On Apr 2, 3:35=A0pm, zanzibar <zanzibar_d...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Apr 2, 10:57=A0am, baldeagle <botakea...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Chen has wasted 8 years, wasted his energies and efforts, on the
> > indepedence issue for Taiwan,... =A0he neglected the economy and the
> > welfare of Taiwanese. Taiwanese had enough of his nonsense and had
> > convincingly kicked him and =A0dumped his party out parliarment.
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> > Chen met Ma, the President elect, and their 90 mins meeting was
> > televised live. In the last days =A0of his presidency, he still tried
to=
> > push his independence agenda on TV. He advocate continued cold war
> > with China. Taiwan should continue to serve as an unsinkable aircraft
> > carrier for the USA, and ... must not =A0recognise the "1992
concensus",=
> > the basis on which China and Taiwan agreed to meet when their talk was
> > held in Singa****e.
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> > Ma rejected Chen's cold war mentality outright. Under Chen, Taiwan
> > missed op****tunities in China...Taiwanese suffered high
> > unemployment,,..and suffered =A0hard****ps. Chen's way ended in failure
> > and rejected by the people.
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> > According to Ma, Taiwan must change course. He will cultivate good and
> > cordial relation****p with China which would bring economic and social
> > benefits to Taiwanese. =A0Ma said: "we've different ways to deal with
> > China. Now it's our turn, and we'll have the op****tunity to try our
> > way."
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> > Chen =A0lost this encounter with Ma. =A0But like a card cheat, he
still
> > has an ace up his sleeves.
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> > He could formally declare independence for Taiwan, before he steps
> > down in May. He gamble that China will NOT use force to reunite
> > Taiwan, because of the Olympic games. Even if China gave up the
> > Olympics, and send PLA to retake Taiwan, he gamble the USA would be
> > forced to come his aid...
> > He could then suspend the consitution, declare military rule...and
> > continue to rule as the president of independent Taiwan.
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> > Will Chen be amibitious enough to declare independence for Taiwan ?
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> No, Chen does not have time to declare independence as May 3rd is the
> inauguration day of the new president.... =A0Now is the time to tell his
> "cronies" to leave in preparation for new arrivals
He still has more than a month in office.
How long does it takes to read out the
independenc declaration ?
This is his op****tunity to do a world shaking
deed...to stop the Beijing Olympics....to force
US to defend him, ...and to write his name in
history. All it takes is a few minutes to read
the declaration.


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