tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34448950695434088112024-03-14T15:51:24.240+08:00That's Impossible! Politics from TaiwanWith your unpaid host, A-gu (阿牛)阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-10097848082557854352015-08-21T23:15:00.001+08:002015-08-22T08:29:11.602+08:00President Lee's comments on 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First, the former President's two most attention-grabbing <a href="http://www.ritouki.jp/index.php/info/20150800/">sentences</a> in his article in Voice (you can <a href="http://www.php.co.jp/magazine/voice/">buy access</a> to the full issue for 700 yen). Forgive and correct any problems with the translation from Japanese, if you would be so kind:<br>
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「当時われわれ兄弟は、紛れもなく『日本人』として、祖国のために戦ったのである」<br>
"At that time my brothers [Taiwanese people], who were beyond doubt [acting in the capacity of] Japanese person[s], fought for the motherland [Japan]."</blockquote>
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「日本と台湾は『同じ国』だったのである。『同じ国』だったのだから、台湾が日本と戦った(抗日)という事実もない」</blockquote>
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"Japan and Taiwan were the same country then. Being the same country, it's of course not true that Taiwan was involved in the war of resistance against Japan."</blockquote>
The <i>United Daily News</i> <a href="http://udn.com/news/story/8508/1135395-%E6%9D%8E%EF%BC%9A%E4%BA%8C%E6%88%B0%E6%9C%9F%E9%96%93%E7%9A%84%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E4%BA%BA-%E7%82%BA%E3%80%8C%E7%A5%96%E5%9C%8B%E3%80%8D%E8%80%8C%E6%88%B0">did it's best</a> to suggest Lee was suggesting he is Japanese, today and forever. <i>China Times</i> <a href="http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20150820003583-260407">too</a>. Meanwhile the government run <i>CNA </i><a href="https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%9C%8B%E5%8F%B0%E8%BE%A6-%E6%9D%8E%E7%99%BB%E8%BC%9D%E7%A0%B4%E5%A3%9E%E5%85%A9%E5%B2%B8%E9%97%9C%E4%BF%82-135128171.html">parroted</a> Chinese claims that Lee was destroying Taiwan-China relations and, in another article, used the familiar "scholar" quote headline to <a href="https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%AD%B8%E8%80%85-%E6%9D%8E%E7%99%BB%E8%BC%9D%E4%BA%8B%E5%AF%A6%E4%B8%8D%E5%88%86%E9%82%8F%E8%BC%AF%E4%B8%8D%E6%B8%85-090247205.html">claim</a> that Lee can't tell the truth from fiction and has unclear logic. (You can read more of this particular scholar's comments <a href="http://www.southnews.com.tw/polit/polit_00/14/02639.htm">here</a>.).<br>
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In response, KMT presidential candidate Hung Hsiu-chu <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChuChuPepper/photos/a.797092740380027.1073741828.796255990463702/866277696794864/?type=1&fref=nf">expressed outrage</a> along with <a href="http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/08/150821_kmt_leetenghui">other KMT figures</a>; some pan-blue legislators are again calling for President Lee <a href="https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9D%8E%E7%99%BB%E8%BC%9D%E6%8C%87%E6%97%A5%E6%9B%BE%E6%98%AF%E7%A5%96%E5%9C%8B-%E8%97%8D%E5%A7%94%E6%80%92%E6%8F%90%E5%88%AA%E7%A6%AE%E9%81%87-111612255.html">to be stripped</a> of his security detail and other privileges given to a retired president, which is a tired trope they've pulled out before when Lee said the Senkakus are Japanese territory; and President Ma accused Lee of <a href="https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9D%8E%E7%99%BB%E8%BC%9D%E6%8C%87%E4%BA%8C%E6%88%B0%E5%8F%B0%E6%97%A5%E5%90%8C%E5%B1%AC-%E5%9C%8B-%E9%A6%AC%E6%89%B9%E8%B3%A3%E5%9C%8B-111602315.html">selling out</a> Taiwan somehow.<br>
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Meanwhile, Tsai Ing-wen said Lee <a href="https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9D%8E%E7%99%BB%E8%BC%9D%E8%AB%87%E6%8A%97%E6%88%B0-%E8%94%A1%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87-%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%96%E5%80%8B%E4%BA%BA%E6%AD%B7%E5%8F%B2%E7%B6%93%E9%A9%97-080708916.html">was speaking</a> from his historical perspective, while Mayor Ko <a href="https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E9%A6%AC%E7%B1%B2%E6%9D%8E%E9%81%93%E6%AD%89-%E6%9F%AF%E6%96%87%E5%93%B2-%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%B6%E8%AC%9B%E7%9A%84%E9%83%BD%E5%B0%8D-103121099.html">pointed out</a> that all parties in the kerfuffle were speaking truthfully from their perspectives. Ko's comments showed a lot of maturity I think.<br>
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My view is that Lee correctly sees he has much great political capital and influence in Japan than in Taiwan, so he is using that capital to try and tug at Japanese heart strings and bring Japan to express greater support for Taiwan's continued independence. Meanwhile he figures that in Taiwan the worst thing that will happen is his comments will force the KMT to make itself look even more China-oriented, which can only help the green camp.<br>
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阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-70382490841248733742014-03-24T09:39:00.002+08:002014-03-24T11:04:27.894+08:00Protests<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been following protests in Taiwan with a great deal of sympathy for the students, admittedly lukewarm support for the details of their cause, and tremendous trepidation about how the government would react. Judging by what happened through the night at the Executive Yuan, things will be getting uglier for a while.<br />
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What infuriates me most is not the water cannons or the batons, but how disingenuous the KMT is being, simultaneously pretended to respect the students and yet finding their cause and methods utterly unacceptable.<br />
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The grossest offender is President Ma. In his "<a href="http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/headline/20140324/35721051/%E9%A6%AC%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%98%E8%80%85%E6%9C%83%E7%99%BC%E8%A8%80%E5%85%A8%E8%A8%98%E9%8C%84">response</a>" [Full text, Chinese] to the students on the morning of March 23rd, his most egregious statements included:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"When I was studying at university and overseas in America, I paid a great deal of attention to national (political) matters, and participated in student activities."</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">我在大學時代與留學美國時代,也都關心國是,也曾經參加學生運動。</span></span></blockquote>
The causes Ma took up were anti-democratic; he may well have spied on his fellow students; and his concern for the Pinnacle Islands (Senkaku/Diaoyutai) in his college years demonstrates insincerity more than any other action, since ROC claims to the islands were simply fabricated.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The rule of law is the foundation of democracy; without the rule of law, there is no democracy. Strongly upholding the rule of law is the root of our country's founding.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">而法治是民主的基礎,沒有法治,就沒有民主。而堅守法治,是我們立國的根本。</span></blockquote>
There are several utterly laughable aspects to this claim. Martin Luther King Jr. answered Ma's general point in his <i>Letter from Birmingham Jail</i>:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court's decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. One may well ask: "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all."</span></span> </blockquote>
