%AF%E4%B8%AA%E5%A5%BD%E4%B8%9C%E8%A5%BF

所以連對岸都要學來用一用，就算在共產體制下的國家也還是可以有民主的！
(一部分激進的我看到了只想罵彰化，擺明了是要用著掛著羊皮賣狗肉的方法，運用愚民政策，讓人民被動麻木的相信他們擁有的民主．[倘若是那樣就是真民主，那　國父孫中山先生也不用那麼辛苦了！]；但一部分，不得不在心中暗嘆，對岸高層之高明，完美的黑白雙煞演出，在實際面上似乎安撫到了民眾，也做到了不失其基本黨綱的教義．)

這期的Foreign Affairs也有針對中國的民主作進一步的探討，我覺得很值得一看．
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87101/john-l-thornton/long-time-coming.html

A follow-on reading on Kosovo and also a link to the politics in Taiwan

在讀完上篇跟Kosovo獨立有關的報導, 會對Kosovo有興趣也是因為這學期室友的關係, 不禁讓我想在網上查詢對於 Slobodan Milosevic(米洛捨維奇,前南斯拉夫塞族領導人)這個獨裁者更多的報導. 於是在尋找中, 在明見找到下列的報導http://xinsheng.net/xs/articles/big5/2005/7/12/33174.htm

其實我所找到得是一篇稍有年代的報導,不過上面的訊息仍然十分充足.

最令我感興趣的,其實是那篇報導開頭的前半部:

【明見網7月12日訊】國際時事作家彼得．維古立思(Peter Zvagulis)為英文大紀元撰稿，結合歷史事實談中共對法輪功的仇恨宣傳，他指出中共對法輪功的捕風捉影之術，和前蘇聯的做法相似。他說，“共產政權 隨心所欲的玩著仇恨宣傳遊戲；它們根據需要援用或無視普世接受的規則或國際法；它們創造假想敵，以轉移人民對它們錯誤的注意力。”

我看到這一點,第一個想到得就是在台灣的政治角力. 尤其是這一陣子在中正紀念堂的軒然大波.
Cuz that is really just totally insane!! 仇恨宣傳真的是十分恐怖的工具, 難不成陳水扁也把台灣的社會大眾當成共產制度下的愚民在愚弄嗎? 所以他們才要把蔣公舉出來,把仇很具體化, 雖然打著和平共處的標語,但卻無不盡其所能的挑起社會大眾之間的仇恨與對立.大好喜功的積極"正名",企圖轉移大眾對於其政績貧乏的失望, 內閣團隊及其個部會粗暴的政治語言和行為, 不禁讓人錯愕: "咱們這下真的是舉寇為王了嗎?"

我很高興目前大家對於近來的舉動較為冷靜了(但也許是因為心冷了而無奈? ). 但更要沉著的觀察, 冷靜的批判; 政治是一件很難不個人化的事物. (媽呀你英文式中文還可以再過份一點!!)
一個人對於公眾事務的熱情會很難讓你完全的置身事外, 但很多時候, 個人的情緒要是能少一點, 其實對於追求公眾的利益會是更有幫助的.
(媽的 好爛的結論唷, 哮咦馨, 削鉛筆芯, 你真的還可以再八股一點!!)

好, 回去寫我寫不完的ob journal. darn the motha focker.

溫家寶訪日 文茜世界週報2007/04/14

看了這篇報導 讓我簡直想替溫家寶鼓掌!!
不要說我偏中國 而是實在是台灣會作外交的領袖真的不多
溫家寶這次訪日的行程設計真的很好
打好了形象外交 又兼顧到了十足的大國風範
但在說到中國與日本歷史時的單刀直入 切中要點
又不以一蓋全 將其歸位成少數軍國主義者的思想 還同情的點到日本人本身也是戰爭的受害者
若真能這樣讓日本願意把史實編入教科書中 和樂何不為呢?

但看這兩國總理首相 的交鋒還極為有趣
兩人都就其台灣問題 與石油資源議題上打太極
都留了極為模糊 但又還在安全範圍內的意見
各述立場但又不互相干擾 其實是極為有趣的政治互動

解碼陳文茜

I found out about this great site just today. This totally relieve the need that I want to have a more insightful critic about the most updated Taiwanese politics.
I love Wen-qian, and I really appreciate ppl who still care about what's happening in Taiwan.

Here's a little taste of it. You can also find it on youtube for more videos.