Talking Points for a Protest

I found this in my mailbox, courtesy of an anonymous friend. It contains a list of talking points for a protest during Hu's visit to the US.....for those of you attending protests, pass it around.

As we continue with this protest some of you may be contacted by members of the press.

The media can be a valuable tool to get our message out and if we

use our opportunities wisely, we can succeed in gaining support for

our cause. If we handle our press exposure poorly, we can cause

damage to our message that may take a lot longer to correct.

I hope we can all follow some simple rules to give strength to our

cause and rob the other side of opportunities to discredit us or

make us look bad. A unified message is a strong message.

Try not to shoot from the hip (亂講）

Our Message:

1) We do not support Hu Jintao's "One China

Policy".

2) We oppose China's growing military threat against Taiwan

and the nations of the Pacific Rim.

3) We feel Washington State's political and business

leaders have a responsibility not to finance China's

militarization with trade deals. China must first accept

unconditional peace with Taiwan.

4) China is a threat to peace in the Pacific.

5) Taiwanese do not imagine themselves as Chinese and it is not

up to China to determine how Taiwanese will imagine themselves.

6) China's 730 missiles arrayed against Taiwan are weapons

of terror.

7) Taiwan IS an independent country caught in the politics of the

Cold War.

8) Taiwan IS a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society dedicated to

realizing the ideals of democracy and social justice.

9) Taiwan cannot be excluded from the international community.

10) Taiwan is not an inseparable part of China, Taiwan is an island

and therefore it is an inseparable part of Taiwan.

11) Be polite. If we are polite the news media will have a favorable

impression and it may be useful for future press coverage.

Do Not:

1) Do not call the Chinese names.

2) Do not spread rumors.

3) Do not use the word "mainland"

4) Do not use terms of "authenticity" (ancestry,

history, genetics, specific dates of arrival...) to describe the

differences between Chinese and Taiwanese. Use identity as the

marker of Taiwanese... How a group of people imagine themselves.

5) Do not talk bad about the Chinese people, instead focus on

their leaders. The people don't have a say in what is going on

with Taiwan anyway.

6) Do not advocate democracy for the people of China...that is

their decision. It may also give the impression the dispute between

Taiwan and China is merely political.

7) Do not look angry. Look proud and determined.

[Taiwan] [China]