tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post4915809689640201699..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Friday Night ShortsMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-6289966340633702902009-05-26T01:52:39.675+08:002009-05-26T01:52:39.675+08:00Readin, the Sainsbury piece had a couple of really...<I>Readin, the Sainsbury piece had a couple of really sucky things. But when you look at all the depthless media reports, or the ones that barely discussed what the DPP wanted -- like the freakin' BBC -- that was a miraculous presentation.</I><BR>I would rather that a report say nothing than have it say misleading or just plain wrong information. That way when the truth comes out it only has to overcome a complete lack of knowledge rather than having to overcome ingrained beliefs based on false information.<br /><BR>As the great Ronald Reagan once said, it's not what they don't know that's the problem - it's what they know that just isn't so.Readinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-32943955432888839092009-05-25T20:29:08.756+08:002009-05-25T20:29:08.756+08:00According to this article in Taiwan News, he's goi...According to <A HREF="http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=954782&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng" REL="nofollow">this article</A> in <I>Taiwan News</I>, he's going to be teaching "cross-strait history" rather than Taiwanese history.Jonathan Bendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697405682873882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-77564346780747827472009-05-24T22:04:07.274+08:002009-05-24T22:04:07.274+08:00Taiwan's economy shrank by a record 10.2 perce...Taiwan's economy shrank by a record 10.2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter on slumping exports, the government said Thursday, as it forecast a deeper contraction this year.<br /><br />http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?a=jfyofpfcach&title=Taiwan_s_economy_shrinks_record_10_2_percent_in_1QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-12512291228142402432009-05-24T14:52:59.948+08:002009-05-24T14:52:59.948+08:00Oh no...not hotpants!
You guys may like 'em but f...Oh no...not hotpants!<br /><br />You guys may like 'em but for us women who don't have figures that can handle hotpants (and for those who do, but just don't care for those glorified belts) it means another season of clothes-shopping hell. Once something is 'fashionable' it's almost the only thing sold in stores, so if you don't like it, you're SOL. <br /><br />I feel the same about skinny jeans. When those abominations came into fashion it took forever to hunt down basic boot-cut dark jeans.Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-76502035828345019652009-05-24T12:29:52.874+08:002009-05-24T12:29:52.874+08:00Waldron seems to have a man-crush on Ma. His chara...Waldron seems to have a man-crush on Ma. His characterization of the man and his motives comes of like a study of the hero of some Greek tragedy, or at best suggests that Ma's some well-meaning, fatally gorgeous and dumb jock. To make matters worse, Waldron left so many typos and incomplete or otherwise flawed sentences as to suggest he didn't read what he had typed. He had some good points amongst the rubble, but it really was a mess. I do appreciate the attempt to call all three sides to see the common ground of rationality, but this essay just won't do. I volunteer myself for his proofreading. At a price. He has an effing PhD for God's sake.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13625249683218307168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-64699170053701337382009-05-24T11:27:14.833+08:002009-05-24T11:27:14.833+08:00AhDoGa : Does anyone else find it interesting, if ...AhDoGa : Does anyone else find it interesting, if not strange, that a Mainlander would be appointed to teach Taiwanese history at a Taiwanese University?<br /><br />Shouldn't we say, a Chinese person teaching Taiwanese history at a Taiwanese uni?cfimageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311764476271044148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-39324303568182541842009-05-24T01:07:52.162+08:002009-05-24T01:07:52.162+08:00lol.. grey or black cat he is still a chinese nati...lol.. grey or black cat he is still a chinese nationalist claiming on Taiwan.<br /><br />---Does anyone else find it interesting, if not strange, that a Mainlander would be appointed to teach Taiwanese history at a Taiwanese University?--<br /><br />i dunno.. i hope he will do real taiwanese and not chinese history..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-75914888956361013272009-05-23T14:44:03.284+08:002009-05-23T14:44:03.284+08:00The most likely reason for a half-year appointment...The most likely reason for a half-year appointment is if the hiree signed up to start in the spring semester. Is that the case here? Or is Wang Dan perhaps working around some other commitment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-79925133218522512002009-05-23T12:35:26.418+08:002009-05-23T12:35:26.418+08:00As Michael said, "Starting out on a half year or y...As Michael said, "Starting out on a half year or year contract is pretty normal." Formally, that's the way it is. However, from what I have heard from Taiwanese professor friends, it really is only a formality. Unless he goes to classes drunk or starts selling drugs to his students the contract will be renewed automatically (something like another half year, then 1 year, then 3 years, 7 years...).