Think about Tibet, think about Taiwan.

Over the pass few days, the uprisings in Tibet have lead to international concern. We believe many of you are still impressed by the way the Chinese authorities are dealing with Tibet. In fact, to us Taiwanese, China's actions come as no surprise at all.

On March 22nd, Taiwan will be holding its third national referendum, concerning the nation's bid for UN membership. The referendum has been a controversial issue, not only because the bitter strife between political parties, but also owing to China's repeated threats of war.

We hope people understand that the majority of Taiwanese earnestly hope for entry into the United Nations, yet results of the referendum may not reflect this.

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[Paragraf129a]

"made in taiwan" is cool. i buy a lot of hardware made in taiwan.

do not want this changed to "made in china"... kthxbye

[jcs1978]

Unlike Tibet, Taiwan is fortunated to have a natural barrier: Taiwan Strait. This makes Chinese invasion of Taiwan too risky and costly. It also allows time for U.S. forces in Guam and Japan to intervene if necessary. U.S. intervention will base on the modified U.S.-Japan security treaty in regard to conflict in East Asia. As long as there is democracy in Taiwan, it does not need to be afraid of China. In contrary, this is not the case in Tibet.

[raininthesouth]

@matthewtyh Would Singapore like to become a part of China too? Come on, you know you do. Aren't you all patriotic Chinese? Certainly a lot more so than us Taiwanese.

[WuBingWay]

I support US forces to garrison Taiwan . Don't let the god-damn Chinese take it away even if we have to pay any to the US government.

[matthewtyh]

Taiwan independence means Taiwan-enslaved-by-U.S.A. Smart Taiwanese do not want to be "sons of the Turtle".

[joylee0359]

lol

[theagent3]

Actually Taiwan is lucky because they are still using the ROC name, and now that the KMT has return to power, the situation should stabilized with China. Independence and the UN entry is not an option for Taiwan. People on the island of the ROC has to remember, if it wasnt for support of the overseas Chinese during the Chiang Kai Shek years they would be where they were prior to what the DPP almost destroy and undo.

[Maohammet]

Congratulations to KMT's Ma Ying Jeou's landslide election victory. The DPP's Tibet scare tactics did not work and Taiwanese are smart enuff to analyse the situation in Tibet correctly.

[wawdj]

我们面临的挑战还没有结束,作为一个中国人,我们任重而道远.

弱者意气之争,强者凌而屈人.

国强需自强,自强则国强.中国不是没有骨气的国家,中国不是没有­改变的决心.

稻光养晦,请大家记住这四个字.