But let's also address some of the specifics. Most absurd of all is the claim that the ROC was founded on the rule of law, when the opposite is true and best exemplified by party's decade long deathgrip on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary_Provisions_Effective_During_the_Period_of_Communist_Rebellion">Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_China#Suspension_of_the_constitution_and_martial_law">suspension of the constitution</a> in Taiwan in favor of martial law.<br />
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More relevant to last night's events, this President and his party have for decades refused to amend an Assembly and Parade Law that was so restrictive it should have easily been scrapped -- but we had to wait for the Council of Grand Justices to <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/03/22/2003586253">strike it down</a> just last week.<br />
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This is a President and a party who in 2005 encouraged former PFP Legislator Chiu Yi to join their party -- in spite of the fact, or perhaps because, Chiu Yi openly called for revolution against the DPP government while ramming a truck into a Kaohsiung Court's front gates. Now that's violent protest!<br />
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This is a President and a party that insisted in 2006 that holding two elections together -- a referendum and a presidential election -- was flatly unconstitutional; yet in 2008 holding two elections together -- the legislative and presidential elections -- would help the KMT, so Ma led the charge, throwing out the "unconstitutional" argument in favor of the government "saving resources" and increasing voter mobilization.<br />
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And perhaps most ironically, this is a President and a party whose entire leadership spent months taking part in a large scale protest that <i>frequently</i> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjCqMpAgUFc">broke the law</a> over a period of <i>months</i> -- especially the idiotic Assembly and Parade Law -- but since that protest was aimed at Ousting President Chen, it was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjCqMpAgUFc&t=8m1s">A-OK by Ma</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The fruits of Taiwan's democracy did not come easy.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;"><span style="color: blue;">臺灣民主的成果得來不易</span></span></blockquote>
Yes, and no thanks to President Ma.<br />
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I don't know what comes next, but I hope it will ultimately help heal these new wounds and the rift between the government and youth.</div>
阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-26005343611145930042013-01-09T09:03:00.003+08:002013-04-11T08:50:02.491+08:00KMT to support anti-monopoly campaign<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The KMT legislative caucus <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/01/09/2003552111">will be supporting</a> new amendments to Taiwan's media laws that will, among other things, "include a regulation that the number of channels owned by media operators and their related enterprises cannot account for more than one-tenth of all [television] channels," with the caucus suggesting that "print media also be covered by anti-media monopolization regulations."<br />
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We'll see what bill actually gets passed, I suppose.<br />
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The <i>Taipei Times</i> article is good, but the <i>China Times</i> has a few juicy details on questionable authority. They <a href="http://news.chinatimes.com/politics/11050202/112013010900663.html">report</a> that Ma has instructed KMT thinktank(s?) to lend the necessary support. I love this revelation, because it shows the opposite of what a Think Tank should do. You don't want to waste money asking your talented people who to do "research" pre-designed to support the conclusion that the KMT bill is about the best you could do.<br />
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The <i>China Times</i> report also indicates that according to their source, the KMT caucus thinks that there's nothing they can do about print media regulations right now, but that "After the <i>Liberty Times</i> went electronic, it is now subject to regulation too." The anonymous source is quoted as saying, "Everybody pull close and let's play together. Let's not target one side!"<br />
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Of course, it's no surprise to me that the KMT wants to turn this into a tit-for-tat issue despite the lack of any sensible equivalency between the <i>Next Media </i>sale and the <i>Liberty Times </i>operation. The <i>Taipei Times </i>article linked above said it well:<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">[Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Wu Yu-sheng (吳育昇) said that unlike the DPP, which] had only focused on the sale of Next Media to the Want Want Group, the KMT opposes all media-monopolization cases[.]</span></blockquote>
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阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-60115960695633861302012-11-30T23:42:00.003+08:002012-11-30T23:42:40.777+08:00More Peace Agreement thoughts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I don't have a whole lot of time to write about it right now, but this article will interest many readers:<br />
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<a href="http://www.cdnews.com.tw/cdnews_site/docDetail.jsp?coluid=111&docid=102128064"><span lang="ZH-TW">兩岸</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">/</span></a><span lang="ZH-TW"><a href="http://www.cdnews.com.tw/cdnews_site/docDetail.jsp?coluid=111&docid=102128064">蘇嘉宏:兩岸和平協定取向 一些台灣觀點</a> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span lang="ZH-TW">I was interested by this line: </span><br />
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<span lang="ZH-TW"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 宋体, SimSun, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">兩岸關係不會是兩岸的任何一方單方面的、片面的自己的決定,所以,並不存在類似給台灣一個政治定位的說法,而是兩岸雙方必須同時給雙方‘簽約當事人’一個簽訂政治框架、和平協定自已與對方都能夠接受的適當身分,<b>說到頭這份協定是誰跟誰簽的,根本不可能迴避。</b>在台灣這一方而言,想要經由中國國民黨與中國共產黨以黨對黨的方式簽訂兩岸和平協定是不可能被早已習於脫內戰化格局、黨政分離的民主政治體系所接受的,兩岸關係不會只是兩岸的兩個政黨之間的關係;在大陸這一方而言,用中華民國與中華人民共和國的名義來簽,應該會被解讀為兩個中國、甚至是兩國論,與北京堅持的一個中國原則有所乖隔,從過去以來的觀察中可以知道,很難期待這種說法能被北京所接受。 </span></span><br />
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阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-73915454144148549782012-10-17T06:39:00.000+08:002012-10-17T06:39:12.256+08:00Prediction: Hsieh stays, his policy goes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After Frank Hsieh's recent visit to China, you have seen a lot of discussion in the Green Media dissecting what his trip was aimed at, what his personal intentions are, whether or not it signals a change in DPP policy, etc.<br />
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I feel like Su and Tsai treated Hsieh's trip as a trial balloon, wishing him well, saying it showed DPP confidence and putting the ol' "One China Constitution" line out there again for consideration. Floating the idea like this is not a very high cost option, after all. <br />
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I think the backlash, while coming from the predictable quarters of the party, will still likely be adequate to keep the DPP from seriously considering any formal change in stance for at least one more election cycle. Hsieh won't suffer personally, but it's doubtful he will be at the head of any transformation here, at least for now. <br />
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It goes without saying that any shift in the party stance would still respect the party's Resolution on Taiwan's Future and continue to enshrine the idea that Taiwan is not part of the PRC. But other issues might get a little... fuzzier. </div>
阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-57585472485608059592012-09-04T20:38:00.001+08:002012-09-04T20:38:11.113+08:00Follow up: Cross Strait Dictionary of Common Phrases <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
More news on the <i>Cross Strait Dictionary of Common Phrases</i> we <a href="http://a-gu.blogspot.com/2012/08/mas-really-into-this-dictionary.html">talked about</a> here a few days ago. <br />
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The China version is finally being published, some 20 odd days after Ma helped unveil the Taiwan version. Oddly, several phrases included in the Taiwan publication have been left out of China's. Left out were phrases such as 「小三」、「給力」、and 「雷人」. So my joke about the censors was obviously too easy. </div>
阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-18449069021325570072012-08-16T23:02:00.003+08:002012-08-16T23:02:48.321+08:00Irritating<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's so irritating when Ma government guidelines get in the way of telling a story, like in <a href="http://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA%E6%94%9C%E5%9C%8B%E6%97%97%E7%99%BB%E9%87%A3%E5%B3%B6-%E6%B0%91%E9%80%B2%E9%BB%A8-%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%89%E5%9C%98%E9%9A%8A%E8%AA%A4%E5%88%A4%E6%83%85%E5%8B%A2-043100889.html">this</a> RTI article. <br />
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針對15日發生香港保釣人士赴釣魚台插上中華民國與中國大陸國旗一事...</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">In response to the incident on the 15th when a fishing boat of Hong Kong-based Diaoyutai [Senkaku Islands] activists raised the flags of both the Republic of China and the Chinese mainland...</span></blockquote>
There really is a country called the People's Republic of China, it has its own flag, and there's no need to pretend otherwise. </div>
阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-89947498648370358652012-08-14T08:35:00.001+08:002012-08-14T08:35:50.476+08:00Ma's really into this dictionary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When I saw <a href="http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2744064/1.html">this recent article</a> about Ma praising the publication of the new <i>Cross Strait Dictionary of Common Phrases</i> 《兩岸常用詞典》, I was initially just amused that it's not one publication at all -- the mainland published a dictionary arranged by pinyin in horizontal layout, while the Taiwan version is indexed by radical and uses vertical layout. <a href="http://tw.people.com.cn/n/2012/0813/c210087-18733872.html">They're not even being published at the same time</a>. Guess the Chinese censors want more time. Way to go, guys.<br />
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Then it struck me that Ma has displayed an unusual interest in this publication. Far more than Chen Shui-bian ever paid <u>in public</u> to the Hakka and Holo Taiwanese dictionaries his government mostly produced (《臺灣客家語常用詞辭典》以及《臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典》). And then I came to think that Chinese government leaders certainly haven't been paying much attention to this.<br />
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So I decided to try to substantiate all three observations born of vague memories of past articles. First, I went about digging up articles where Ma talkes about this dictionary. I didn't have to go very far to indicate my memory wasn't fooling me: the first article linked above mentions that "Jointly publishing a dictionary of common phrases was raised by Ma Ying-jiu in the 2008 campaign [for president]."<br />
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Next, nearly all news articles within the .cn domain only mention the dictionary's publication in Taiwan and Ma's participation without adding any comments from the Chinese side. They're merely retellings of the Taiwan wire stories.<br />
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Finally, <a href="http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/10/1/30/n2804153.htm">on the day</a> the Ministry of Education put the Holo Taiwanese dictionary online, the MOE took charge of the related press conferences and speeches, and President Chen didn't have a thing to say.<br />
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This project must be a personal interest of Ma's, maybe a nerdy fantasy he has fostered for years or decades. Certainly nobody else has noticed political advantages in promoting these publications. </div>
阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-82681121565410457652012-08-10T07:29:00.002+08:002012-08-10T07:30:10.922+08:00My bad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'll have to say, when the DPP created it's China Affairs Office shortly after Su took the chairmanship, I assumed it would be an organ for serious analysis of the government's China policy and constructive discussions on both the KMT and potential DPP approaches to relations. I really didn't expect it would just become another platform from which to spew rhetorical vitriol and create new and regular press conference opportunities. I guess <a href="http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2012/new/aug/10/today-t2.htm">I was wrong</a>. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-85912877078827916542012-07-19T23:14:00.000+08:002012-07-19T23:14:05.676+08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Premier Sean Chen (陳沖), <a href="http://news.chinatimes.com/politics/130502/132012071901850.html">talking</a> about the need to preserve aboriginal languages in Taiwan, said that the Executive Yuan's Council of Indigenous Peoples and the Ministry of Education need to establish a unified writing system for aboriginal languages, because only then will it be possible to promote those languages better. <br />
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Of course, <a href="http://www.edu.tw/files/list/M0001/aboriginal.pdf">such a system</a> was established years ago (the pdf linked there is from 2005), and you can see that system sometimes being used in aboriginal programing. But outside of that agency, the writing system hasn't done a lot of good because the political class and the MOE are not genuinely interested in mother language preservation. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-9812920961173442152012-06-28T07:21:00.000+08:002012-06-28T07:21:05.759+08:00"Mutual non-denial," eh?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://news.chinatimes.com/mainland/11050501/112012062800171.html">China Times</a> Headline: Taiwan Affairs Office: We oppose Taiwan signing agreements that have imply sovereignty (國台辦:反對台簽主權意涵協議)<br />
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Because the Republic of China doesn't exist in any capacity or form whatsoever. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-14705831302947949082012-06-12T11:24:00.003+08:002012-06-12T11:24:38.017+08:00Wang Yi's title<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Yi_(politician)">Wang Yi</a> is the head of China's Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (国务院台湾事务办公室), aka the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Affairs_Office">Taiwan Affairs Office</a> (国台办). Taiwanese media has for a good long while now been mostly out of the practice of altering, or abolishing, or "quote marking" the titles of Chinese officials.<br />
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Now Wang Yi seems to hold a second title that you probably haven't heard of even though it's no secret -- he's the head of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Taiwan Task Office (中国共产党中央委员会台湾工作办公室), and a recent NOWNews <a href="http://www.nownews.com/2012/06/12/91-2823229.htm">article</a> mentions only this CCP-centric title when talking about how Wang met with some insignificant KMT youth group.<br />
