| Dear BO, Do you have to shoot from the hips? You have incorrectly assumed that I'm from the PRC. Next, as far as I know, quasi means 'supported by the government but managed privately' (Meriam-Webster Online). Never did I suggest in my post that Taiwan is not self governing. You're one of those Taiwanese quick to trumpet their superiority over the mainlanders, eh? I find your tone in your reply to Du offensive. So what if her command of English is weaker? Your relative fluency in English does not add weight to your arguments either. China may not be telling the whole truth but it does not exonerate the Western media from sloppy journalism. While I'm at it... may I add that Taiwan has been under an autocratic single party rule for forty years (!!!!) since 1949, so do not give that crock that you are the bastion of democracy. Add butt out on the issue of Free Tibet because you have unilaterally occupied the island of Taiwan and are in no position to talk about a free Tibet, which incidentally has always been indicated on earlier maps as part of the Chinese empire, like this: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/asia_1892_amer_ency_brit.jpg If you disagree that you have illegally occupied the island, than you must agree that the KMT retreated/ withdrew to the island which was Chinese territory. |
Why I Didn't Cover About Tibet