On Thu, 22 May 2008 02:35:24 +0800, PaPaPeng wrote
(in article <gpq8345s0g5rgiilafgcnkphn8cjpju9n5@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> On Wed, 21 May 2008 10:44:07 -0700 (PDT), bmoore@[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'
>>>
>>>>
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-eiL6SQss9s-x12ll6dxpWUNFwD90M4GQ81
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>> ...
>>>
>>> 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.
The overwhelming majority of Taiwanese have opposed unification in the
near
future for many, many years now. The number has only gotten larger with
time.
"Throughout much of the last decade, polls consistently suggest that 70%
to
80% of all Taiwanese sup****t maintaining the status quo; although the
definition of the status quo is an area of intense debate. Immediate
reunification is currently a distant notion in Taiwan sup****ted by only
about
10% of Taiwanese residents and endorsed by none of the major political
parties." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_reunification
(along time ago) Ma dismissed DPP criticisms that the KMT sup****ts
unification with China, saying that while the KMT does consider "ultimate
cross-strait unification" an option in its cross-strait policy,
unification
can only be achieved after China has evolved into a country of freedom,
democracy and prosperity, and on condition that the majority of Taiwanese
voters consent to it.
http://forum.atimes.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5691&whichpage=1
--
Love, Jim
(I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive
crossposts.)
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