Taiwan President Declares Taiwan Must Seek Independence

playful.com ^ | 3-04-07 | staff

[at bay]

Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, in an abrupt move on Sunday, declared that Taiwan must seek independence.

"On the 25th birthday of FAPA (the Formosan Association for Public Affairs), I want to put forward the 'four musts and one no' call. They are: Taiwan must seek independence, must rectify its name, must have a new constitution and must seek development," Chen said at the dinner party marking the 25th anniversary of founding of FAPA, a US- based pro-independence group formed by overseas Taiwanese.

The island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa and officially called the Republic of China, was site of the Chinese Nationalist government-in-exile at the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949.

In explaining the "four musts and one no," Chen said that Taiwan's seeking independence owed to the country's being a sovereign state, independent of the People's Republic of China, and that independence was common dream and goal of Taiwan's people.

He said the country should apply for membership of the United Nations under the name "Taiwan," frame a new constitution and develop its economy and democracy in keeping with being an independent nation.

[Quix]

Folks of power and money . . . have . . . some say . . . for 400 years worked hard to bring about a tyrannical world government. They are on the brink of succeeding wholesale.

Have studied such since 1965. It's pretty obvious these days . . . if one has one's eyes open.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

LOL,,,Don't kid "yourself" it's China who cannot afford
to do anything,,,that trade thing,,,the Wal-Mart hammer
for one,,,money dealings between the two countries Etc.
Too close for them to "shoot at their own $$$$$"
so to speak,,,"NoTiki,NoWashi".;0)

some info :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Taiwan

[Quix]

Uhhhhh

perhaps you'd be willing to tell me what personal experiences with the Chinese have convinced you that

the ruling decision makers in Beijing

CARE a microgram's worth about those things compared to their pride???

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Hey,Quix,,,long time no seeum,,,34 day war I think,,;0)
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perhaps you'd be willing to tell me what personal experiences with the Chinese,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sure~~~ :
I fought the oriental mind~set in 67-68(TET 68)
Those people worship that guy Sun~Tzu as a "way of life",,,
Giap made that mistake and lost his army,,,that said,,,
This is the year of the golden piggy,,,prosperity,,,
The ROC reads ol'Sun TZu Too(sorry);0),,,and believe all
that good luck stuff,,,That's why the "Statement" was made.
The Chinese have gotten too close to their enemy(US)
They cannot strike without hitting themselves is the point
of my ramble,LOL;0)~~~GOD Bless~~~

[Quix]

Certainly Sun TZU is a way of life for many . . .

Doesn't trump pride, imho.

[FreeReign]

I have begun hearing rumblings from friends on the island that maybe a Chinese invasion wouldn't be such a bad thing.

Every country(and I do mean country) has their commie lovers. The U.S. does. So does Taiwan.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Certainly Sun TZU is a way of life for many . . .

Doesn't trump pride, imho.
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Very true,,,after all,,,the sin of "Pride" came first...

[Tulsa Ramjet]

Why? Does Tawain have some good athletes that China needs? Like curling or something?

[Old_Mil]

"Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, in an abrupt move on Sunday, declared that Taiwan must seek independence."

Uh oh. Wasn't this the fellow who was elected on a platform that sought a more conciliatory tone with the mainland? Wonder what's up. Wonder if someone's been keeping the dust off that two-front war doctrine.

[itsahoot]

LOL,,,Don't kid "yourself" it's China who cannot afford to do anything,,,that trade thing

You kid yourself it you think that really matters to them, except as a means to an end.

Consider these same arguments were made and for the same reasons on December 6th, 1941.

[lawdude]

Fit is about to hit the Shan!

[Quix]

They will throw the Olympics away almost in a flash over Taiwan.
= = = =

Why? Does Tawain have some good athletes that China needs? Like curling or something?

= = = =

I guess I didn't communicate very well . . . The Olympics are relatively insignificant compared to Beijing's pride over Taiwan.

They have even publicly stated so at least a time or 3.

The Olympics will not protect Taiwan.

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

"The shadow government . . . globalists determined to set up a tyrannical world government; reduce the world's population to 500,000,000 . . . etc."

Who are these people exactly? Can you name them?

"They, BTW, are the ones in control of all the exhotic technologies courtesy of our 'visitors.'"

What visitors? Who is in control?

[Quix]

You have plenty of key words to look up on

http;//www.dogpile.com

I have no need to deal in such details

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Consider these same arguments were made and for the same reasons on December 6th, 1941.
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I have no idea what this has to do with the present-day
situation,,,We were not trade-pardners with Japan,,then,
as we are with China,, today,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Just the opposite,,,we sold them scrap etc.,,,the trade
cut-off was their problem,,,it prevented their expansion
to their west,,,
China is "lookin'down the barrel" of enough nukes to put them back to the stone-age in the very first hour,,,
China remembers Aug.6 1945,,,No Kiddin'
We/most of us remember Dec.6 1941 as the day before Japan
"Shot Themselves in the Foot" and it went downhill from there,,,No Kiddin'...;0)

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

"I have no need to deal in such details"

Why, would it keep you away from listening to "coast to coast?"

[highlander_UW]

The timing may be to utilize the next Olympics as cover. China is going to have to think hard if they want to invade and blow off their international coming out party.

[Schwaeky]

Keep in mind they see any US interference over Taiwan as their "Monroe Doctrine" being challenged...

[Hilltop]

Well, perhaps.

The shift of the Chinese economic investment paradigm may very well shake the goals of hegemony over Taiwan away from the non-filtered cigarette smoking, ruling clique of the bourgeouis elitist in China.

Sincerely,

War mongering running dog, stooge and proud capitalistic interloper and citizen of the U.S.A.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

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