这小子真能撒谎，宣称中国与台湾之间的历史联系仅限于1945-1949年。
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Taiwan's new constitution should not raise China's ire
The Ottawa Citizen
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Re: China threatens war on Taiwan, Nov. 20.
It is difficult to understand why China has openly threatened war on Taiwan.
Neither Taiwanese President Chen Shui-Ban's campaign platform for the 2004 election nor Taiwan's long history as a separate state warrant such sabre-rattling on the part of Beijing.
Mr. Chen's proposal to adopt a new constitution for Taiwan by 2008 should not raise China's hackles.
A new constitution would only reflect the reality of Taiwan as a distinct and sovereign nation, with a vibrant economy (ranked fifth in the world in terms of growth competitiveness by the World Economic Forum on Growth Competitiveness), a healthy multi-party democracy, and legally entrenched human rights.
The current constitution, adopted in 1947 by Chiang Kai-Shek, was designed for the entire one-billion population of China, with a backward economy and an authoritarian political culture.
That is a complete contrast to present-day Taiwan.
Given the fragile nature of Taiwan's historical connection with China -- only for a brief period from 1945 to 1949 was Taiwan even tenuously linked with China -- and the divergent paths taken by the two countries since 1949, a new constitution would only formalize the distinct nature of present-day Taiwan.
Mr. Chen, a democracy advocate elected president in 2000, is proposing a new law that would allow island-wide plebiscites.
This is yet another step in Taiwan's development as a democracy, which should generate admiration and support, not hostility, from China.
Ray Lee,
Nepean, President, Taiwanese-Canadian
Association of Ottawa
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawa....html?id=2d6cc6cd-5837-4020-9133-064d41d74b3c
Taiwan's new constitution should not raise China's ire
The Ottawa Citizen
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Re: China threatens war on Taiwan, Nov. 20.
It is difficult to understand why China has openly threatened war on Taiwan.
Neither Taiwanese President Chen Shui-Ban's campaign platform for the 2004 election nor Taiwan's long history as a separate state warrant such sabre-rattling on the part of Beijing.
Mr. Chen's proposal to adopt a new constitution for Taiwan by 2008 should not raise China's hackles.
A new constitution would only reflect the reality of Taiwan as a distinct and sovereign nation, with a vibrant economy (ranked fifth in the world in terms of growth competitiveness by the World Economic Forum on Growth Competitiveness), a healthy multi-party democracy, and legally entrenched human rights.
The current constitution, adopted in 1947 by Chiang Kai-Shek, was designed for the entire one-billion population of China, with a backward economy and an authoritarian political culture.
That is a complete contrast to present-day Taiwan.
Given the fragile nature of Taiwan's historical connection with China -- only for a brief period from 1945 to 1949 was Taiwan even tenuously linked with China -- and the divergent paths taken by the two countries since 1949, a new constitution would only formalize the distinct nature of present-day Taiwan.
Mr. Chen, a democracy advocate elected president in 2000, is proposing a new law that would allow island-wide plebiscites.
This is yet another step in Taiwan's development as a democracy, which should generate admiration and support, not hostility, from China.
Ray Lee,
Nepean, President, Taiwanese-Canadian
Association of Ottawa
