tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post8609326941966320316..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Does Washington get it?Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-6677339887846298742011-06-28T17:06:16.847+08:002011-06-28T17:06:16.847+08:00War is always just a few years into the future, bu...<b> War is always just a few years into the future, but never arrives.</b><br /><br />Nice.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-85215266808934920452011-06-28T16:50:33.743+08:002011-06-28T16:50:33.743+08:00I'm not sure I get it either. I get a sense of...I'm not sure I get it either. I get a sense of resignation, even from those who are consistent green voters. They seem to think that, as China might take over at any time, it's better to keep things are they are. The same applies to the blue voters, as long as the KMT promises to uphold Taiwan's sovereignty,voting for them decreases China's chances of military action, and would ensure a smoother transition if/when they do take over.ALXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-48930403282668398642011-06-28T14:18:28.292+08:002011-06-28T14:18:28.292+08:00Li Thian Hok's 'evidence' backing up h...Li Thian Hok's 'evidence' backing up his conjecture is a supposed top-secret political will quoted in the book “The Taiwan Crisis: China’s Plan to Annex Taiwan Without a Battle by 2012,”, in which Deng Xiaoping speculated on topics (Taiwanese democracy, Hu's leadership) which either post-dated his death, or had only just started in the period when Deng had left the public eye due to advanced Parkinson's. He doesn't even bother to provide a source for his next titbit:<br /><br /><b>"In February 2008, the CCP held a joint meeting of the Political Bureau and the Central Military Commission at a strategic command center deep within a cavern in Beijing’s Xi Shan District. At this event Hu presented a top secret report about China’s historical mission. Here are some excerpts: “Historically, the West used battleships and opium to colonize China. Now the roles are reversed. We will seize the opportunity that capitalism’s economic crisis has presented us with. Through the opening-up policy, we will gradually make them Socialist China’s economic and cultural colonies ... Ultimately, we must free all of mankind through communism ... Solving the Taiwan problem is the first step we must take to fulfill our mission ... if we do not end the Taiwan problem, opposition activities attempting to topple our socialist government within and outside the country will run rampant ... Hence, quickly resolving the Taiwan problem is essential to keeping Socialism in China alive and to keeping the party in power.”"</b><br /><br />Reading this, you come to realise how, for some, the ongoing cross-strait crisis is a gift that just keeps giving, allowing them to pose as experts on a subject through the continuous production of speculation based on dubious sources. War is always just a few years into the future, but never arrives.Gilman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.com