China Taiwan Province (ROC): News, Discussions & Images

[bobsm]

Indeed. History must be kept alive and new generations must be cautioned against the attempts to sugarcoat and/or whitewash past crimes by the invaders and colonialists. The developmentalist rhetoric is not new and has not started with Japanese, but, Japan has wholeheartedly adopted discourse and has been propagating it.

The purpose is to first weaken our historical consciousness, and second, to drive wedges between the same people of the two sides of the Straits. It is refreshing to know that even the most Japanese/US worshiping of Taiwanese society is historically conscious, defends Greater China's sovereignty over SCS and ECS, and will never betray the cause of Greater China, no matter how much political differences.

Yes, that is their plan.

 

[TaiShang]

I won't vote for her. But nonetheless, I liked her strong position on the Diaoyudai. That puts us on the same page with the big bro China.

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Diaoyutai Islands belong to Taiwan: DPP chairwoman
2015/07/29 16:01:00

Taipei, July 29 (CNA) The chairwoman and presidential candidate of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) reaffirmed Wednesday that the Diaoyutai Islands in the East China Sea are Taiwan's territory.

"The Diaoyutai belong to Taiwan," Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said in response to reporters' questions over the controversial remarks made by former President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) during his visit to Japan last week stating that the disputed archipelago belongs to Japan.

The remarks rocked Taiwan's political scene, with some lawmakers of the ruling Kuomintang denouncing Lee for treason since it is clearly stated in the Republic of China's Constitution that the Diaoyutais and the islands in the East China Sea are inherent parts of the territory of the ROC.

The latest statement by Lee on the disputed East China Sea islands also contradicted his declared position on the issue when he was president of the ROC in Taiwan from 1988-2000.

Asked whether Lee's controversial remarks will affect any plans she might have to visit Japan, Tsai replied that she has no need to visit Japan at present.

There have been discussions within the DPP about her visiting foreign countries, but no conclusions have yet been made, Tsai said.

The Diaoyutai Islands have been controlled by Japan since 1972 and were named the Senkaku Islands by the Japanese. They are also claimed by China, which refers to them as the Diaoyu Islands.

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) in his East China Sea peace initiative put forth in August 2012 while reaffirming the ROC's sovereignty over the islands, proposed shelving differences, seeking peace and reciprocity, and jointly exploring resources, as a way of dealing with territorial disputes in the East China Sea.

Diaoyutai Islands belong to Taiwan: DPP chairwoman | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS

 

[bobsm]

I won't vote for her. But nonetheless, I liked her strong position on the Diaoyudai. That puts us on the same page with the big bro China.

Yeah, she finally said something right, but, like you, I won't be voting for her.

 

[TheTruth]

Good. She seems much more sane than Ah-Bian

 

[sicsheep]

Asked whether Lee's controversial remarks will affect any plans she might have to visit Japan, Tsai replied that she has no need to visit Japan at present.

LOL

 

[XiaoYaoZi]

DPP should keep enough rational to defeat the KMT, and then It can "coordinate" with CCP to liberate Taiwan.

 

[TaiShang]

DPP should keep enough national to defeat the KMT, and then It can "coordinate" with CCP to liberate Taiwan.

I sense that DPP can really speed up the unification with the Mainland through a secret arrangement with Beijing.

In the end, it is us to decide, not the foreigners.

 

[XiaoYaoZi]

The mainland is the best supporter for Taiwan's democracy and happiness, and the Taiwan issue is just the tool for selfish and short-sighted politicians to grasp at their private interests and the excuse for US (or Japan) to interfere the internal affairs of China, which is very harmful to our Chinese (the Mainlanders and the Taiwanese) interest.

 

[opruh]

Nihonjin-senpai your beloved presidential candidate is not a pro-japanese.

 

[TaiShang]

KMT lawmakers threaten reprisal over Lee's Diayoutai comment

• 2015-07-28
  

Taiwan's former president, Lee Teng-hui, gestures after returning from his visit to Japan, at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, July 26. (File photo/Chen Chi-chuan)

A politician on Monday accused Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui of treason for his recent remarks on the disputed Diaoyutai (Senkaku or Diaoyu) islands, as ruling Kuomintang lawmakers threatened to revoke Lee's privileges as a former head of state.

Lee had said that the contested East China Sea islands belong to Japan.

"If he (Lee) wants to enjoy the perks, he should go to Japan," said Lai Shyh-bao, executive director of the KMT policy committee and head of the party's caucus in the Legislative Yuan.

Lai said Lee's taxpayer-financed annual stipend of NT$10 million (US$317,000) should be cut off because his remarks in Japan had "damaged Taiwan's rights and reputation."

The KMT caucus will do whatever it can, including reporting Lee to the Control Yuan and amending the law, to prevent him from receiving any benefits in the future, Lai said.

It will be difficult, however, to push through legal changes that would deprive Lee of his benefits as a former president, said one observer, in part because the current legislature has only a fall session left before a new one is elected in January.

Wu Yu-sheng, another KMT legislator, said the comments made by the former president were tantamount to rebellion and treason. He would be happy to see Lee taken to court for "disgracing our nation" in front of the Japanese, Wu said.

