tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post4755530647036863106..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Rounding up the Election: OH HELL YES Thank you Scott Harold Sea Change EditionMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62728065940688784312016-01-23T02:23:17.071+08:002016-01-23T02:23:17.071+08:00CiXi was definitely the real power behind the thro...CiXi was definitely the real power behind the throne for much of the late Qing. But officially she was a regent for a couple of child emperors. <br /><br />Wu Zetian was the only female in Chinese history to officially have the title "emperor" (huang di 皇帝). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-45949124553725335972016-01-19T21:31:22.608+08:002016-01-19T21:31:22.608+08:00I thought Dowager Empress CiXi was the immediate f...I thought Dowager Empress CiXi was the immediate female predecessor to Tsai Ing Wen. <br /><br />It looks as though the Far Glory Taipei Dome affair will be fairly gory for "Mister" Ma. I suspect he'll be dusting off that Green Card to ensure a quick getaway to US; anyone for an extradition attempt.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-46400282311049443592016-01-19T06:25:18.779+08:002016-01-19T06:25:18.779+08:00http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/201601...http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20160118_11.html<br /><br /><br />Chinese media: Missing publisher turns himself in<br /><br />China's state-run news agency says a missing co-owner of a Hong Kong publishing company has turned himself in to answer a drunk-driving hit-and-run charge(2003) in mainland China.<br /><br />Gui went missing in October in Thailand.<br /><br />Now Turton is missing. Who's next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-17365216419495660122016-01-18T20:17:02.497+08:002016-01-18T20:17:02.497+08:00In all this excitement, what's getting lost is...In all this excitement, what's getting lost is the historic fact that a woman has become the leader of a Chinese society, for the first time since empress Wu Zetian 1300 years ago.<br /><br />See my blog post on this fact by clicking on my name or looking here:http://thecapitalinthenorth.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/and-finally-woman-president.htmlJi Xianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406727999722525339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36526333072751777582016-01-18T14:20:04.911+08:002016-01-18T14:20:04.911+08:00Here's another question - will Taiwan now incr...Here's another question - will Taiwan now increase defense spending? Given that China is about to field near-stealth aircraft, the need for major tech upgrades for ROCAF equipment would seem to be pressing, even though neither Chen nor Ma did very much about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-53883232305457028612016-01-18T14:13:10.211+08:002016-01-18T14:13:10.211+08:00What are the odds of Ma getting prosecuted for cor...What are the odds of Ma getting prosecuted for corruption the way he prosecuted Chen Shui-bian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-31492641394198672322016-01-17T14:05:15.185+08:002016-01-17T14:05:15.185+08:00Yes, I'd also like to know whether Turton is s...Yes, I'd also like to know whether Turton is still alive, or has inadvertently gotten himself run over whilst dancing about on the streets in drunken celebration.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-34511283886332845242016-01-17T11:35:34.313+08:002016-01-17T11:35:34.313+08:00Michael Turton would be jealous of French media, o...Michael Turton would be jealous of French media, our newspaper are doing a pretty good job, describing the KMT as "Pro China", but the DPP always as "Pro Democracy", with the subtext of the two being opposite.<br /><br />An example with the reference newspaper: http://www.lemonde.fr/asie-pacifique/article/2016/01/16/a-taiwan-la-nouvelle-presidente-veut-defendre-la-democratie-taiwanaise-face-a-pekin_4848638_3216.html<br /><br />Cette double victoire va permettre aux « indépendantistes » – comme Pékin appelle le camp « vert » – de disposer d’une plus ample marge de manœuvre face aux nombreux défis qui se posent à la jeune démocratie taïwanaise, pays souverain mais diplomatiquement isolé<br /><br />-> "This double victory [Legislative and Executive] will allow the pan green camp - which Beijing insist on calling "independandist" - to have more freedom to improve this young democracy: while being a sovereign country, Taiwan is diplomatically isolated.<br /><br />Good analysis of both the NPP and the KMT too.