tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post5734586529512409567..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: The Australian with Three on TaiwanMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-27059077535066429482009-10-30T08:12:53.211+08:002009-10-30T08:12:53.211+08:00The latest "health scare" in the media i...The latest "health scare" in the media is a fine example of how the news media in Taiwan often operates as the propaganda branch of the KMT.It appears that Ma's government is trying to demonstrate to China that there is no love between the USA and Taiwan. The beef scare looks like it was cooked up to effectively maintain a moratorium on US beef while appearing to make a deal with the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-60451055594761837152009-10-29T23:10:43.256+08:002009-10-29T23:10:43.256+08:00Are you sure it's not a paid KMT propaganda? -...Are you sure it's not a paid KMT propaganda? -): It smells fishy. Given the latest US beef import incident, I think, the world leaders will legitimately question Ma's competence to run his administration.Maxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-90729314707260864142009-10-29T20:39:26.256+08:002009-10-29T20:39:26.256+08:00as a taiwanese living in australia im absolutely d...as a taiwanese living in australia im absolutely disgusted at The Australian publication of these articles. The Australian, one of the major newspapers, in a country that boasts about its democracy; it's an absolute disgrace, shame on you!dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62556265744896982232009-10-29T17:29:00.996+08:002009-10-29T17:29:00.996+08:00There are some cases of other KMT leaders speaking...There are some cases of other KMT leaders speaking out against democracy on the public record (Soong Chu-yu), but it might take a bit of a search to find Ma. You could easily build a case of secondary evidence against him through his positions held at various times and the decisions or actions promulgated by Ma as opposed to other, pro-democratic actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-57762897358178896842009-10-29T14:32:39.747+08:002009-10-29T14:32:39.747+08:00Feiren, they do but some of them are private corre...Feiren, they do but some of them are private correspondence and not publishable.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-5470146705257108062009-10-29T14:04:54.467+08:002009-10-29T14:04:54.467+08:00It's really unfortunate that there is no onlin...It's really unfortunate that there is no online sources for Ma's anti-democracy positions in the 1980s and 1990s. Does FAPA have references to sources?Michael Faheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057491107522344042noreply@blogger.com