On May 21, 4:09=A0pm, PaPaPeng <PaPaP...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 May 2008 13:06:08 -0700 (PDT), demoris...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> >On May 21, 2:35=A0pm, PaPaPeng <PaPaP...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 21 May 2008 10:44:07 -0700 (PDT), bmo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> >> >On May 21, 9:02=A0am, PaPaPeng <PaPaP...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >> On Wed, 21 May 2008 08:22:03 -0700 (PDT), demoris...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> >Taiwan leader: China unification unlikely 'in our lifetimes'
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> >> >>
>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-eiL6SQss9s-x12ll6dxpWUNFwD90M=
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> >> >> >Taiwan's new leader Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday that unification
wit=
h
> >> >> >longtime rival China is unlikely "in our lifetimes" because the
> >> >> >Taiwanese oppose the mainland's authoritarian rule.
>
> >> >> >...
>
> >> >> Sounds like Ma doesn't expect to live into ripe old age. =A0You
know=
the
> >> >> reason why?
>
> >> >I think the point is that the 2 sides, despite the improved
relations,=
> >> >are still very far apart on the issue of unification. The people of
> >> >Taiwan simply have no interest in it at this point.
>
> >> You know of any re****ts that the Taiwanese people said anything on
the
> >> subject? =A0Just a couple of months ago CSB was claiming Taiwan
> >> Independence was the In Thing. =A0
>
> >Why the sudden interest in "the people?" According to your favorite
> >philosophy of Beijing Consensus, the opinion of "the people" is to be
> >characterized by the leader, who is properly vetted by "the system"
> >and not by "the people."
>
> Read the post. =A0 The subject in on Taiwanese leaders and Tawianese
> people.
Well, the whole purpose of the Beijing Consensus is its application to
countries other than PRC. So you should be able to apply it to Taiwan,
since you believe it [BC] is superior.
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