tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00The View from TaiwanMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger34398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-46188025510037089482018-09-04T00:35:43.666+08:002018-09-04T00:35:43.666+08:00In other words, Ko rejected the organs.
The excer...<b>In other words, Ko rejected the organs.</b><br /><br />The excerpt you cite does not indicate whether Ko bought the Falungong organs or not. Has Ko ever public said that he had not actually bought the Falungong organs for his patients?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-49575337936104821642018-09-01T18:11:37.491+08:002018-09-01T18:11:37.491+08:00So, you want to see Taiwan become a mishmash of di...<b>So, you want to see Taiwan become a mishmash of different ethnicities thus escalating tribal tensions and conflicts?</b><br /><br />Yes, that's exactly what this post means? How could you possibly have known? So clever of you!Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-40290445689141450122018-09-01T02:26:37.996+08:002018-09-01T02:26:37.996+08:00The one labelled "She absolutely understands ...The one labelled "She absolutely understands the problems of ordinary folk, although she can't be bothered to apply a party logo. The other sign, in case you are interested, advertises a detective service for wives who are suspicious their husbands might be cheating on them". She is an independent candidate for Changhua County commissioner who pals around with Ko P's mother and styles herself the "white power candidate" (in the local political sense of not being pan-blue or pan-green, obviously).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197179718179210249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-29053576978456311082018-08-31T17:28:41.076+08:002018-08-31T17:28:41.076+08:00So, you want to see Taiwan become a mishmash of di...So, you want to see Taiwan become a mishmash of different ethnicities thus escalating tribal tensions and conflicts?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12403657232799219790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-84703748118179055842018-08-31T06:40:53.973+08:002018-08-31T06:40:53.973+08:00So when you look at CN tourism revenue and only fo...<b>So when you look at CN tourism revenue and only focus on the minimal impact to GDP, it ignores the much larger impact it has on local economies and their infrastructure investment.</b><br /><br />It would be awesome if you had actually read this and other posts. CN tourism revenue doesn't come here, it stays in CN. The infrastructure put in here is generally geared solely to that market and has little effect on the economy, except for roads which go in anyway. And CN tourism revenue here is WAY overstated by the gov't<br /><br />Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-87801699821082310182018-08-30T11:54:44.159+08:002018-08-30T11:54:44.159+08:00It's also interesting to see how Chen Qingfeng...It's also interesting to see how Chen Qingfeng ("Set aside...!") is visually representing himself--according to the description, he's pouring paint on a sign for the Association for Japanese Exchange (日本交流協會). Is that kind of behavior likely to get him a lot of votes in Changhua?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-5242318127402509352018-08-30T09:33:23.335+08:002018-08-30T09:33:23.335+08:00Using the argument that a loss in CN tourism has l...Using the argument that a loss in CN tourism has little effect on GDP is missing bigger picture of the effect tourism has on infrastructure development.<br /><br />CN tourists outspend all other tourists globally by factor of 2:1, and often, 3:1. It is this economic stimulus injected by CN tourists around the world the encourages new businesses to open, roads to be built, housing to be created, and so on.<br /><br />So when you look at CN tourism revenue and only focus on the minimal impact to GDP, it ignores the much larger impact it has on local economies and their infrastructure investment.<br /><br />qubithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102842632470369492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-65610857276833435252018-08-29T11:23:14.021+08:002018-08-29T11:23:14.021+08:00"The other sign, in case you are interested, ..."The other sign, in case you are interested, advertises a detective service for wives who are suspicious their husbands might be cheating on them."<br /><br />Thanks for the explanation. I remember seeing those signs all over the place when I was living in Fengyuan and wondered what exactly was being advertised. Kaminogehttps://kaminoge.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-40298843190941671862018-08-29T03:32:12.817+08:002018-08-29T03:32:12.817+08:00"Set aside the ruling party! The people shoul..."Set aside the ruling party! The people should be the priority!" claims this revolutionary. <--- The logo indicates that person is a candidate from Chinese Unity Promotion Party (CUPP) 中華統一促進黨.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-50267279227301995832018-08-28T00:26:53.260+08:002018-08-28T00:26:53.260+08:00Until I looked more closely, I thought that first ...Until I looked more closely, I thought that first image was a reflexology chart. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-27735507865997989912018-08-27T15:59:51.811+08:002018-08-27T15:59:51.811+08:00Singapore might be, but many Singaporeans are not...Singapore might be, but many Singaporeans are not...Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-37859539251189258492018-08-26T22:14:23.460+08:002018-08-26T22:14:23.460+08:00My family and I just watched Crazy, Rich Asians an...My family and I just watched Crazy, Rich Asians and when we walked out I said to my wife, “Singapore must be REALLY happy about that film.”Gridmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098830852211613522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-25833842466780116242018-08-25T14:27:54.177+08:002018-08-25T14:27:54.177+08:00Goddamit. I put in the wrong link. That'll tea...Goddamit. I put in the wrong link. That'll teach me to test better.