tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post5370424287988357562..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: [UPDATED] Chu political theatre, Reuters Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1824035821210175322015-03-28T22:57:02.649+08:002015-03-28T22:57:02.649+08:00Right, for Chu to run for president while still be...Right, for Chu to run for president while still being mayor would be unprecedented for Taiwan. The only people to have ever run while still holding another political office were presidents (Lee 1996 and Chen 2004) and vice presidents (Lian 2000). Lin Yang-kang and Chen Li-an resigned from the Judicial Yuan and Control Yuan, respectively, to run in 1996, which may be why we're all thinking Chu would have to leave New Taipei to run for president. And KMT insiders have already made plans for the deputy mayor there to replace Chu, UDN says.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-33052601279344254462015-03-27T23:02:38.285+08:002015-03-27T23:02:38.285+08:00'My understanding is Chu doesn't legally h...'My understanding is Chu doesn't legally have to resign to run for president; he just might politically have to do that if he wants to actively campaign'<br /><br />I'd love to know how much work he's actually done for New Taipei City since his re-election. KMT business seems to have been taking precedence for the last few months.Maccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-73553826857221971112015-03-27T22:24:57.835+08:002015-03-27T22:24:57.835+08:00Thanks, forgot about that wrinkle of Chu not resig...Thanks, forgot about that wrinkle of Chu not resigning. But it won't look good if he tries to do both.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-44792670408450991932015-03-27T22:05:51.400+08:002015-03-27T22:05:51.400+08:00A very bad translation by the KMT itself?
My unde...A very bad translation by the KMT itself?<br /><br />My understanding is Chu doesn't legally have to resign to run for president; he just might politically have to do that if he wants to actively campaign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-88786907765876581922015-03-27T21:27:23.421+08:002015-03-27T21:27:23.421+08:00You are relying on a very bad translation. Chu doe...You are relying on a very bad translation. Chu doesn't use any gender specific language in the post..he just says that the "angry youth" in each generation will become the "fighting youth" for that generation (每一個在各自時代曾為憤青的年青人,最終也都要成為那個時代的奮青) - a word play between 憤青 ("angry youth") and 奮青 ("fighting youth") which have the same pronunciation. Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-76041736282090506112015-03-27T13:56:58.037+08:002015-03-27T13:56:58.037+08:00Nit-picking one of your criticisms of Reuters:
&q...Nit-picking one of your criticisms of Reuters:<br /><br />"why not pro-Taiwan or democracy since that's what they were" The assumption is that everyone in Taiwan is "pro-Taiwan" (which isn't that unreasonable of an assumption, although it is pretty clear that the KMT is more pro-China than it is pro-Taiwan). The Greens aren't just pro-Taiwan, they are anti-China. A similar trade pact with America or Japan would not likely have generated the same opposition.<br /><br />Everything else was spot on. The worst was Reuters calling "political reconciliation" "a key goal of China's foreign policy". (I swear officer, I didn't punch him, I just reconciled my fist with his face.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022381054458476229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-70051201719960212342015-03-27T12:57:27.194+08:002015-03-27T12:57:27.194+08:00Michael,
Please keep up the good fight! Sunflower...Michael,<br /><br />Please keep up the good fight! Sunflower shows us that it is worth it to keep trying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-57167218454475631642015-03-26T23:52:39.800+08:002015-03-26T23:52:39.800+08:00I work four jobs. Eric Chu tells me that I should ...I work four jobs. Eric Chu tells me that I should convert my anger to working for my future? I want to see if Eric Chu works 14-18 hour days, 6-7 days a week, for months at a time. Easy enough for a rich Princeling to imply we're lazy or don't have our futures in sight. On the contrary we are the ones most focused on our futures.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974549343466860307noreply@blogger.com