tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post3602984582534374285..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Another Trumpfest *sigh*Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-65155713439096789472016-12-17T22:35:59.596+08:002016-12-17T22:35:59.596+08:00Taiwan (ROC) was given the opportunity to be part ...Taiwan (ROC) was given the opportunity to be part of the UN after KMT lost the civil war, but Chiang Kai Shek, played an all or nothing game and couldn't accept the idea of giving up China and just settle for Taiwan.<br /><br />https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/taiwans-un-dilemma-to-be-or-not-to-be/#_ftn1<br />Dual representation, either as a divided country or even a two-China or two-state (one China, one Taiwan) solution, was on the table more than once during the years before the fateful UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 was passed in 1971. The United States in particular tried to broker a compromise, but without success. While Beijing was opposed to such solutions, Chiang Kai-shek was likewise inflexible in his claim that the ROC government was the legal representation of the whole of China. Chiang was particularly afraid that in a two-state solution he would lose the UN Security Council seat of China to the PRC, the enemy of the ROC. Chiang had already in 1961 for the first time put forward the infamous statement that “There is no room for patriots and traitors to live together” (hanzei bu liang li).[1]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-19761627555919330882016-12-16T04:28:33.072+08:002016-12-16T04:28:33.072+08:00"it states that the PRC resisted dual recogni..."it states that the PRC resisted dual recognition of PRC and ROC. Is this the case or was the ROC the one that resisted dual recognition?"<br /><br />It's the PRC. They don't allow other country with a name "China" in it. <br /><br />In the case of Taiwan, China will not allow Taiwan existing as a country in ANY name. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-79902440357361067832016-12-14T13:10:47.895+08:002016-12-14T13:10:47.895+08:00http://soc.jhu.edu/directory/ho-fung-hung/ wrote...http://soc.jhu.edu/directory/ho-fung-hung/ wrote an article <br /><br />https://theinitium.com/article/20161212-opinion-hunghofung-trump/ which stated that more people in US are leaning toward view expressed in this book:<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Year-Marathon-Strategy-Replace-Superpower/dp/1250081343<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-49468557411090129562016-12-14T09:41:30.594+08:002016-12-14T09:41:30.594+08:00Off-topic, but perhaps interesting:
Many U.S. ana...<a href="http://navalinstitute.com.au/world-naval-developments-nov-2016/" rel="nofollow">Off-topic</a>, but perhaps interesting:<br /><br /><i>Many U.S. analysts have argued that the Chinese have sufficient military power to overrun Taiwan, but they tend not to take into account the number of casualties the Chinese would suffer in doing so. That might be unacceptable. Recently a single Chinese peacekeeping soldier in Africa died in an ambush, and that single casualty to a one-child family apparently generated enormous sentiment against the peacekeeping mission. There are numerous indications that the current Chinese government fears but cannot completely control dissent. The sheer blood cost of an expedition to Taiwan may well deter an assault on the island.</i>Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-81684043071959104472016-12-14T09:30:38.831+08:002016-12-14T09:30:38.831+08:00In the Washington Post article linked to your &quo...In the Washington Post article linked to your "Trumpfest" article of Dec 13 it states that the PRC resisted dual recognition of PRC and ROC. Is this the case or was the ROC the one that resisted dual recognition?<br /><br />Thanks for your blog, as an ex resident it keeps me in touch with the Taiwan I know and enjoyed.<br /><br />Barrie GortonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-32631765779394068782016-12-13T20:36:03.306+08:002016-12-13T20:36:03.306+08:00You're right, I overreacted.You're right, I overreacted.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-61285507099780941532016-12-13T17:49:06.025+08:002016-12-13T17:49:06.025+08:00why is the gt story sexist? looks positive to me. ...why is the gt story sexist? looks positive to me. they included her with some pretty cool peoplestephen zimmernoreply@blogger.com