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Let's celebrate anyway?!
Congratulation from FFF-ROC Formosans to PRC Chinese: 辛亥革命 & Double Ten:
Let's sincerely congratulate, from all Formosan peoples of Free Formosan Federation (including "ROC"), of DPP et al, to all Chinese peoples of PRC, of Chinese Nationalist and Communist parties et al, on the occasion of coming 辛亥革命 & Double Ten Celebration, with mutual respect:
> PETER ENAV > (10/7/2011) > > > TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Spurned by the international community, ignored in the > land of its founding, and ridiculed by many of its own people, the Republic > of China celebrates the 100th anniversary of its birth Monday, trying to > stave off extinction. > > Nobody expects the island of 23 million people to be subsumed into China in > the near-term, but deepening economic ties are drawing Taiwan ever deeper > into the orbit of its much larger neighbor. > > "In the long term the existence of the Republic of China is under threat," > said China specialist Yitzhak Shichor of Israel's University of Haifa. > "China is becoming more and more powerful and Taiwan's dependence on it is > increasing." > > The policy (of the Ma administration) has come under strong criticism from > the Taiwanese opposition, which sees it as a step toward political > integration with China. Ma denies that, but he has been vague about the end > goal of his China policy, prompting speculation that he has accepted that > union with the mainland may be inevitable at some point. > > Public interest in the centenary is lukewarm. While most Taiwanese don't > want to come under China's control, they also don't see the events of 100 > years ago as particularly relevant to their future. The media have barely > acknowledged a series of heavily promoted government events in the run-up to > Monday's ceremonies, and the big day looks likely to pass with a minimum of > fanfare - no more, at any rate, than in other years. > > Leading the ranks of the disinterested is the opposition, which remembers > with horror the martial law dictatorship that Chiang brought from the > mainland - it persisted until 1987 - and associates it directly with the > Republic of China. > > The opposition's main constituents are descendants of people who migrated > from the mainland in the 17th and 18th centuries. Many of them reject any > association with China in favor a culturally and politically distinct > Taiwan. > > "The Republic of China was forced on the Taiwanese people when the > Nationalist Party came to Taiwan in 1949," says 41-year-old businessman Kuo > Yen-chen of suburban Taipei. > > Kuo doesn't think Taiwan will be annexed by China unless Beijing uses force. > "The majority of Taiwanese do not want to become part of China," he says, > "but the two will become even closer due to globalization." > > A major stumbling block to integration is differing political systems: > Taiwan has evolved into a democracy, and its people fear losing their > hard-won freedoms under China, which remains a one-party state that crushes > most calls for political change. > > "Taiwan has become a leader in the Chinese world in aspects of freedom, > democracy and openness," Ma said last December. "Its achievements have been > recognized by the international community and it can serve as a role model > for all of Asia." > > Even among Ma's ruling Nationalists, many of whom trace their roots to those > who fled in 1949, there is no unanimity on Taiwan's future. Most want to > continue Taiwan's de facto independence indefinitely, while a small minority > favor absorption by China, perhaps with a special status similar to Hong > Kong's. > > Taking part in Monday's ceremony will be representatives of