Chen Shui-bian TalkAsia interview (01-2007) Part 3/3

First airing on Saturday, January 27, 2007, this TalkAsia interview with Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian showed his and the people of Taiwan's side of a story which is usually covered by the international media from Beijing's perspective.

President Chen spoke in Mandarin throughout (think the pan-blues will applaud him for it?), and you can hear a good bit of the original audio if you listen carefully, but there is a voice throughout giving a mostly-accurate English-language translation.

Who are the real "troublemakers"? Both China and the pan-blue opposition in Taiwan who have clearly ruled out giving the people of Taiwan a say in their own future.

The intro to the interview can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH6Phkpe2I4

Part 1/3 is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNJfTUMs_9w

Part 2/3 is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGUaLB7tQp0

More info:
http://taiwanmatters.blogspot.com/2007/01/chen-ma-taiwan-identity-and-2008.html
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/01/28/2003346649
http://taiwanmatters.blogspot.com/2007/01/cnn-airs-interview-with-taiwans.html

Dan Bloom points out CNN's gaffes:
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/02/04/2003347650

The official CNN transcript of the interview:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/talkasia.chen.script/index.html

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[manoman0]

Taiwan is not independant. It's ROC.

[TimMaddog]

@manoman0 Show me a map of your so-called "ROC." Do you think that Mongolia is also "not indepent[e]nt"?

[Balencian]

In that case, why not everyone in the CCP and Democratic Progressive Party. =) Peace can only come in such means.

[TimMaddog]

Let's say we have one person continually stalking and intimidating someone who has refused the stalker's advances and has no obligation to accept them in the first place. Can a peaceful outcome only happen if we put *both* of them in jail? That's what it sounds like you're suggesting.

[TimMaddog]

Click the "(more)" link beside the description to the upper right of this video to find the links to the remaining segments.

[architecttw]

i do believe Chen Shui Bian is a very determined and strong leader that i have ever seen .... he already survived a lot threats against him and he is still in control .... he is good ..hurray for A-bian !

[Alias1983]

Maybe Chen Sui-Bian isn't the best president, but I totally agree with him in interview 2. If he's guilty for what he was accused of otherwise, then he should be held responsible. And Hu Jintao should be put into an ROC jail.

[orionpirates]

Chen Shui-Bian should end up in a CCP jail cell.

[TaiwaneseAmerican]

Good Job!!!

[stopgeorge]

Thanks for the effort you took to provide us with this video, Tim! Much appreciated! There was a definite (all but familiar) bias towards China with this interviewer, but Chen did well.