tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post5390995154863639078..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Dalai Lamaze: Breathe Deeply and RelaxMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-64724221638159742292009-09-05T07:11:21.629+08:002009-09-05T07:11:21.629+08:00anon 11:47
You are aware that greater concepts of...anon 11:47<br /><br />You are aware that greater concepts of "blood ties" beyond family are fictive, constructions of ideology, right? They are used by political leaders to motivate (manipulate) people into a desired political action. <br /><br />There is as much a meaningful relationship of "blood ties" between Chinese and Taiwanese as there are between Taiwanese and English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-41276994240020086862009-09-05T00:04:47.572+08:002009-09-05T00:04:47.572+08:00Bingo, Peter.Bingo, Peter.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-56942857256489685892009-09-05T00:04:31.094+08:002009-09-05T00:04:31.094+08:00Anon, until you can read English, you should proba...Anon, until you can read English, you should probably not post on English blogs. I simply referred to the possibility of the DL bringing in donations, and certainly never said "pour in."Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-66743030976156739942009-09-04T11:47:48.001+08:002009-09-04T11:47:48.001+08:00MT- Where is the donation from the West that you s...MT- Where is the donation from the West that you said will pore in from around the world with DL's visit to Taiwan? Look around the world, no one else cares about Taiwanese's suffering more than our own blooded brothers and sisters in Taiwan, China and HK. <br /><br />Donations in cash and materials were ALREADY poring in from China, HK and other parts of Taiwan to those affected in the South without DL's visit. Don't you say that the Chinese government "forced" their citizens to donate for Taiwan. All I saw was voluntary effort and sincere concerns for Taiwanese and a natural outporing of care. 40億台幣from China's oridnary citizens and companies so far. How much have our American protector and the West pledged? Nada before DL's visit and it's still NADA after DL visit. <br /><br />I said to those Taiwanese who always look to America, Japan and the West for protection and validation- WAKE UP 醒醒吧!!! Americans, Japanese and Europeans don't care about Taiwanese. They just can't bear to see a strong Greater China and a Greater Chinese power coming togehter and they are more than happy to use Taiwanese to advnace their own agenda. But to sincerely help and care about Taiwanese in our time of neeed? Sadly to say, Americans, Japanese and the Europeans just don't care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-67985962648222298202009-09-03T15:39:37.830+08:002009-09-03T15:39:37.830+08:00"Hurt feelings" ranks up there with &quo..."Hurt feelings" ranks up there with "with Chinese characteristics", doesn't it? <br /><br />An academic once suggested a great topic for a research project: Just how exceptional is China anyways?<br /><br />You could write a companion book: Just how hurt are the Chinese people anyways?Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-75753070856563309732009-09-03T02:00:20.037+08:002009-09-03T02:00:20.037+08:00Hi,
I am very sick and tired of Time magazine. T...Hi,<br /><br />I am very sick and tired of Time magazine. The foreign reporter is no better than the local one http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1919976,00.html. I appreciate you pointed out Chang An-Lo. And I have a smile when I read the last sentence.M Chennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-23405934458714830422009-09-03T00:41:15.314+08:002009-09-03T00:41:15.314+08:00I would love to see a comparison for the time peri...I would love to see a comparison for the time period 2001 to 2003. Was it more common for someone to "hurt the feelings of all Chinese people everywhere", or was it more common for Tom Daschle to be "disappointed". ~~~~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-30895914233430666232009-09-02T22:56:37.163+08:002009-09-02T22:56:37.163+08:00I don't like some of the conclusions the write...I don't like some of the conclusions the writer of the Times article comes to. For example, that China's relationship with Taiwan has matured because China didn't blame Taiwan as a country for approving the Dalai Lama's visit but instead blamed the opposition party. Making noise every time the Dali Lama goes anywhere seems to be pretty standard practice for Beijing. Wouldn't Beijing show more maturity by not saying anything at all about the Dali Lama's visitpeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474924970348180502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-43292479157701963022009-09-02T22:29:19.180+08:002009-09-02T22:29:19.180+08:00According to the article, the winner is actually J...According to the article, the winner is actually Japan- 58 times.Islanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027760124467699924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-44833132421551974882009-09-02T22:15:16.316+08:002009-09-02T22:15:16.316+08:00Actually, the Asia Sentinel article credits Japan ...Actually, the Asia Sentinel article credits Japan as being the winner, having hurt the feelings of the Chinese people 58 times since 1985 (I'm assuming over textbooks, Yasukuni Shrine and statements by conservative politicians). The USA is only second-best. We've got some catching up to do!Kaminogehttp://kaminoge.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.com