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-65852428295767818212018-08-24T18:06:44.143+08:002018-08-24T18:06:44.143+08:00So my Chinese is not great but I'm pretty sure...So my Chinese is not great but I'm pretty sure the first video is about China, not Kaohsiung or anywhere in Taiwan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-86254626061061755292018-08-24T10:53:53.621+08:002018-08-24T10:53:53.621+08:00I watched the pilot of the political satire show -...I watched the pilot of the political satire show - I saw a lot of Jon Stewart influence there, and (although my Chinese isn't good enough to understand everything) I thought he did a great job. Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-49534854699586387142018-08-23T18:59:54.384+08:002018-08-23T18:59:54.384+08:00You often mention you feel TW establishments shoul...<b>You often mention you feel TW establishments should refuse service to Chinese nationals.</b><br /><br />No, I've often said that they have every right to. You've misread.<br /><br />Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-35056537171311546912018-08-23T08:48:16.501+08:002018-08-23T08:48:16.501+08:00"Letterman and Carson"?! You've been..."Letterman and Carson"?! You've been out of the US for too long, dude...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-3950592995846901632018-08-23T04:06:07.233+08:002018-08-23T04:06:07.233+08:00You often mention you feel TW establishments shoul...You often mention you feel TW establishments should refuse service to Chinese nationals.<br /><br />If so, how can you take objection to them not wanting a TW chain there?<br /><br />Please be consistent in argumentation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-2585899113166060322018-08-21T20:42:22.405+08:002018-08-21T20:42:22.405+08:00That's really flippant for a normally well-wri...<b>That's really flippant for a normally well-written blog. You don't give any reasoning.<br /></b><br /><br />You start by accusing me of being out of touch. What did you expect?<br /><br /><b> A rental subsidy would fix the tax evasion problem because you couldn't get the subsidy unless you were actually registered. </b><br /><br />LOL. What would happen to the price of rents if owners know that their renters will get subsidies AND they have to pay taxes? Very quickly rents would rise throughout the city. <br /><br />You haven't really thought this through.<br /><br />A rent subsidy is a wealth transfer from the government to owners of property. <br /><br />Also, can you tell me when it is going to be terminated, this subsidy? <br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-44334786464593861282018-08-21T09:19:29.886+08:002018-08-21T09:19:29.886+08:00That's really flippant for a normally well-wri...That's really flippant for a normally well-written blog. You don't give any reasoning.<br /><br />Renting is actually quite good value in Taipei, surprisingly, vs buying. However, the market for rentals is really bad for many reasons including landlord tax evasion (meaning they try to prevent you from registering your household in Taipei). Also, because of historical attitudes towards renting, the rental market is full of shady figures both in terms of renters and landlords. A rental subsidy would fix the tax evasion problem because you couldn't get the subsidy unless you were actually registered. No more worrying if your kids could actually go to the local school if you got a decent priced rental instead of buying. And it would create a larger market for rentals both because more owners would be willing to rent their idle apartments (of which are sth like 15%) and more people would be willing to forgo purchasing and rent.<br /><br />A reasonable rental market would pop the housing bubble. When faced with a choice of reliable rentals with broad choice vs insane purchases that will lead to losses, fewer and fewer will purchase.<br /><br />Yao actually has several really good policies and social housing and housing subsidies are among them. They make a ton of economic sense and accomplish fairness as well. Have a deeper look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-22547131553941789132018-08-20T23:11:33.915+08:002018-08-20T23:11:33.915+08:00Because the book isn't about Yunlin?Because the book isn't about Yunlin?B.BarNavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860632239759681393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-14503696542500742152018-08-20T23:05:42.065+08:002018-08-20T23:05:42.065+08:00Another laughable wumao. But at least his grammar ...Another laughable wumao. But at least his grammar is coherent.<br />P.S. The PRC isn't the Tang Empire, and Taiwan was never a territory of either.B.BarNavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860632239759681393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-10165640772753009242018-08-20T22:45:33.141+08:002018-08-20T22:45:33.141+08:00"'Oh wow. You are really out of touch wit..."'Oh wow. You are really out of touch with Taipei. Housing is THE number one problem for anyone under 40 years old in Taipei.""<br /><br />D'oh! Are rent subsidies the solution? Nope. Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-81773391820099557252018-08-20T17:04:13.435+08:002018-08-20T17:04:13.435+08:00Using "salami slicing" against China is ...Using "salami slicing" against China is the right step to take, but the US and Taiwan should consider ramping up cooperation. China has gone beyond salami slicing with its blatant militarization in the South China Sea and its threats and encirclement exercises against Taiwan, so there is no need for softly taking countermeasures. <br /><br />HiltonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-91019807684824934452018-08-20T15:07:50.927+08:002018-08-20T15:07:50.927+08:00If each side is going to start paring off slices l...If each side is going to start paring off slices little by little until one of them runs out, I guess the question then is who has the bigger salami. Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.com