tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post4607833627400978963..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Daily Links, Jan 15, 2009Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-21072516245593628832009-01-16T12:05:00.000+08:002009-01-16T12:05:00.000+08:00Add this article about how some Chinese officials ...Add this article about how some Chinese officials pissed away their municipal treasuries & state funds in Macao. (IHT Jan15) <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/15/asia/15macao.php" REL="nofollow">Chinese officials gamble, and their luck runs out</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-31041685506224585192009-01-16T11:21:00.000+08:002009-01-16T11:21:00.000+08:00Dude, where's the link to the predatory Asian girl...Dude, where's the link to the predatory Asian girls story? My gorilla-like western wife is cramping my style. Hit me with it, hurry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-53212827742360332302009-01-16T10:42:00.000+08:002009-01-16T10:42:00.000+08:00I believe Hsing Yun is also a lifetime member of t...I believe Hsing Yun is also a lifetime member of the KMT.<BR/><BR/>I'm excited that Cape No. 7is opening in China. During my last trip there I noticed a lot of interest and curiosity about Taiwan, and not the kind that we normally hear about, more the kind that one feels about a distant place that he has heard so much about, but most likely will never have a chance to see. Or then I heard a lot of statements like: "My sister married someone from Kaohsiung" or even in some pretty remote places in South China: "My cousin went there in 1949" or from a tourist guide in Guilin: "I have a lot of friends from Taiwan." Then there was the guy from Xiamen whom I met in Yangshuo. He was fascinated by Taiwan and said he would love to go there. I think Cape No. 7 is the perfect kind of movie to portray of very local and Taiwan-specific story not only to a Chinese audience, but hopefully a world audience.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648566751513055517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-55682243690738203632009-01-16T09:53:00.000+08:002009-01-16T09:53:00.000+08:00The piece about the Shifu of Foguangshan simply co...The piece about the Shifu of Foguangshan simply confirmed what I suspected. <BR/><BR/>Many Hong Kong people have no idea how they are subject to government propaganda and how much media neutrality has been undermined since the handover. <BR/><BR/>Case in point: If you are interested in watching Mandarin language at home, but you don't want to spend a lot for a specialty channel, you have three options. 1) CCTV 2) Phoenix TV (not exactly balanced reporting at either one, as you know.)<BR/><BR/>What's number three? Why Foguangshan naturally. Foguangshan's station does not discuss politics, to their credit. It is indeed a Buddhist station with some lifestyle programmes (mainly for women) thrown in. However, the subtle signs are there. Ex: hosts often call themselves Chinese. Fictional serials are all along the ancient dynasty type, etc.<BR/><BR/>So you can choose blatant propaganda, or a neutral station run by a unificationist monk (the only free Taiwan station on offer, by the way).<BR/><BR/>So much for welcoming a diversity of opinions in Mandarin broadcasting.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-30047350557526787522009-01-16T05:30:00.000+08:002009-01-16T05:30:00.000+08:00Every Formosan with his or her heart in the right ...Every Formosan with his or her heart in the right place should be seething while watching the following.<BR/><BR/>http://www.ocot.tw/blog/archives/1322<BR/><BR/>Aux armes! Aux armes citoyens! La patrie est en danger! Qu'un sang impure (中華奴、台灣奸之汚血)abreuve nos sillons! Aux armes! Aux armes citoyens! La patrie est en danger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com