Let Taiwan spend its money on peta-flop range supercomputers and save lives, President Ma! We'll be remember as a hero by many . . . Re: President Ma of Taiwan expressed praise for China . . .
lo yeeOn
abia...@my-deja.com <abia...@my-deja.com> wrote:
>Taiwan to mark 100th anniversary Republic of China with culture
>
>Taiwan News, Staff Writer
>2009-11-13 07:18 PM
>
>TAIPEI (Taiwan News) � Taiwan will not mark the 100th anniversary
>of the Republic of China in 2011 with military parades, but with
>culture, President Ma Ying-jeou said Friday. The government has come
>under fire for being willing to spend too much money on the event,
>including on the shooting of a new movie to accompany the national
>anthem.
Yes! Show the world that Taiwan like Mainland China also has at least
a supercomputer running at near petaflop range or better and for the
betterment of its people's lives: a better earthquake and typhoon
analysis and prediction machine. And that would be the real value of
a modern Taiwan/Chinese culture, a culture which is forward looking,
not one which is ghost-searching and antiquated-thought recycling.
Good luck to you President Ma, take the lead and make all people from
the island love you!
lo yeeOn
========
>
>Meeting national policy advisers from the cultural sector at the
>Presidential Office, Ma said Taiwan had to make a clear choice.
>
>�What we should show the world is not Taiwan�s military force, but
>Taiwan�s culture,� the president said.
>
>Instead of the military parades which marked most of the past October
>10 Double Ten National Day parades, Ma said he wanted cultural,
>artistic and academic activities throughout 2011 to mark Taiwan�s
>�soft power.�
>
>He expressed praise for China�s recent return to an emphasis on
>Chinese culture, 40 years after the Cultural Revolution tried to
>eradicate all vestiges of old traditions. China now no longer tried to
>destroy the legacy of Confucius, but was opening Confucius Institutes
>everywhere, Ma said.
>
>The president also described how old Chinese traditions transformed
>into newer Taiwanese versions after they began growing local roots on
>the island. The development of freedom, democracy, and pluralism gave
>culture a new color.
>
>Ma singled out Buddhism for having added volunteer actions and modern
>business management techniques in Taiwan to its more than 1,000 years
>of history in China.
>
>The president also praised Taiwanese designers for their outstanding
>results at international competitions, proving that the country
>possessed a strong creative vibe.
>
>
>