tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793669946906507976.post1319337371921240563..comments2023-11-05T02:02:36.138-08:00Comments on George Koo: Chen Shui Bian's latest gambitGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997598378471957487noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793669946906507976.post-37124371358253183142009-11-15T13:46:30.632-08:002009-11-15T13:46:30.632-08:00Many of you are not aware of this, but Chen Shui B...Many of you are not aware of this, but Chen Shui Bian is actually a ninja politician who specializes in the art of stealth (and bullets dodging with somewhat less success). Unlike conventional politicians who openly express their viewpoints, a ninja politician strives to conceal his fundamental belief from his supporters for as long as possible. That’s exactly why the crap I mean the fact United States has the legitimate ruling power over Taiwan was never ever mentioned even once during his entire political career.<br /><br />Now seriously, you don’t need a political science degree to figure out this is all part of Chen Shui Bian’s escalating antics to weasel out of an inevitable lengthy (if not life) sentence.SCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793669946906507976.post-61824118864524280462009-10-04T09:13:49.314-07:002009-10-04T09:13:49.314-07:00It's not often a comment on my blog has elicit...It's not often a comment on my blog has elicited such an expansive and thoroughly prepared response. I hope SC would choose to respond in kind.<br /><br />I would simply point out that most (but not all) of the territories torn from China during the Qing dynasty by imperialism have been returned to China. Hong Kong and Macau are most notable examples that despite worst fears from the West have thrived after their return to China.<br /><br />I believe the people living in Taiwan will see that being part of China will mean (1) long term security for them and future generations, (2) participation in the prosperity of a huge growing economy, and (3) enjoying unambiguous ethnic pride of being Chinese.<br /><br />People not living in Taiwan cannot be legitimate stakeholders in the future of Taiwan. If they hope to wrestle some sort of self respect by pleading to the courts of the United States, they are surely pandering to people that do not have the interests of the people on Taiwan at heart.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997598378471957487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793669946906507976.post-4946156176438455902009-10-04T07:57:36.363-07:002009-10-04T07:57:36.363-07:00SC said:Let's see, the man who supposedly dedi...SC said:<i>Let's see, the man who supposedly dedicated his career to the independence of Taiwan now claims his beloved island is actually <b>part of US</b> just to save his butt from prison.</i><br /><br />Excuse me, but where did you get the idea that "occupied territory" becomes <b>part</b> of the country of the principal occupying power??<br /><br />Did Iraq become part of the US when it was under US military occupation? Did Iwo Jima become part of the US when it was under US military occupation??<br /><br />So many people criticize Mr. Chen's lawsuit, when in fact they are not really able to understand what he is saying.<br /><br />Significantly, the international community does not recognize that the territorial sovereignty of Taiwan belongs to the Republic of China. Most people can understand this legal logic better by reading the post-war San Francisco Peace Treaty, where Japan renounced all claims over Taiwan, but no receiving country was designated.<br /><br />Of course the Chinese like to claim that the surrender of Japanese troops on Oct. 25, 1945, in Taipei resulted in the territorial sovereignty of Taiwan being transferred to China . . . . but under international law there is no precedent for such a assertion. Such an assertion also fails to recognize the existence of a body of knowledge and rules in the world community which go collectively under the name of "the laws of war." In summary, with the surrender of enemy troops, Taiwan has become occupied territory, nothing more nothing less.<br /><br />Up to today, the military occupation of Taiwan has not ended, hence (a) Taiwan is not a part of any other sovereign nation, (b) nor is Taiwan a sovereign nation in its own right.<br /><br />For more details on all of this, please see the documentation involved with Mr. Chen's lawsuit against the USA, available at -- http://www.taiwanbasic.com/court/<br /><br />and the other articles on that website which give Background Information on the international legal status of Taiwan.insular-twhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706147738436561454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793669946906507976.post-46812872569897469532009-09-23T08:24:42.281-07:002009-09-23T08:24:42.281-07:00Let's see, the man who supposedly dedicated hi...Let's see, the man who supposedly dedicated his career to the independence of Taiwan now claims his beloved island is actually part of US just to save his butt from prison. <br /><br />I think it’s time for someone to discover Chen’s comedic talent. Perhaps he can star in a mockumentary, kind of like Prison Break meets Coyote and Road Runner meets The Office. A self proclaimed super genius who repeatedly fails to break out of prison, yet continues to try valiantly. I smell a hit!SCnoreply@blogger.com