tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post460664570458188665..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-29998742964984415942011-09-30T02:39:59.113+08:002011-09-30T02:39:59.113+08:00Forest reserves and national parks only protect pl...Forest reserves and national parks only protect places noone yet wants to develop. Kenting is a national park and look at the mess that has become. Like any contract here, when the price is right the paper is worthless.lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-64056374627385061982011-09-29T14:53:53.141+08:002011-09-29T14:53:53.141+08:00See JM Cole oped in TT today to see how expats sho...<b>See JM Cole oped in TT today to see how expats should react.</b><br /><br />I think you've missed Cole's point rather badly. David is describing, not prescribing, and not to a local audience either.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-80504491602466780052011-09-29T14:08:22.530+08:002011-09-29T14:08:22.530+08:00David, same can be said of Japan, even more so: &#...David, same can be said of Japan, even more so: ''The one immutable law of Japanese pork barrel politics can also be rephrased as "He who pours the most concrete wins."<br /><br />Japan is all concreted over. So don't just blame Taiwan. It's an Asian thing. Money talks. In Western countries. stop pointing fingers. your own country is terrible too.<br /><br />See JM Cole oped in TT today to see how expats should react.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-73541315907259972572011-09-29T07:35:42.452+08:002011-09-29T07:35:42.452+08:00Anonymous 1: where is the "coast" of Wul...Anonymous 1: where is the "coast" of Wulai? Isn't Wulai in the northern section of Taiwan's central mountains near Xindian, and nowhere near the coast???Greg McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556013396459386357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-45747858714824516702011-09-28T23:52:51.605+08:002011-09-28T23:52:51.605+08:00Ma is giving his KMT travel business friends a big...Ma is giving his KMT travel business friends a big favor enabling them to bring-in their big buses full of Chinese tourists to the last bastion of Taiwan's pristine trail.<br /><br />While they reap profits the Taiwanese people will only be left with a damaged ecosystem forever like Ali Shan.<br /><br />Jason TungAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-87977187375720687642011-09-28T23:50:17.601+08:002011-09-28T23:50:17.601+08:00At least the remaining coastline from Nanren to Ji...At least the remaining coastline from Nanren to Jialeshui and the Kenting's littoral forests will remained undeveloped. Obviously this point of view isn't shared by the authors of the preceding posts, but I've always been impressed by the amount of land that is protected by forest regulations. It may seem hard to believe, but forest preservation zones stretch uninterrupted from Wulai to Taichung! This is not an insignificant accomplishment given the constant pressure to open more land to development. <br /><br />BTW, there are other undeveloped coastal areas around the island:<br />Huting<br />Nanao<br />Dongao<br /> <br /><br /><br />HikerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-87299441507065392512011-09-28T17:04:26.231+08:002011-09-28T17:04:26.231+08:00I think you nailed it, David.I think you nailed it, David.Greg McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556013396459386357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-4938983999713208222011-09-28T13:15:29.332+08:002011-09-28T13:15:29.332+08:00I visited the Alangyi Ancient Trail several years ...I visited the Alangyi Ancient Trail several years ago with some friends, and it was such an incredibly beautiful place. I'm so sorry to hear that it will be destroyed...Denver flyerhttp://www.travelgrove.com/cheap-flights-to-Denver.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-77149377771474450292011-09-28T09:22:29.284+08:002011-09-28T09:22:29.284+08:00The one immutable law of Taiwan politics can also ...The one immutable law of Taiwan politics can also be rephrased as "He who pours the most concrete wins."David on Formosahttp://blog.taiwan-guide.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62939196770567821782011-09-27T23:48:31.412+08:002011-09-27T23:48:31.412+08:00That is basically the very last stretch of wild co...That is basically the very last stretch of wild coastline in the country. What is it equivalent to -maybe 5% of The coast (not counting outlaying islands)? If we cannot conserve 5% of the coast, then what kind of country are we? Same thing with the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. One tiny piece of the coast ought to be preserved.Greg McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556013396459386357noreply@blogger.com