tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post7563350653349365618..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Pragmatic Ma Moves Capital to NanjingMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-8991665065041746032013-12-07T06:34:54.411+08:002013-12-07T06:34:54.411+08:00They cannot not stick to the old KMT belief, it...They cannot not stick to the old KMT belief, it's got nothing to do with facing the truth. Officially ROC is still considering itself CHINA, but currently administering taiwan region. Outer Mongolia aside, if ROC ever openly admit that they no longer consider mainland china part of them, whatever supporters left in mainland china will get the idea that "ROC doesn't care about us." Whether it is a "democratic unification" or "taiwanese independence" these cannot be achieve by just the taiwanese alone, I doubt America will or can do anything to help. You can be anti-CCP, but you can't be anti-"chinese" at least not now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-17768739583242477122013-12-06T11:48:44.126+08:002013-12-06T11:48:44.126+08:00"KMT also has always adored the Nazi and thei..."KMT also has always adored the Nazi and their nationalism craze."<br /><br />I've always found it odd that the ROC presidential swear-in ceremony involved the Nazi-like salute. I think you just gave me the answer to that age old question. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-24558770211693420242013-12-04T22:27:29.670+08:002013-12-04T22:27:29.670+08:00KMT is the most pragmatic party in the world and e...KMT is the most pragmatic party in the world and each its Chairmen, from Sun, Chiang, to Ma, is very pragmatic. KMT was born as a Soviet Communist puppy (all western powers had supported other war lords so Dr. Sun could only get help from the Russian). But KMT also has always adored the Nazi and their nationalism craze.<br /><br />A KMT chairman will do anything and work with any one as long as it will increase the wealth and power for the party elites. If my memory serves well, KMT claimed Chinese Communists are the most devilish enemy for the Taiwanese just twenty years ago and KMT says Chinese Communists are the sweetest angel for the Taiwanese now.<br /><br />It's impossible to hate a guy like KMT Chairman, right?Taiwanese Christiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-88199868495517415052013-12-04T10:58:40.178+08:002013-12-04T10:58:40.178+08:00Right-wing? Hahaha.
He'd be the first right-w...Right-wing? Hahaha.<br /><br />He'd be the first right-wing president in history then, who chooses dialog over confrontation, decreases military spending, makes it easier for immigrants / foreigners to settle in the country, embraces international standards, etc.<br /><br />Ma may be many things but he's definitely not right wing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-20990942437411536382013-12-04T10:28:41.858+08:002013-12-04T10:28:41.858+08:00I wonder how comically they are going to walk this...I wonder how comically they are going to walk this back. <br /><br />It is really interesting what is being done in Taiwan to give the Chinese the perception that the chasm between how Taiwanese imagine themselves and how Chinese imagine Taiwanese themselves is not as great as it really is. I think a lot of these moves are being done for an audience in Beijing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com