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Google searches demonstrate that it was mostly Chinese media that prefer this title, and that for the most part, .tw domains using this phrase are either KMT or government sites, not mass media. Searches on the <i>UDN</i> or <i>China Times</i> domains do pick up hits, but a cursory glance seems to show that the China Times normally lists both titles if they use the party title.<br />
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<i>UDN </i>most often calls Wang Yi the "Mainland Taiwan Affairs Office Chair" or the "Chinese Communist [Party's] Taiwan Affairs Office Chair." <i>China Times </i>seems to prefer the "Mainland Taiwan Affairs Office Chair." <i>Liberty Times </i>prefers "China's Taiwan Affairs Office" and the <i>Apple Daily</i> is all over the place. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-89214451300961539522012-05-05T06:48:00.003+08:002012-05-05T06:48:47.497+08:001363?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is my 1363rd post, which I find rather remarkable.<br />
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As everyone's noticed, I've cut way down on blogging politics since moving back to the US. The blog will never be officially suspended or anything, but expect the recent sort of posting frequency to continue.<br />
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I just want to thank all the people who have commented on and read the blog for making this whole enterprise such a fulfilling and important part of my life. Thank you!</div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-42441766979817297452012-03-20T23:44:00.000+08:002012-03-20T23:44:31.488+08:00Pingtan: What's the Deal?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">One of the more interesting stories developing over the last few weeks has been China's efforts to push the Pingtan Experimental Development Zone. First, what is it? Focus Taiwan <a href="http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?ID=201202270023&Type=aOPN">gave an overview</a> when China first unveiled the proposal in late February:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="color: blue;"><span class="p_gray_15p_page_article">China has devised a new plan under which certain areas on Pingtan Island off the coast of Fujian Province will be consigned to local Taiwanese governments or private groups to develop, or be put up for joint development by the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. <br />
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According to China's plan, those specific areas will be managed by Taiwanese experts, and up to 1,000 Taiwanese professional managers and researchers will be recruited to work in the areas. </span></blockquote></div>What makes this development proposal different than other major Taiwanese investments in cities like Shenzhen or Xiamen?<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="color: #274e13;"><span class="p_gray_15p_page_article">Pingtan has been chosen for this trailblazing initiative mainly because it is the China-held area closest to Taiwan. Although the small islet is still in a very early stage of development, China has decided to invest heavily in the region. <br />
</span><span class="p_gray_15p_page_article">It will pour 60 billion Chinese yuan (US$9.66 billion) into its infrastructure in 2012 alone, and an additional 250 billion yuan will be pumped into the area under China's 12th five-year development plan....</span></div><div style="color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><span class="p_gray_15p_page_article" style="color: #274e13;">To attract top-notch Taiwan talent to work in Pingtan, China may even offer tax incentives and allow simultaneous circulation of Taiwanese and Chinese currencies there</span><span class="p_gray_15p_page_article"><span style="color: #274e13;">.</span></span></blockquote><span class="p_gray_15p_page_article"></span><br />
<span class="p_gray_15p_page_article">China is already <a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012npc/2012-03/12/content_14816728.htm">painting</a> the proposal as a success, and pointing to the "joint management"aspect of the project. See, they don't just want to bring in these top-notch Taiwanese talent for the sake of filling up the payroll, but they also want them to help run the development zone.</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="color: blue;">Taiwan professionals are responding to the Pingtan economic development zone's recruitment plan, said Pingtan official Gong Qinggai, a deputy to the National People's Congress, on Monday.<br />
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This year, Pingtan plans to offer more than 400 jobs to talented individuals from other countries and regions. Of those jobs, some positions, including an opening for deputy director of the Pingtan management committee, the governing body of Pingtan, and four deputy heads of departments under the committee, are targeted for professionals from Taiwan.<br />
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Taiwan professionals who go to work in Pingtan will enjoy a package of benefits in such areas as taxation, housing, and children's education.</blockquote>You might think that this development zone sounds like it's attempting to move into the political sphere without stepping on too many toes. If that's what you thought, you wouldn't be alone. The MAC <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/03/16/2003527892">believes</a> the same thing:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="color: #274e13;">China should refrain from political overtones when promoting cross-strait cooperation on Pingtan Island because more than 80 percent of Taiwanese reject China’s “one country, two systems” formula, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday....</div><div style="color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13;">Stopping short of saying that the government discourages investment in the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone, located on Pingtan Island in China’s Fujian Province, the council reminded Taiwanese that it is not a “co-pilot” project sponsored by the Taiwanese government.</div></blockquote>Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development had <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2012/03/15/2003527785">the same impression</a> and notes how the plan could easily hurt Taiwaense industry:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="color: blue;">The key factor in avoiding a brain drain to China is to strengthen Taiwan’s investment environment and entice more industries to maintain their operational base here, Yiin said.</div><div style="color: blue;"><br />
</div><div style="color: blue;">“Having more industries to stay in Taiwan will help create more jobs and further raise employees’ salaries,” he said during the question-and-answer session.</div><div style="color: blue;"><br />
</div><div style="color: blue;">Pingtan does not offer a lot to investors, which is why Fujian has to make an effort to recruit professionals and offer favorable terms to potential investors, he said.</div><div style="color: blue;"><br />