According to the Act of Courtesy for Former Presidents and Vice Presidents, their privileges shall cease if they are found guilty in a first-instance judgment of the offense of insurrection or foreign aggression.

While lawmakers were criticizing the former president, New Party chairman Yok Mu-ming filed a complaint against Lee at the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office, saying the former president "betrayed the Republic of China (Taiwan) by claiming the Diaoyutai belong to Japan during his trip to Japan last week."

Appearing at the press conference organized by Lai and Wu, Perry Pei-hwang Shen, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, said that the Diaoyutai are the inherent territory of the ROC and that the government's position on this issue has never changed.

The government will continue to seek the return of those islands, which are now under Japanese control, he said.

Lee, the ROC's first Taiwanese-born president, lived under Japanese rule as a boy and has been known to have strong leanings toward Taiwan's former colonial ruler. His latest comments on the sovereignty of the Diaoyutai contradicted his stated position when he was president.

The islands in the East China Sea are administered by Japan as the Senkaku and claimed by China as the Diaoyu.

 

[TaiShang]

Taiwan asserts sovereignty over Diaoyutai Islands

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated Friday that the Diaoyutai Islands and their surrounding waters are inherent parts of the territory of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

When putting forth the "East China Sea Peace Initiative" last August, President Ma Ying-jeou urged all concerned parties to put aside their territorial dispute over the Diaoyutais and jointly develop resources in the region, ministry spokeswoman Anna Kao said.

"The ROC government hopes all parties will recognize the importance of maintaining regional peace and stability and understand the spirit of the 'East China Sea Initiative,'" she said.

During an interview with Japan's Kyodo News on Thursday, Ma proposed three-way talks with China and Japan to discuss issues related to the development of natural resources in the East China Sea, while reiterating his call for the parties to shelve the territorial dispute.

Taiwan, Japan and China all claim sovereignty over the Diaoyutai Islands, currently controlled by Japan and known as the Senkakus in Japanese.

Responding to Ma's proposal that same day, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga maintained that "the Senkaku Islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory" and that there is "no territorial dispute to be resolved over the Senkakus."

 

[Beast]

I won't vote for her. But nonetheless, I liked her strong position on the Diaoyudai. That puts us on the same page with the big bro China.

***

Diaoyutai Islands belong to Taiwan: DPP chairwoman
2015/07/29 16:01:00

Taipei, July 29 (CNA) The chairwoman and presidential candidate of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) reaffirmed Wednesday that the Diaoyutai Islands in the East China Sea are Taiwan's territory.

"The Diaoyutai belong to Taiwan," Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said in response to reporters' questions over the controversial remarks made by former President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) during his visit to Japan last week stating that the disputed archipelago belongs to Japan.

The remarks rocked Taiwan's political scene, with some lawmakers of the ruling Kuomintang denouncing Lee for treason since it is clearly stated in the Republic of China's Constitution that the Diaoyutais and the islands in the East China Sea are inherent parts of the territory of the ROC.

The latest statement by Lee on the disputed East China Sea islands also contradicted his declared position on the issue when he was president of the ROC in Taiwan from 1988-2000.

Asked whether Lee's controversial remarks will affect any plans she might have to visit Japan, Tsai replied that she has no need to visit Japan at present.

There have been discussions within the DPP about her visiting foreign countries, but no conclusions have yet been made, Tsai said.

The Diaoyutai Islands have been controlled by Japan since 1972 and were named the Senkaku Islands by the Japanese. They are also claimed by China, which refers to them as the Diaoyu Islands.

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) in his East China Sea peace initiative put forth in August 2012 while reaffirming the ROC's sovereignty over the islands, proposed shelving differences, seeking peace and reciprocity, and jointly exploring resources, as a way of dealing with territorial disputes in the East China Sea.

Diaoyutai Islands belong to Taiwan: DPP chairwoman | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS

Nihonjin will be unhappy. He will claim Lee Teng Hui remark is more relevant.

 

[TaiShang]

Nihonjin will be unhappy. He will claim Lee Teng Hui remark is more relevant.

The more Japan embraces that Lee guy, the more ordinary Taiwanese will hate Japan because that guy is universally hated in Taiwan as a traitor.

So I encourage him to talk more and hug more Japanese denialists.

So, that's why, many in Taiwan as the Lee guy to settle in Japan and never return. Because, people here believe a corrupt fascist historical nihilist is best deserved to stay in Japan.

 

[EAsian]

The more Japan embraces that Lee guy, the more ordinary Taiwanese will hate Japan because that guy is universally hated in Taiwan as a traitor.

So I encourage him to talk more and hug more Japanese denialists.

So, that's why, many in Taiwan as the Lee guy to settle in Japan and never return. Because, people here believe a corrupt fascist historical nihilist is best deserved to stay in Japan.

Nah，many Taiwanese love Japanese cuz japanese fVcked them so hard.It's like a whore worship a rapist.A whore won't love you if you don't bang her hard enough.

 

[Aepsilons]

Nah，many Taiwanese love Japanese cuz japanese fVcked them so hard.It's like a whore worship a rapist.A whore won't love you if you don't bang her hard enough.

Yeah, she finally said something right, but, like you, I won't be voting for her.

Why not?