tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post2418351680265439993..comments2023-10-06T18:55:46.317+08:00Comments on That's Impossible! Politics from Taiwan: More peace agreement thoughts阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-90607574405331967672009-11-25T15:00:28.286+08:002009-11-25T15:00:28.286+08:00Conflict should be avoided and I think it will be ...Conflict should be avoided and I think it will be avoid. Chinese should not fight Chinese. We've done that before, we shouldn't do that again. The only people that suffer are our own people.<br /><br />Although we are politically separate there is no denying our heritage and mutual origins. Unification is not a matter of how, but when. It's eventual and we have to work together, to compromise and build mutual understanding. <br /><br />The mainland needs to give a little, and the island needs to give a little. I agree with Thomas that the parties should be mutually competitive but who says a democracy will the ultimate solution? I'm a supporter of Sun Yatsen's original views; we need a Republic.<br /><br />I hope conflict can be avoided. No one needs to be 千古罪人。Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-68301358219219141472009-10-08T21:17:57.502+08:002009-10-08T21:17:57.502+08:00Anonymous 2,
Your view is fair and a possible di...Anonymous 2, <br /><br />Your view is fair and a possible direction things will take, though I would not associate Taiwan with the word "backwater."<br /><br />Time will tell, but either way I think conflict is likely to be avoided.阿牛https://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-57969567426230614452009-10-08T21:04:37.754+08:002009-10-08T21:04:37.754+08:00Dear A-Gu,
I would like to discuss with you the p...Dear A-Gu,<br /><br />I would like to discuss with you the possibility of writing for our Asian newspaper paid or unpaid with no editing. I feel that I can get you a wider audience and we need a well written Taiwan perspective like your own.<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />SanjAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882287065549299833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-7035158408048159742009-10-02T07:02:39.251+08:002009-10-02T07:02:39.251+08:00I believe the Beijing government is pursuing the s...I believe the Beijing government is pursuing the strategy you describe here, with one key difference: you believe the "young people" will rally around a Taiwanese identity (defined as something mutually exclusive to Chinese identity), and the Beijing government believes otherwise.<br /><br />I'm on Beijing's side. I don't believe that future generations of Taiwanese will be satisfied with being citizens of a political/cultural/economic backwater. I believe the best, the brightest, and the wealthiest Taiwanese of future generations will continue to integrate more and more closely with mainland Chinese society (in the non-political sense).<br /><br />In my view of the world, in 40 years, the best Taiwanese students will no longer aspire to a US diploma and green card... they'll instead target a mainland Chinese residency card. <br /><br />I don't think I'm overstating the case to say that, if this happens, reunification will be inevitable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-3601729921325213352009-09-28T21:32:13.264+08:002009-09-28T21:32:13.264+08:00By the way, I was thinking a bit more about the qu...By the way, I was thinking a bit more about the question you posed a week ago over whether democracy would be a good thing for China or not. I have thought of one good argument for democracy in China, at least in regards to Taiwan.<br /><br />While it is true that if China had a democratic system where more than one party were allowed to compete with each other the country would not necessarily be more favorably disposed to an independent Taiwan, a China where different interests were allowed to go head to head would certainly be slower at decision making. Right now, the one-party state can rapidly make decisions about troop buildups and military fund allocations. In a democratic system, a separate party might slow things down a bit, if only to ensure that some of that military money went to the poor, for example, or was used for education.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-62200898172721846442009-09-28T21:14:18.226+08:002009-09-28T21:14:18.226+08:00I agree. The military is the sticking point. China...I agree. The military is the sticking point. China is upgrading its forces for a reason. Without a much stronger commitment from the US in the medium term, the Chinese will not have to wait for any peace agreement to force the unification issue. <br /><br />In order for that to change, politicians in Washington would have to come to the conclusion that defending Taiwan is part of the US' national interest. The US-Taiwan relationship would have to be vastly upgraded. Do you see that happening under Ma Ying-jeou and Barack Obama (who, by the way, is quickly beginning to look like the "appeaser in chief" instead of the commander in chief)?Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-4111446245453306182009-09-28T17:30:52.080+08:002009-09-28T17:30:52.080+08:00I don't see the reason for your optimism. Chin...I don't see the reason for your optimism. China wants Taiwan, everything else is off the table for the long run. Now, if you got a peace treaty, this will just contribute to further weaken Taiwan and especially the US commitment to support Taiwans defense. On the other hand, the Chinese will continue to upgrade their military as nothing currently and in the future will be able to prohibit them from doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com