</div><div style="color: blue;">Fujian Governor Su Shulin (蘇樹林) announced last month that the province would offer management positions to Taiwanese professionals at annual salaries of between 200,000 yuan (US$31,600) and 2 million yuan, along with three to five years of free housing.</div></blockquote><div style="color: black;">And regardless of the fact that there is some clearly political content to this arrangement -- it is, after all, a different model than other development zones -- both sides are going to try and paint it as an economic arrangement, at least for now. Taiwan's premier <a href="http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aIPL&ID=201203160042">said so</a>: </div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="color: black;"><span class="p_gray_15p_page_article" style="color: #274e13;">Premier Sean Chen said Friday that Taiwan and China should use the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) to discuss a "joint management" economic development project proposed by China to avoid any political ramifications.</span><span style="color: #274e13;"> </span></div></blockquote></div>And Taiwan is also going to <a href="http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201203070016">try to kill</a> the "joint management" aspect, at least for now and at least before negotiations are complete:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="color: blue;"><span class="p_gray_15p_page_article">Taiwanese nationals are not allowed to work for the Chinese government, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Lai Shin-yuan said Wednesday in a reminder to local citizens who have reportedly applied for jobs in a Chinese economic development zone.</span></blockquote></div>Perhaps feeling a bit rebuffed by Taiwan authorities,China responded and claimed <a href="http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aIPL&ID=201203200041">no political motive</a>:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="p_gray_15p_page_article"><span style="color: #0c343d;">Meanwhile, China's Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi denied speculation that China sees Pingtan as a test zone for using its "one country, two systems" formula with Taiwan in pushing for unification between the two sides. </span><br style="color: #0c343d;" /><br style="color: #0c343d;" /><span style="color: #0c343d;">The formula is used by Beijing to rule Hong Kong and Macau, but it has always been rejected by Taipei. </span><br style="color: #0c343d;" /><br style="color: #0c343d;" /><span style="color: #0c343d;">"We've never entertained such thoughts," Wang said. </span><br style="color: #0c343d;" /><br style="color: #0c343d;" /><span style="color: #0c343d;">Although he said Pingtan is supposed to serve as a "joint homeland for people on both sides of the strait," Wang insisted there are no political motivations involved. </span><br style="color: #0c343d;" /><br style="color: #0c343d;" /><span style="color: #0c343d;">He said that Pingtan is geographically very close to Taiwan and the Chinese government hopes to establish a more comfortable environment, more convenient transportation and looser business policies for Taiwanese people through the experimental zone. </span></span></blockquote></div>But does anyone believe this is not political? Jens Kastner writing in the Asia Times Online <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/NC01Ad02.html">certainly doesn't</a>, and Jens also outlines some of the more juicy incentives China is rolling out:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="color: blue;">Those Taiwanese willing to move will find a long list of preferential treatments and US$40 billion-worth of brand-new infrastructure that includes several ports of over 200,000 tonne capacity and 18 square kilometers that will also accommodate a cross-strait financial service center for banks, insurers and securities. <br />
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Tax benefits are to be offered and bank loans generously granted, while Taiwanese professional qualification certificates will be accepted. Taiwanese lawyers and doctors will be allowed to operate freely. Exclusively for Taiwanese investors in Pingtan, the mainland's strict restrictions on imports of certain products, such as steel, are to be eased, which will give them an edge over their foreign competitors in the mainland. <br />
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To make the bait even more irresistible, both the mainland currency, the yuan, and the New Taiwan Dollar will circulate next to each other in the zone. <br />
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New roll-on, roll-off passenger ferries have been awaiting the starter's gun at Pingtan, ready to make the trip to the central Taiwanese city of Taichung in two-and-a-half hours - about the same time it takes a car drive from Taichung to the Taiwanese capital of Taipei on a good day. <br />
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Eventually, the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone, together with Taichung, is envisaged as a cross-strait free-trade zone. Once established, Taiwanese people, ships and cargo could enter Pingtan freely and from there the huge mainland market. The status of Taichung - Taiwan's third-largest city - would be lifted significantly, which is undoubtedly an important factor in the Chinese strategy as the area is generally assessed as being amongst Taiwan's key electoral battlegrounds. </blockquote></div>This reminds us: why should China bother to attack Taiwan if it can achieve unification by buying it?</div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-19473704747703652752012-01-16T23:53:00.000+08:002012-01-16T23:53:16.297+08:00Revisiting single member districts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Much to my surprise, there seems to be some rather thorough dissatisfaction in the legislature with the current single member district system. Not only has Speaker <a href="http://web.pts.org.tw/php/news/pts_news/detail.php?NEENO=200794">Wang Jin-pyng</a> restated his long held belief the single member district is "not good for democracy," but the DPP is <a href="http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NATS1/6849286.shtml">likely</a> to introduce a constitutional amendment next legislative session, and also will ask the Constitutional Court to rule on the constitutionality of the current system.<br />
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One of the issues the media has raised is that the single member districts have turned "blue" areas bluer and green areas greener, further polarizing the country along north-south lines.<br />
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Since larger parties benefit from a single member district system, it's interesting to see them regretting a policy that has increased their own clout. We'll see what changes are actually proposed. Right now, the legislature seems just to be in the complaining phase. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-71586444335461561862012-01-16T09:08:00.000+08:002012-01-16T09:08:53.571+08:00What next?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">So the DPP loss is not unexpected, though I find it disappointing. But the big question now is how the KMT and CCP will conduct their relations over the next four years. No doubt, the closeness of this election and the uncertainty of a future KMT candidate's popularity -- combined with the fact that most non-political topics have already been discussed between the two sides -- will result in CCP intentions to "ratchet down" the '92 consensus through a written agreement and a possible peace agreement.<br />
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From Beijing's perspective, the best course of action is to lock Taiwan in to some sort of political framework before anyone else can win or lose. From the KMT's perspective, this is also beneficial, as it gives them the option of painting any non-'92 policy the DPP may advocate as "dangerous," as they've just done, but perhaps with a stronger effect. Indeed, both the KMT and CCP hope that they can ultimately force the DPP to adopt the '92 consensus and eventually the "inevitability" of political integration.<br />
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It seems nearly certain that the CCP and KMT will reach some sort of compromise on this front over the next term, leaving the DPP completely out of the discussions.<br />