<br />That Wang Dan's new post has anything to do with Ma Yingjiu is utter over-interpretation. If he teaches Taiwanese history at Chengchi University, it would probably be the Institute for Taiwanese History there (台灣歷史研究所). The Institute (and/or University) decide for themselves whom they appoint. The Ministry of Education would only come into play to formalise his promotion to Associate Professor (副教授) and Professor in a few years from now.Günter Whittomenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62806094002783293602009-05-23T07:41:53.390+08:002009-05-23T07:41:53.390+08:00Does anyone else find it interesting, if not stran...Does anyone else find it interesting, if not strange, that a Mainlander would be appointed to teach Taiwanese history at a Taiwanese University? In college, I was hounded for citing Taiwanese books on the cultural revolution and asked to provide explanation for why I chose to do so. And rightfully so. It's like a Mexican Prof. teaching US history at a US university. Interesting implications, both good and bad.AhDoGahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040261119383784599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-11147447208142204682009-05-23T07:37:20.877+08:002009-05-23T07:37:20.877+08:00Michael equals pro-Taiwan with pro-TI. He sees eve...Michael equals pro-Taiwan with pro-TI. He sees everything black & white, and as a zero-sum game. These are characteristics of an extremist POV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-8515615521037981112009-05-23T06:10:30.081+08:002009-05-23T06:10:30.081+08:00Readin, the Sainsbury piece had a couple of really...Readin, the Sainsbury piece had a couple of really sucky things. But when you look at all the depthless media reports, or the ones that barely discussed what the DPP wanted -- like the freakin' BBC -- that was a miraculous presentation.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-7387959483981971612009-05-23T06:09:32.355+08:002009-05-23T06:09:32.355+08:00Insectlin, there is no tenure at Taiwan universiti...Insectlin, there is no tenure at Taiwan universities. Starting out on a half year or year contract is pretty normal.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36932653817449043202009-05-23T04:00:26.946+08:002009-05-23T04:00:26.946+08:00What power would Ma Ying-jeou have over faculty ap...What power would Ma Ying-jeou have over faculty appointments at Taida?! Are the HK media outlets stretching this for a story?amidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549468846113375560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-75239219081474238032009-05-23T02:56:05.163+08:002009-05-23T02:56:05.163+08:00The Australian has a piece on the protests that gi...<I>The Australian has a piece on the protests that gives extensive space to the pro-Taiwan side and does a good job of discussing what the protests were about, and that from a Beijing correspondent. It contains a couple of errors that several of wrote him about.</I>I was much less impressed. The Australian piece started with a crap in the face of every Taiwanese who attended the rally. "LAST Sunday hundreds of thousands of <B>Chinese</B> marched down the city streets..." and it ended on a similar insult that was just as confusing: "Taiwan has never claimed independence from China; its stance is that the <B>Chinese people</B> should themselves decide who should govern them." So the it is Taiwan's position that the people of China should get to decide who governs Taiwan??? Or is it Taiwan's position that the people of China should decide who governs China?? And what do either of those have to do with the previous sentence about Taiwan not having declared independence?<br /><br />We also see in the article other strange statements: "But there is another, bigger spectre that is looming in the minds of some: political unification with China. It was instructive that older Taiwanese, more fearful of the aggressive People's Republic they remembered, made up the bulk of Sunday's rally in Taipei." Perhaps it is the older people who remember the aggressive Chinese who came to Taiwan with the KMT that are more fearful. Do they fear the PRC, or do they fear the Chinese in general?<br /><br />Several hundred thousand people show up to protest in a country of only 23 million and "...it seems they are in a minority"??<br /><br />The author says "At Sunday's rally, DPP president Tsai Ing-wen cited the KMT Government's draft revisions to the assembly and parade law as the key reason for the protest." Is that correct. Did Tsai say that the assembly and parade law was "the" key reason, or "a" key reason. There is a big difference there. <br /><br />The author spent about half the article talking about the potential economic benefits of subjugation by China, but having said the rally was about the parade and assembly law, he says not a word about recent assemblies and protests where the police allowed demonstrators to be mistreated and then mistreated the demonstrators.<br /><br />The author mentions that Chen is in jail, but says nothing about the violations of his civil rights and the political handling of his case. Surely one or two lines about the economy could have been removed to provide room to say something about the erosion of civil rights in Taiwan under the KMT. <br /><br />Where is this "extensive space" given to the pro-Taiwan side?<br /><br /><br />And what is this "mainland" the author kept talking about? The mainland of Taiwan is the big island Taiwan as opposed to smaller islands like the Pescadores, Orchid Island, Green Island, Turtle Island, etc.. But the author seemed to be using it in a different way.Readinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-50730568222009234172009-05-22T23:06:26.678+08:002009-05-22T23:06:26.678+08:00on an initial half-year contract? Why not tenure ...on an initial half-year contract? Why not tenure treacking job?<br /><br />So, Wang must behave himself; otherwise . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com