<br /><br />Some other newspaper also note that it's the first time a female asian leader is known for herself and not for being the "widow of", "daughter of" or "wife of". <br /><br />http://www.liberation.fr/planete/2016/01/16/tsai-ing-wen-premiere-presidente-elue-a-taiwan_1426865<br /><br />"le KMT est une institution vieillissante et à bout de souffle"<br /><br />The KMT is an ageing and dying institutionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-17988269312686583962016-01-17T01:55:10.519+08:002016-01-17T01:55:10.519+08:00The KMT is going to have to reinvent itself to sur...The KMT is going to have to reinvent itself to survive. The old culture of submitting to authority will not do in the 21st century--it is laughably out of touch with society, just like Hong Kong's executives who would do well to learn from this.channinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386334271601532591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-77490754511004177542016-01-16T09:48:40.315+08:002016-01-16T09:48:40.315+08:00Where do we go to see live streaming from the Turt...Where do we go to see live streaming from the Turton house after the polls close?P. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11503894022260641010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-43977104860732120812016-01-16T06:36:06.754+08:002016-01-16T06:36:06.754+08:00You might enjoy this Los Angeles Times piece about...You might enjoy <a href="http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-taiwan-voters-20160113-story.html" rel="nofollow">this Los Angeles Times</a> piece about Taiwanese-Americans going home to vote. Since the DPP is enthused, most of the anecdotes are about them. An elderly man whose father was kidnapped and killed for being a "collaborator" with the Japanese, a young lady whose father was given death threats for being 黨外 in the 1980s, etc. Definitely a huge difference from the customary articles about how the scary Greens will upset China.John Thackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269867695937765049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-31136899279735555372016-01-16T06:25:13.360+08:002016-01-16T06:25:13.360+08:00>>I expect Ma at some point to announce that...>>I expect Ma at some point to announce that he has been reluctantly persuaded to run for Chairman<<<br /><br /><br />And...of course, another "Grandma" is waiting <i>en coulisse</i> to play the "prodding" part.<br /><br />It was a "taxi driver" who was supposed to have prodded Vincent Siew (Siew Wan-chang) to come out and play Ma's first Vice part; because it's "the heaven's will" (United Daily, June 23, 2007: 「冥冥中自有天意」.)<br /><br />Yes, all the Chinese leaders are sent by the "heaven"; thus, all have a story to tell of "the heaven's will in omen 「冥冥中自有天意」" in their sleeves.<br /><br />That's why, Eric Chu had to have a "grandma of Tamsui/Danshui" narrative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-21638438323726395322016-01-15T23:55:55.454+08:002016-01-15T23:55:55.454+08:00"reactionary dominatrix" - Been spending..."reactionary dominatrix" - Been spending most of tonight with whisky, catching up on what I've missed in the run-up to the election thanks to being on holiday in Canada and mired in other stuff. This gave me the biggest belly laugh though, thanks :)Kiltreiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961070007439275437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-10856746019778262232016-01-15T21:03:34.775+08:002016-01-15T21:03:34.775+08:00http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2016/01/15/5-things-t...http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2016/01/15/5-things-to-know-about-taiwans-election/<br /><br />'Taiwan’s history makes its politics reverberate beyond its shores. Notably, issues remain from last century’s Chinese civil war. In 1949, Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek moved his government to Taiwan after Mao Zedong’s Communist forces booted him from the mainland. China vows reunification with Taiwan ..."<br /><br /><br />http://www.wsj.com/articles/taiwan-vote-sparks-concerns-from-beijing-to-washington-1452745057<br /><br />"While Taiwan has been governed separately from the mainland since Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government fled there in 1949 following its defeat by Mao Zedong’s Communists in a civil war, ..."<br /><br />WSJ is as ignorant as ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-9809812230610103352016-01-15T20:57:16.946+08:002016-01-15T20:57:16.946+08:00hi, where can I go to see the DPP gathering in tai...hi, where can I go to see the DPP gathering in taipei tomorrow? there's usually a gathering after all of the votes have been casted right? blizzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968904323788697692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-9289851628024773272016-01-15T13:39:50.701+08:002016-01-15T13:39:50.701+08:00Yeah, it's been great seeing this change take ...Yeah, it's been great seeing this change take place over the last year. China's done its share of the work by being the clear cause of tensions rising with its other neighbors, and Hong Kong is looking grim. Ham-fisted as always.<br /><br />Domestically, I wonder if the NPP will be willing to play the TSU's "bad cop" role to help the DPP look more moderate. And what are Tsai's fiscal plans? There's room for taxes to go up, but that's never easy to actually do. The articles about Taiwan's defense spending make it sound pretty important to do. Speaking of those defense links, your wording makes it sound like Taiwan needs to be defended from Liao and Thim… Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079284428870214896noreply@blogger.com