On May 21, 2:35 pm, PaPaPeng <PaPaP...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 May 2008 10:44:07 -0700 (PDT), bmo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> >On May 21, 9:02 am, PaPaPeng <PaPaP...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 21 May 2008 08:22:03 -0700 (PDT), demoris...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> >> >Taiwan leader: China unification unlikely 'in our lifetimes'
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> >>
>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-eiL6SQss9s-x12ll6dxpWUNFwD90M4GQ81
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> >> >Taiwan's new leader Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday that unification with
> >> >longtime rival China is unlikely "in our lifetimes" because the
> >> >Taiwanese oppose the mainland's authoritarian rule.
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> >> >...
>
> >> Sounds like Ma doesn't expect to live into ripe old age. You 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? Just a couple of months ago CSB was claiming Taiwan
> Independence was the In Thing. The US was willing to back Chen in
> that claim.- Hide quoted text -
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http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-News/2007Cti-News-Content/0,4521,110514+112008052200153,00.html
Ma gave a speech yesterday and he mentioned "Taiwan
spirit"$B!VBf_T@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(B and
the necessity to develop this Taiwan spirit multiple times. Taiwan
spirit is part of Taiwan-ness. But it is different from the Taiwan
Independence sup****ters' sense of Taiwan-ness$B!VBf_T0U<1!W(B.
According the Taiwan University's ****f Huang, (URL above), Taiwan
spirit is more fundamental and more inclusive than the TIers' sense of
Taiwan-ness. It communicates what make Taiwan Taiwan. And what make
Taiwanese Taiwanese. In contrast, the latter is no more than using
Taiwan-ness to divide between in group and out group politically and
externally. By using "Taiwan spirit", Ma had created a lot of space
for futher discussion and interactions.
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