Chen is proving himself to be a "social democrat," along the lines of the American Democrat party and the European left. He's a "multi-culturalist" who disparages the contributions of Han Chinese and who would sever the island from its Chinese cultural connections. He plays on the fears and emotions of the "native" Taiwanese. His actions regarding "Taiwan Independence" can be described at best as brinkmanship and at worst as increasing the possibility of a cross-straits war.
The US has, properly, I think, warned Chen about his efforts to de-Chinafy the island. With any luck, the voters will toss the DPP out of the presidential palace in the next election.
Sounds like the people like John Edwards who say Israel is the the greatest threat to peace in the Middle East (and the world).
The US has, properly, I think, warned Chen about his efforts to de-Chinafy the island.
Yeah, yeah, you love the Chi-Coms, I don't give a flip. Taiwan has had a distinct history and government from mainland China for the vast majority of recorded time. It's been functioning as a sovereign country for 50 years, far ahead of the People's Republic every step of the way, even during their respective dictatorships.
It is ahistorical and outright blind to deny the need to correct the cultural whitewashing imposed by the KMT under Chiang.