tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post3201040072266152197..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Thursday night Short Shorts, Day of Doom Approaching VersionMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-23012291893754691302014-11-28T12:27:13.439+08:002014-11-28T12:27:13.439+08:00Sorry forgot to sign my name on last post plus for...Sorry forgot to sign my name on last post plus forgot one more point. Why do you think the Hong Kong protesters are more focused than the earlier Taiwanese protesters? I think maybe because the HKers are already living under Chinese tyranny, while many Taiwanese lack the strident mentality needed to follow up on social issues. It's almost like Taiwan is afflicted as an island with short attention span sometimes. My Taiwanese friends and family say the media there criticized the student protesters, but I am disappointed in the contrast between HKers and Taiwanese in that regard. <br /><br />Jenny<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-88933382151322330342014-11-28T12:13:55.281+08:002014-11-28T12:13:55.281+08:00I sent the link to a Taiwanese friend who is study...I sent the link to a Taiwanese friend who is studying in Europe this year. She is very angry at the way Taiwanese government and certain segments of society have been selling out to China. But even she couldn't believe that China offers so many public bribes to the Taiwanese in order to influence policies in Taiwan. She says she and many of her peers are mad but also somewhat resigned to the possibility that one day Taiwan would be overtaken by China. There are too many gullible and greedy people in Taiwan willing to make money now and take chances with Chinese promises. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-4711068189276828752014-11-28T06:41:46.988+08:002014-11-28T06:41:46.988+08:00Yeah, linked to it.
MichaelYeah, linked to it.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-69355310211986726532014-11-28T03:04:51.900+08:002014-11-28T03:04:51.900+08:00Have you read this article?
http://www.japantim...Have you read this article? <br /><br />http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/27/world/politics-diplomacy-world/chinas-shadowy-agency-working-swallow-taiwan/#.VHa67Io77CS<br /><br />Jenny<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com