tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post2475207086931818622..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: DPPers found innocent againMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-69743671765891190192012-06-23T10:28:51.720+08:002012-06-23T10:28:51.720+08:00Anyone can see the KMT does things the Chinese way...Anyone can see the KMT does things the Chinese way - keep your enemies busy with frivolous lawsuits, and in the meantime, cause them constant loss of face by endless accusations of perfidy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-72064595679354083252012-06-23T10:01:39.250+08:002012-06-23T10:01:39.250+08:00Let's not forget that Ai Weiwei is an activist...Let's not forget that Ai Weiwei is an activist in a state that the foreign media pretty much universally recognizes as authoritarian. The Western media has a soft spot for people in such a situation. Chen was once an activist, but became a politician. He was also president of a country that the foreign media thinks of as "free". There is also an assumption among many in the West that relatively free states have well-functioning institutions, as if no political reform were really necessary after the holding of democratic elections. Therefore, the Western media is more willing to overlook the case of Chen and of others within the DPP. Hell, even Bo Xilai frequently gets recognized as the victim of a purge. Bo Xilai and Chen would be an interesting contrast. Bo advocates a commie revival and runs a ruthless fiefdom in China's heartland. He is purged and most observers are not unhappy about that. But they recognize the political motivations of the purge. Chen is the head of state of a democratic country. He is hamstrung in his governance by an uncooperative legislature and advocates self determination, which much of the world supports in principle if not always in practice (Kosovo, South Sudan, East Timor, etc.) Yet even if Chen may be guilty of some charges, just as Bo is almost certainly corrupt to a degree, Western observers are incapable of recognizing a purge.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-3109452413526101312012-06-23T02:07:58.855+08:002012-06-23T02:07:58.855+08:00Would love to see a blown-up version of the pictur...Would love to see a blown-up version of the picture you posted, even better with comments included.Andrew Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136085401503278816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-78816690484748231012012-06-22T22:39:53.607+08:002012-06-22T22:39:53.607+08:00Proven innocent against trump up charges.
Still CS...Proven innocent against trump up charges.<br />Still CSB sits in jail, with 1 hour break everyday, for 100 plus days, from false accusations and flawed judicial procedures.<br />Thanks for reminding us we still got a long way to go.Richardnoreply@blogger.com