Taipei's tiny > diplomatic corps, whose size is emblematic of the government's continuing > struggle with international legitimacy. Once recognized by major powers > including the United States and Japan, it now boasts only 23 diplomatic > allies, mostly small and impoverished countries in Latin America and the > Pacific. By contrast China is recognized by more than 170. > > The United States, once Taiwan's staunchest supporter, decided against > selling advanced jet fighters to the island territory last month, a > reflection of China's growing influence. > > The rush to recognize Beijing underscores China's rise and Taiwan's relative > decline. While still a major force in information technology, Taiwan is no > longer the economic or political force it once was. > > All this provides a validation of sorts for Chinese historians, who are > virtually unanimous in declaring the Republic of China a relic of the past. > > "All the academics in the mainland who study Republic of China history > believe that the ROC started in 1912 and ended in 1949," said historian Chen > Hongmin of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. "After the foundation of the > People's Republic of China, the ROC ceased to exist." > ___ > Associated Press writer Debby Wu in Taipei and researcher Yu Bing in Beijing > contributed to this story. > > Peter Enav為AP寫的這篇報導,有幾個地方特別引起我們的興趣與注意,包括: > > "While most Taiwanese don't want to come under China's control, they also > don't see the events of 100 years ago as particularly relevant to their > future." > > "Spurned by the international community, ignored in the land of its > founding, and ridiculed by many of its own people, the Republic of China > celebrates the 100th anniversary of its birth Monday, trying to stave off > extinction." > > "The opposition's main constituents are descendants of people who migrated > from the mainland in the 17th and 18th centuries. Many of them reject any > association with China in favor a culturally and politically distinct > Taiwan." > > > "All this provides a validation of sorts for Chinese historians, who are > virtually unanimous in declaring the Republic of China a relic of the past." > > 五 > > 雖然寄生在台澎的「中華民國」只是一個很怪異及可笑的存在,但它仍帶給台灣人民、建州派、民進黨、台聯黨、台灣獨派與綠營不少麻煩與問題,蔡英文面臨是否參加所謂「中華民國國慶」的慶典,就是一個問題與困擾,建州派現在請鄉親們來讀蘋果日報一篇精彩的社論 > > > > > > 「升旗: 國慶變陷阱」 > (蘋果日報社論,10/8/2011) > > //早先國民黨執政時,國家慶典綠營都缺席。陳水扁執政8年,元旦升旗、國慶大典,藍營大老、領袖都不出席。我們於是知道,綠營只要執政,就不反中華民國;而藍營只要失去政權,就不理睬中華民國。全世界沒見過這樣的國家,真讓人大開眼界。// > > //今年中華民國100年國慶日,蔡英文該不該出席國慶大典,成為綠營內的爭執焦點。本來多數人主張蔡應去參加,表示接受中華民國,目標是爭取中間及淺藍的選票,也做給美國和中國看──民進黨對台獨已存而不論,不會再製造麻煩。結果扁派極力反對,轉變了本來就勉強贊成蔡去參與慶典的同志們的想法,最後蔡決定不去。// > > 蔡英文左右為難 > //其實,不論蔡去或不去,藍營都可以操作。去,藍營就說蔡放棄台獨,認同國民黨的理念。這將傷害深綠選民的感情,票投不下去。不去,話就更多了。這本來就不是單純的國慶節目,而是政治陷阱。把國慶弄成政治陷阱,也是全球民主國家的奇景。// > > //扁執政時,把元旦升旗、國慶大典當作政治圈套給藍軍穿小鞋,發請帖給藍軍高層。藍營高層也陷入兩難:去,是給扁朝背書,心有未甘,何況認為扁朝內心根本不承認中華民國;不去,給綠營譏諷藍營的機會,結果是都不去。現在風水輪流轉,藍營執政,也發請帖讓蔡英文左右為難了。// > > 黨不等同於國家 > //國號、國旗、國歌是國家認同的符碼,兩黨的態度南轅北轍,顯示台灣認同的破裂。可笑的是,在野黨把執政黨行政當局看成國家本身,因此就杯葛任何國家的象徵性符號。扁執政時,國民黨把扁當局等同中華民國及台灣,認為國家遭扁所竊,拒絕參加慶典。馬執政後,民進黨把馬當局等同中華民國及台灣,覺得國家遭竊,也拒絕參加國家慶典。頭腦清楚的人都知道行政當局不等於國家,很多人愛國家,但痛恨政府,只有威權專制的政府與領導人,才把自己以及自己的黨等同國家看待。那是黨、政府、國家的三位一體宗教,不是民主政治的觀點。// > > //升旗、國慶鬧劇還要上演多少年,才讓人民走出認同鬥爭的陰影?// > > 六 > > 建州派明年將在重整後重新出發,倘若蔡英文戰勝,我們將參加型塑與建立「台灣共識」的民主過程,絕不會缺席,倘若「馬被統」戰勝,台灣人必陷入即將被統的極度焦慮、恐懼與絕望之中,屆時建州派更當義不容辭,必會抓住千載難逢的時機,高舉「台灣加入美國,台灣終極建州」的大旗,給徬徨無助、陷入絕望的台灣住民(特別是沒有美國或其他國家護照或永居權的廣大台灣中下層民眾)一個最後最好的希望。 > > > 「台灣建州運動」發起人周威霖 > David C. Chou > Founder, Formosa Statehood Movement > (an organization devoted to making Taiwan a state of the United States) > > -- > This is the Bay Area Taiwanese American E-Mail Group. Our main objective is > to provide open communication channel for the Taiwanese American community, > let the Taiwan Spirit grow and pass down to the future.