tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post4640765870439820759..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Soong Round Up =UPDATED=Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-21507675245295950412011-08-22T17:48:55.194+08:002011-08-22T17:48:55.194+08:00Hmmm..... M, that's a better interpretation th...Hmmm..... M, that's a better interpretation than mine.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-48632404824722800512011-08-22T12:56:31.394+08:002011-08-22T12:56:31.394+08:00Are you sure he's going to go for president? I...Are you sure he's going to go for president? If he does, he will only end up suffering another humiliation. Before the Taipei City mayoral election, he was polling around 10%, but ended up with only 4% of the vote. People who were toying with voting for him ended up voting KMT or DPP in the end because they knew he had no chance of winning. Another showing like that this time and he really is finished!<br /><br />I think he is still aiming for the Legislative Yuan, with a view to a possible presidential run in 4 years time. To be a viable candidate for president, he needs to build up his power base in the legislature first.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-39996352899377757112011-08-21T19:43:57.489+08:002011-08-21T19:43:57.489+08:00I hope the imperial allusions are not lost on Soon...I hope the imperial allusions are not lost on Soong. It was expected that the emperor of a new dynasty would refuse three times before accepting the mandate of heaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-3058079579644798192011-08-21T12:59:53.006+08:002011-08-21T12:59:53.006+08:00Soong should just wait until the KMT sells out Tai...Soong should just wait until the KMT sells out Taiwan, then become the Taiwan Garrison Commander again. He knows all the interrogation techniques plus knows where to set up secret prisons.<br /><br />Dont forget..."Think Positive"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-44968025926640570192011-08-20T23:56:06.497+08:002011-08-20T23:56:06.497+08:00Soong would make an extremely ugly woman. Don'...Soong would make an extremely ugly woman. Don't put that image in my head, Tim Maddog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-57681999631111674432011-08-20T21:43:32.026+08:002011-08-20T21:43:32.026+08:00Yeah I saw that article, and it was quite good. I ...Yeah I saw that article, and it was quite good. I wanted to blog on it tomorrow. Off to Changhua to explore a local historical site....Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-81731791352545133592011-08-20T21:42:32.147+08:002011-08-20T21:42:32.147+08:00Re: Taiwan's birth rate
There's an intere...Re: Taiwan's birth rate<br /><br />There's an interesting Economist article just out on this, if you haven't seen it:<br />http://www.economist.com/node/21526329<br /><br />Essentially, the article attributes the low birth rate to low marriage rates (and cultural reluctance to have children out of wedlock). Most articles I've seen just talk about the low birth rate and direct ways to address it. But if this Economist piece is right, then whatever "policies" Taiwan and other countries come up with to address birth rates won't be very effective. The article is also good for putting Taiwan in the context of other Asian countries, eg foreign brides in South Korea.<br /><br />So population decrease (or "easing" if you think population decrease is not necessarily bad), productivity increases and seismic cultural change seem to be on the menu for the next 30 years.Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-41450737474659582502011-08-20T19:57:01.935+08:002011-08-20T19:57:01.935+08:00ROFL.ROFL.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-30358017845403328142011-08-20T17:59:17.979+08:002011-08-20T17:59:17.979+08:00James Soong is pulling a "Sarah Palin." ...James Soong is pulling a "Sarah Palin." All he needs now is a big orange bus. ;-)<br /><br /><a href="http://taiwanmatters.blogspot.com/" title="Taiwan Matters!" rel="nofollow">Tim Maddog</a>Tim Maddoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943522529132663780noreply@blogger.com