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The question is, how effective will Beijing's pressure be, and how much are they willing to compromise? Similarly, to what extent can the KMT hold out from various pressures, and how much can they convince China it must accept a more Taiwanese-conscious oriented solution? <br />
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As you may know, I've long speculated on what form any peace accord could take, and mostly drew blanks, but I'm starting to believe we may see something quite modest in terms of substance but full of the same pomp you'd expect from a full blown "peace agreement." It might yet be labeled a peace agreement, but I wouldn't be surprised if it avoided such language in favor of merely declaring the basis of cross-strait discussion to be the '92 consensus, and finding a way to define that term. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-33769559131273143282012-01-15T09:34:00.002+08:002012-05-05T06:43:00.140+08:00Voting result breakdown by county<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 新細明體;"><span style="line-height: 23px;">Legislative breakdown: Apple Daily is reporting the KMT wins 64 seats, a majority; the DPP 40 seats, the PFP and TSU 3 seats each, and nonpartisans or NPSU candidates winning 3 seats. This is a relative loss of 17 seats for the KMT and an increase of 13 for the DPP. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Taipei City</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">57.87%、928717 votes</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">39.54%、634565</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.58%,41448</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Taipei County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">53.72%、1245673</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">43.45%、1007551</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.81%、65269</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Taichung City</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">52.15%、792334</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">44.68%、678736</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">3.16%、48030</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Tainan City</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">39.80%、435274</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">57.72%、631232</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.47%、27066</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Kaohsiung City</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">44.18%、730461</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">53.42%、883158</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.38%、39469</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Yilan County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">44.88%、115496</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">52.52%、135156</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.58%、6652</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Taoyuan County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">57.20%、639151</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">39.85%、445308</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.94%、32927</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Hsinchu County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">65.76%、190797</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">30.93%、89741</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">3.30%、9599</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Hsinchu City</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">57.43%、134728</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">39.48%、92632</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">3.07%、7216</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Miaoli County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">63.84%、206200</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">33.18%、107164</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.97%、9597</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Zhanghua County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">50.58%、369968</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">46.49%、340069</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.92%、21403</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Nanto County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">54.62%、158703</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">42.36%、123077</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">3.00%、8726</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Yunlin County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">41.67%、159891</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">55.81%、214141</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.51%、9662</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Chiayi County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">39.04%、120946</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">58.57%、181463</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.37%、7364</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Pingtung County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">42.92%、211571</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">55.13%、271722</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">1.94%、9562</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Taitung County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">66.47%、72823</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">30.50%、33417</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">3.02%、3313</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Hualian County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">70.29%、118815</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">25.94%、43845</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">3.76%、6359</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Penghu County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">49.75%、22579</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">45.65%、20717</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">4.58%、2082</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Keelung City</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">59.28%、128294</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">36.76%、79562</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">3.94%、8533</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Chiayi City</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">46.26%、69535</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">51.04%、76711</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.68%、4042</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Jinmen County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">89.23%、34676</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">8.21%、3193</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2.54%、990</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">Lianjiang County</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">86.60%、4507</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">8.03%、418</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">5.36%、279</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;"><b>Total votes</b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;"><b>51.60%、6891139</b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;"><b>45.63%、6093578</b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;"><b>2.76%、369588</b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 新細明體; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 16px;"></span></b></div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-83081428443059860962012-01-14T12:56:00.001+08:002012-01-14T12:57:37.689+08:00Re: Taishang<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">After reading articles like <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/world/asia/taiwan-election/index.html">this</a>, I wonder: doesn't anyone consider whether <i>Taishang</i> in China will lie about their voting intentions while in China? Or even after they get back to Taiwan? After all, it's a secret ballot. Why take any risk? </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-53227609891082172542012-01-14T00:48:00.001+08:002012-01-14T00:48:49.243+08:00watch election results LIVE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Watch Taiwan election results tonight live using <a href="http://n.yam.com/2012president/?utm_source=yam&utm_medium=yam">this link</a>. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-87215535115429173862012-01-07T14:21:00.000+08:002012-01-07T14:21:24.245+08:00Just sayin'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The Tsai campaign has been <a href="http://udn.com/NEWS/BREAKINGNEWS/BREAKINGNEWS1/6830782.shtml">making some noise</a> about a "post partisan era" that they intend to usher in. This is all well and good if you have some expectation that the KMT will cooperate, and I think the DPP is clearly aware that they wouldn't.<br />
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So why say these things as the election nears? First, and most obviously, this stance attracts middle voters who do not subscribe to the traditional blue-green divide and who yearn for cooperation and consensus, values highly treasured in Taiwan society if not in its political culture. But secondly, maybe this position is an early outreach to Soong Chu-yi and the PFP.<br />
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In some crazy world where the PFP actually manages to win enough legislative seats that it could form a coalition government with the DPP, Tsai's call to post-partisanship might be a stealth signal to the PFP. And if Soong wishes to remain relevant, he might just give legs to a "Taiwan consensus" policy by allowing the DPP to negotiate with the most viable "pro-unification" party, resulting in some sort of "One China Constitution" position that the KMT will have a great deal of trouble refuting directly.<br />
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If this scenario miraculously plays out, the question will be: does Soong love the spotlight more than his strict adherence to pro-unification principles? I suspect he loves the spotlight more. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-74429249722746600012011-12-28T11:16:00.000+08:002011-12-28T11:16:53.503+08:00Pressure on Tsai to name non-'92 consensus policy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="tr_bq">The Taiwan blue media (plus Apple Daily), as well as a pro-China outlet, are stepping up the pressure on Tsai Ing-wen tot explain what sort of policy she can adopt to replace the "proven" '92 consensus and prevent relations from "deteriorating." Naturally, this analysis ignores that China intentionally deteriorates relations anytime they don't get what they want, which in this case is an admission that Taiwan is part of the same country as the PRC.</div><br />
<i>Apple Daily</i> <a href="http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/33918999/IssueID/20111228">publishes</a> a piece by Professor Chu Yan-gui (朱言貴), who not only intentionally misidentifies the US Taiwan policy as adhering to the "One China Principle" but also mislabels "One China, two interpretations" as a policy China has adopted. But the author raises another point: just as the DPP can't give up the principle of Taiwan's "independence" [even while the real policy is self-determination], China can't give up "One China," so obviously... only the KMT can work around this problem and maintain peace and stability. This analysis ignores that China alone causes tensions, and that there was plenty of peace under Chen Shui-bian's administration. Calls to war are one-sided. The editorial fails to lay blame where it lies and also fails to admit that there can be plenty of peaceful progress without the One China principal, as there was under Chen. This progress need not sacrifice Taiwan's sovereignty. <br />
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The<i> United Daily News</i> asks <a href="http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/6808964.shtml">similar questions</a> in a signed editorial, but I found this passage most pointed:<br />
<blockquote>The one character difference between "Chinese Taipei" with a national reference, as China uses and "Chinese Taipei" with a cultural reference as Taiwan uses has tortured cross-strait relations for 20 or 30 years, and that is a topic that our government disputes as it ought to. The '92 consensus of "One China, two interpretations," involved retreating one step but advancing ten; only with this could the two sides implement the three links or sign the ECFA, and this is an example of retreating when appropriate. Stating that both sides of the strait belong to One China, or that the two sides belong to the same <i>Zhonghua Minzu </i>is also retreating one step to advance ten. Chinese Culture is a cultural and historical concept, not a political label. </blockquote><blockquote>中國台北、中華台北一字之差就折騰了兩岸二、三十年,那是當爭則爭。九二共識、一中各表,退一步、進十步,兩岸才能大三通,才能簽定ECFA,那是當退則退。同岸同屬一個中國,抑或兩岸同屬一個中華民族,也是退一步,進十步。中華是文化和歷史概念,不是政治符號。</blockquote>How does this paragraph at once acknowledge the Ma government's acceptance of Taiwan and China being the same country, and down play this threat down in favor of an entirely different "cultural and historical" model? I posit they aim to confuse the distinction, bolstering support for a political "same country" policy by trying to graft feelings people have about culture onto that "same country" model.<br />
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China Review News goes further, <a href="http://www.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1019/5/5/0/101955031.html?coluid=7&kindid=0&docid=101955031&mdate=1228000148">suggesting</a> that the DPP hopes to identify "peace" with "unification" in order to frighten people onto the road of "independence." Their obvious conclusion, of course, is that Taiwanese Independence obviously means (to the DPP!) a lack of peace and a state of war. This nonsense needs no further elaboration on my part.<br />
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A fair question all these articles raise -- has Tsai answered these questions to the satisfaction of the electorate? Do people care enough about cross-strait policy, and if they do, will the medium voter be swayed to Tsai's side or be scared off?<br />
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We'll see. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-67550587622585824562011-12-26T12:41:00.001+08:002011-12-26T12:43:46.396+08:00Tsai supports TSU<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
Just saw this! Tsai Ing-wen is openly inviting DPP-sympathetic voters to give their at large votes the the TSU. I guess Tsai imagines that the party hardcore will stick with the DPP while "independents" might be attracted to Lee Teng-hui's part. More substantially, maybe she's hoping that if any one party breaks the 5% threshold, it better be the TSU.<br />
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<a href="http://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E8%88%87%E6%B0%91%E9%80%B2%E9%BB%A8%E5%AE%88%E8%AD%B7%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3-%E5%B0%8F%E8%8B%B1-%E7%9B%BC%E5%8F%B0%E8%81%AF%E9%81%8E5-202026785.html"> 與民進黨守護台灣 小英︰盼台聯過5%</a><br />
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Not sure how politically astute this suggestion is in the long run, but perhaps she's just throwing a dog a bone without any expectation that voters will change their minds and DPP strength will remain as strong as it could get anyway.<br />
