David Chou (周威霖) BATA專欄(15) 4/9/25
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David Chou (周威霖) BATA專欄(15) 4/9/25
William在鄭南榕逝世36週年紀念會中說:
“Any initiative advocating for the deprivation of Taiwanese freedoms or invalidating the Republic of China does not constitute the kind of freedom of speech that is acceptable to Taiwanese.”
鄭竹梅的談話就比較妥當, 她說:
“Taiwan cannot retain freedom of speech and every other form of freedom if its sovereignty is not independent of China. Taiwan can retain freedoms only when it does not belong to China.”
台加人鄉親Mr. David Chen說:
“英國泰晤士報幾年前的一份民調顯示全世界最政治無知的人民竟然是台灣人。這個調查顯示在這1/13 大選 其中60%的台灣人民竟然要下架民進黨，只因爲已執政8年了，必須政黨輪替了，這是什麼樣的政治邏輯？台灣的民主初步太淺薄了，經不起任何檢驗，而且是普遍的無知，沒有任何思考力。”
David Chou
Founder
Formosa Statehood Movement
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Appendix I
Freedom of speech must not be exploited, Lai says
DEFENDING RIGHTS: One hundred percent freedom of speech is not an invitation to abuse that freedom to exterminate it or overturn the democratic system, Lai said
By Yu Chao-fu and Esme Yeh / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Taipei Times
Apr 8, 2025
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/04/08/2003834805
[President William Lai speaks at a memorial event at New Taipei City’s Chinpaosan cemetery commemorating the 36th anniversary of the death of late democracy activist Deng Nan-jung. Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times]
Freedom of speech should not be used to disseminate propaganda aimed at depriving the freedoms of Taiwanese or invalidate the Republic of China, President William Lai (賴清德) said on Freedom of Speech Day yesterday [4/7/2025].
Lai was speaking at a memorial service for Deng Nan-jung (鄭南榕), the late democracy advocate who self-immolated 36 years ago. Deng published the political magazine Freedom Era Weekly, which he said was created to defend “100 percent freedom of expression.”
On April 7, 1989, Deng committed suicide at his office, setting fire to himself and the office, after an arrest warrant was issued for him following his refusal to appear in court on insurrection charges.
April 7 was established as Freedom of Speech Day in Tainan in 2012 by the city’s then-mayor, Lai. It was designated as national holiday in 2016 by then-president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文).
Deng dedicated himself to fighting for democracy and against authoritarianism, Lai said at yesterday’s ceremony.
Through the collective efforts of Taiwanese, the nation has become one of the most democratic countries in Asia, he said, adding that “our adherence to democracy, freedom and human rights has become a model for the world.”
However, Taiwan’s freedom and democracy is under threat from totalitarian forces, particularly from China, which is waging media, psychological and legal warfare, while ramping up its “gray zone” maneuvers, he said.
Sixty-four people last year were indicted on charges of spying for China, four times the number in 2021, Lai said.
They were funded by the Chinese Communist Party and acted on orders from Beijing to attempt to undermine the democratic and free constitutional system of Taiwan, he said.
China has also engaged in cyberattacks against Taiwan, especially the public sector and critical infrastructure, he said.
“Last year, China launched an average of 2.4 million cyberattacks against the Government Service Network per day, double the number in 2023,” he said, adding that 134 governmental agencies and private companies were attacked within the first quarter of this year.
China has also held multiple military exercises around Taiwan to intimidate Taiwanese, Lai said.
The government would take action against anyone who echoes Chinese propaganda aimed at inciting an invasion of Taiwan, the subversion of the government or overturning the democratic system, he said.
“Any initiative advocating for the deprivation of Taiwanese freedoms or invalidating the Republic of China does not constitute the kind of freedom of speech that is acceptable to Taiwanese,” he said.
“One hundred percent of freedom of speech is not equivalent of abusing freedom to exterminate freedom,” he added.
“My mission as president is to sustain the nation’s development and safeguard our democracy and freedom to ensure that national sovereignty would not be infringed upon nor would the country be annexed,” he said.
Freedom of Speech Day was established as a national commemorative day to deepen Taiwan’s democracy, he said, adding that he expects each Taiwanese to pass down the spirit of Deng and other pioneering democracy advocates regardless of their political stances.
The memorial service was held by the Nylon Cheng Liberty Foundation at the Chinpaosan cemetery in New Taipei City’s Jinshan District (金山).
Deng’s daughter, Deng Chu-mei (鄭竹梅), who is also chairwoman of the foundation, and his widow, Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭), who is chairwoman of the Taiwan Visitors Association, also attended the ceremony.
Deng Chu-mei said that people should continue to talk about her father, as he embodied the meaning of life and the value of people making their own choices.
He not only stood up for “100 percent of freedom of speech,” but also supported Taiwanese independence, she said.
“Taiwan cannot retain freedom of speech and every other form of freedom if its sovereignty is not independent of China. Taiwan can retain freedoms only when it does not belong to China,” she said.
Appendix II
[BATA] Fwd: 台灣有前途嗎？
On Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 5:20 AM David Chen <davidch...@hotmail.com> wrote:
台灣有前途嗎？
英國泰晤士報幾年前的一份民調顯示全世界最政治無知的人民竟然是台灣人。這個調查顯示在這1/13 大選 其中60%的台灣人民竟然要下架民進黨，只因爲已執政8年了，必須政黨輪替了，這是什麼樣的政治邏輯？台灣的民主初步太淺薄了，經不起任何檢驗，而且是普遍的無知，沒有任何思考力。這是外來政權長期洗腦 掩蓋歷史真相所造成的後果。台灣有前途嗎？
簡單的問題：台灣有邦交國嗎？Nauru諾魯是台灣的邦交國嗎？有幾個人可以回答？
台灣人都患了斯德哥爾摩症，認賊作父，不分是非，青紅皂白，不知道自己的國家認同，這是最大的問題！台灣有前途嗎？
新選的總統說中華民國是台灣，台灣就死在當下了！台灣會有前途嗎？
台灣人的再教育須費時20年以上，才能給予正確的台灣歷史教育，否則台灣前途堪憂！
Dr. Michael Yeun <drmich...@gmail.com> 於 2024年1月15日 週一 下午8:42寫道：
Indeed, David.
If the DPP continues its suicidal advocacy of Taiwan=ROC, the future of Taiwan is not only worrisome but dire! The future of the US and the whole world would even more be in jeopardy than today. Though one may argue that this is the present situation. I agree wholeheartly but "naively" hold a slim hope of devine intervention that might change the hearts of the leadership in the DPP and majority of the Taiwanese people.
-my
II-C
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Date: 2025年4月8日 週二 下午6:37
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To: Dr. Michael Yeun <drmich...@gmail.com>
Cc: David Chen <davidch...@hotmail.com>, <yuant...@gmail.com>, SKT - KianTek Sim <d11...@ms27.hinet.net>, Douglas Chiang <douglas...@gmail.com>, Akiko Liang <akik...@gmail.com>, 蔡 明法主委 <niec...@yahoo.com>
“Any initiative advocating for the deprivation of Taiwanese freedoms or invalidating the Republic of China does not constitute the kind of freedom of speech that is acceptable to Taiwanese,” he said.
Freedom of speech must not be exploited, Lai says - Taipei Times
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