tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post6061398774415819446..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: From the Department of Manufactured NewsMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-35961588963598183292009-05-04T20:51:00.000+08:002009-05-04T20:51:00.000+08:00Thanks for the great comments, Tim.Thanks for the great comments, Tim.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-24228936275005124472009-05-04T16:58:00.000+08:002009-05-04T16:58:00.000+08:00"If Xinhua is reporting that the State Council Tai..."If Xinhua is reporting that the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said China allowed Taiwanese participation, why can't AP report that China 'approved' Taiwan's participation? "<br /><br />I think Ma and the KMT are used to the newswires reporting their side of the story due to the recent overlapping of the KMT and CCP propaganda machines. <br /><br />These machines are now slightly unaligned, resulting in news that is stinging the ears of the KMT. <br /><br />Interestingly enough, a foreign newswire has complicated their message just as they are trying to provide the spin they need to the locals. This makes it that much harder to craft that "victory" message and opens the party to criticism from the DPP just when that "victory" should have tempered that criticism.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-72552673953078530642009-05-04T15:18:00.000+08:002009-05-04T15:18:00.000+08:00Michael, you wrote:
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I wish the DPP would sto...Michael, you wrote:<br />- - -<br /><I>I wish the DPP would stop the slamming of the WHA invitation -- which they themselves worked to achieve -- and take a more co-opting approach: "nice work in realizing our goal, Mr. KMT."</I>- - -<br /><br />First, Taiwan should have been a member of the WHA and WHO all along.<br /><br />Second, the MOU says that Taiwan must be called "Taiwan, China" for any participation to occur.<br /><br />Third, while criticizing Enav (who <I>does</I> deserve criticism for so frequently not getting the pro-democracy side right) for not shoving his nose as far up the Chinese Nationalist Party's (<A TITLE="KMT = Kuomintang, or 'Killed Many Taiwanese'">KMT</A>) ass as he used to (simply by saying this time that China "approved" Taiwan's WHA entry?!), they're simultaneously <B>thanking China for their "goodwill."</B>See the big contradiction?<br /><br />Fourth, why is the process so secret? Why can't the <A TITLE="KMT = Kuomintang, or 'Killed Many Taiwanese'">KMT</A> even hint at how this "breakthrough" was achieved?<br /><br />I think the answer to that would go something like this:<br />- - -<br /><B>CCP:</B> Here. Have a nice, clean, white flag, and wave it at us. I'll even allow you to have your name on it, "Taiwan, China."<br /><br /><B>KMT:</B> Thank you for your goodwill! Hey, world! Look what we did!<br />- - -<br /><br />BTW, it's not the kind of breakthrough the DPP hoped to achieve: one in which Taiwan's sovereignty would not be further degraded.<br /><br />So, I think the DPP <I>should</I> continue the slamming of this "invitation" into what should be a public space to begin with. I think even more people should slam it.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://taiwanmatters.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Taiwan Matters!">Tim Maddog</A>Tim Maddoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943522529132663780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-6060110167343375012009-05-04T10:32:00.000+08:002009-05-04T10:32:00.000+08:00As many pro-Taiwan bloggers and media have already...As many pro-Taiwan bloggers and media have already pointed out, Xinhua published the following<br /><br /><I>A Chinese mainland official said here Thursday that resolving the issue of Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) showed <B>sincerity and goodwill from the mainland</B>.<br /><br /> A spokesman from the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office told Xinhua that <B>allowing Taiwan's participation in the WHA</B> indicated that the mainland attached great importance to the health of Taiwan people. <br /></I>If Xinhua is reporting that the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said China allowed Taiwanese participation, why can't AP report that China 'approved' Taiwan's participation? <br /><br />I am actually even more interested in the "sincerity and goodwill" language from the Taiwan Affairs Council since it closely echoes Ma Ying-jeou's quote that Taiwan's WHA participation shows China's shan4yi (goodwill).Michael Faheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057491107522344042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-29577411088966584702009-05-04T09:24:00.000+08:002009-05-04T09:24:00.000+08:00But I'm not sure what joining the WHA under the na...But I'm not sure what joining the WHA under the name Chinese Taipei, needing to be renewed year-on-year, and done only with the permission of China, achieves. Taiwan needs to become a permanent member of the WHO, but if it requires permission on the part of China, that sets a very poor precedent for future interactions both with the WHO and other international organizations. <br /><br />Taiwan's problems in the past have been because they aren't a member of the WHO and haven't gotten data promptly and were listed as a part of China and a SARS infected area long after it had already been controlled.<br /><br />Ma is being an idiot spinning this as some great achievement. China's going to look at this and say, wow, that's all it took to make you so giddy? Not pointing out that participation in international organizations is the NORMAL state of affairs makes it that much harder to get international acceptance for anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-52363763029178469652009-05-04T08:09:00.000+08:002009-05-04T08:09:00.000+08:00"We think that such a professional news outlet sho..."We think that such a professional news outlet should demand its news coverage achieve a certain quality,"<br /><br />In other words, "how dare you actually investigate the event, rather than use the press release we always send you."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com