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I'm a bit surprised and am not sure of the political implications, but quite pleased (emotionally) with this move. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-47655216945075840752011-12-19T04:43:00.001+08:002011-12-19T04:45:33.409+08:00CNA is So Not All That<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I checked <a href="http://www.weibo.com/">Weibo</a> for hits related to the Taiwan election debate, and found some interest but few overwhelmingly positive reviews. Most people felt the debates were dry or politically correct Others said it was basically interesting, and most expressing any preference said they liked Soong's performance.<br />
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But Taiwan's Central News Agency, already plagued with image problems due to KMT interference in their operations, put out a <a href="http://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9C%9B%E7%9C%BC%E6%AC%B2%E7%A9%BF-%E9%99%B8%E7%B6%B2%E5%8F%8B%E7%BE%A8%E5%B9%95%E6%B0%91%E4%B8%BB%E8%BE%AF%E8%AB%96-090512190.html">propaganda piece</a> instead about how the "mainland" people wish they could have exactly this sort of debate!<br />
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Frankly, it looks like CNA knew the article they wanted for their preconceived headline, and sought out posts that would fit their thesis. I don't think that's good journalism.<br />
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The sloppiness doesn't start there, of course; check out CNA's recent <a href="http://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%AD%B8%E7%95%8C%E6%8C%BA%E9%A6%AC%E8%8B%B1%E4%B9%9D-105556439.html">headline</a> "Scholarly World Supports Ma," which is really about a pro-Ma group of scholars forming their pro-Ma organization.<br />
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One of my favorite websites is <a href="http://newsrumble.tw/">NewsRumble</a>, which contrasts news (mostly editorials) from the same paper before and after Ma's election. Mostly it's to show how these papers act as attack dogs and shields for the KMT. NewsRumble doesn't update too frequently, and they've more or less run the gamut on most issues by now (you know, who's fault the bad economy is and so on). But I still check in every now and then for the giggles. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-66648200218575058322011-12-17T12:48:00.003+08:002011-12-17T12:50:33.825+08:00I'll believe it when I see it<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I was surprised by Su Jia-chyuan's <a href="http://n.yam.com/tlt/politics/201112/20111217066305.html">comment</a> about the DPP's plans to classify Hakka, Holo Taiwanese and aboriginal languages into 'national languages' if elected.<br />
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I was always thrilled about how much the DPP did much to advance the treatment of these previously repressed languages (a policy which, by the way, the KMT did continue by developing input methods for both Holo Taiwanese and Hakka). And the DPP not only established the Hakka television station but also made Holo Taiwanese respectable in public settings in a way the KMT never did.<br />
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Still, I can't see how the DPP's latest gesture is much more than lip service.<br />
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I've often contended you can't revive Hakka and Holo Taiwanese by making them an elective class kids take twice a week. You can't even do it by making it a mandatory class for every year of students' education. The only way to make people competently fluent again is to force them to use it in a wide array of situations. The best way to do this would be to teach one or two core subjects in a non-Mandarin language every year -- and rotate that so that kids are exposed to all core subjects in multiple languages over the course of their education. I don't see how else you solve the problem of these languages disappearing. And this argument of mine, rather well founded in the experiences of other multilingual countries, is universally rejected in Taiwan. So either I'm completely wrong or everyone else is blind.<br />
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Some people don't even realize these languages are disappearing, and for no language is this more true than Holo Taiwanese . Native Holo Taiwanese speakers in their thirties will laugh at the idea of Holo Taiwanese disappearing, because they still speak it all the time -- all while their own children forget how to speak after their first weeks in kindergarten. And to make matters worse, they're largely indifferent to the loss of their mother tongue. "Eh, it won't help you make money," seems to be the most common sentiment. Is money the point of life, of education, of culture? Golden calf, anyone? <br />
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In any case, we'll see just how much more the DPP is willing to strengthen Hakka, Holo and aboriginal languages. We already have the television networks for Hakka and aboriginal languages; how much farther will they go? My guess is they won't manage to make more than the most shallow, symbolic gesture. And that pains me greatly. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-5143716431934283862011-12-05T08:37:00.000+08:002011-12-05T08:37:40.084+08:00Ma's muddling of identity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Forget that Ma Ying-jeou is trying to have it both ways, <a href="http://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E9%A6%AC%E8%AA%AA%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E6%98%AF%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%B6-%E6%BE%84%E6%B8%85%E6%98%AF%E9%80%9A%E7%A8%B1-213000730.html">calling</a> Taiwan a "country" for the first time to gain political points, while at the same time maintaining an official policy that relegates Taiwan to one of many provinces of China.<br />
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The President himself made one mistake and one telling claim when explaining how using "Taiwan" as a moniker for the ROC mirrors international practices.<br />
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Ma noted that the Netherlands is often known as Holland abroad. It's true that English speakers use the Netherlands and Holland interchangeably; not so much the Dutch themselves. The provinces of North and South Holland account for two of that country's twelve provinces, so this is a case of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pars_pro_toto">pars pro toto</a>, whereby foreigners who don't know much better take the two terms to mean the same thing. Actually, this is a very apt analogy, as Ma is trying to get people to think he's equating Taiwan with the ROC when he's really claiming Taiwan is but a small part of the ROC (which for him, includes Hong Kong, China, and parts of neighboring countries).<br />
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Ma then incorrectly formulates that England = Great Britain = United Kingdom, when in fact these are each distinct political entities. I'm sure you can look that one up yourself if you're not clear on the distinctions. <br />
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Actually for me I guess the biggest surprise was just seeing the <a href="http://www.want-daily.com/">Want Daily</a>'s news articles linked on Taiwan's Yahoo! News. That's a new development for me. As far as I know, they are not printing but just web posting (their print paper is the <i>China Times</i>). Their slogan of "Taiwan First, Best [paper] on Either Side of the Strait" says all you need to know about their focus. </div>阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com1