tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post8989116384536180893..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Interview with Ma in Wash PostMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-52033019992201660062011-02-19T15:27:04.581+08:002011-02-19T15:27:04.581+08:00@les
If you read the transcript, Ma says, in resp...@les<br /><br />If you read the transcript, Ma says, in response to the second question about decreasing missile systems<br /><br />"However, the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a sovereign state; we must have our national defense."<br /><br /><br />Richburg is assuming that Ma thinks of the names 'R.O.C.' and 'Taiwan' as being the same politically, when in reality Ma means that the R.O.C. is a sovereign state now controlling a piece of land geographically known as Taiwan. But Ma does not admit to there being an independent <i>Taiwan state</i>.blobOfNeuronsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-54953822833174277182011-02-19T14:54:19.147+08:002011-02-19T14:54:19.147+08:00Found this comment in the translation of Li Ao'...Found this comment in the translation of Li Ao's speech at Beijing University in 2005:<br /><br />"Li: When I came to Beijing, I was afraid to talk about the Taiwan problem. Indeed, this has just come up. Let me tell you, this is the different [sic] between a politician and a thinker. Ma Ying-jeou has a nice face, he is a nice guy but he is someone who never does anything. We call him a 'pot non-sticker.' He does not do anything good and he does not do anything bad. He knows how to smile and campaign for votes. He gets many votes this way. But we think that it is important to have people who actually do things. It is not enough to go around with a pretty face. I think Ma Ying-jeou is in the wrong business. He should have been a movie actor or a singing star. At a minimum, he would be better as a big lecher."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-60592052296226615462011-02-19T11:56:59.844+08:002011-02-19T11:56:59.844+08:00Maybe Richburg deliberately misquoted Matong in or...Maybe Richburg deliberately misquoted Matong in order to force him to publicly correct that and make a clear statement (that Taiwan isn't sovereign)?lesnoreply@blogger.com