Comments on: Explaning Taiwan & China’s Political Situation

By: tsoutij

tsoutij — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:14:12 +0000

There’s a lot of the subtleties and nuances to the complicated relationship between the PRC, ROC, USA, and UN that I’m not aware of. I can definitely admit to that. There is a HELL of a lot that I don’t know, and all parties can’t even fully agree to the scale and scope of things.

But for the purposes of explaining the situation in a “Geopolitics in an elevator speech” sort of manner to the target audience I usually encounter, the comparisons between the USA and CSA usually suffice. I still don’t know why I am a magnet for these sort of discussions among my friends.

By: Patricia Su

Patricia Su — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:09:55 +0000

I think you need to revise your “analogy” based on the latest legal research. A court case in Washington DC is arguing that native Taiwanese people are entitled to hold US passports.

Oral arguments in the US Court of Appeals were held on Feb. 5, 2009 in Washington D.C.
The case is Roger Lin et. al. v. United States of America

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Packed courtroom greets judges in Taiwan treaty lawsuit

http://www.examiner.com/x-1969-Boston-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m2d5-Packed-courtroom-greets-judges-in-Taiwan-treaty-lawsuit

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Appeals Court Examining Taiwan, U.S. Relationship

Washington Legal Times BLOG —

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2009/02/appeals-court-examining-taiwan-us-relationship.html

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Press Conference
Feb. 5, 2009
National Press Club, Washington D.C.

http://www.taiwanbasic.com/vista/npc-press.htm

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Taiwanese US National Passport Lawsuit Press Conference

http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-02-2009/0004964749&EDATE=
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Future of Taiwan at stake in lawsuit over WWII peace treaty with Japan

http://www.examiner.com/x-1969-Boston-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Future-of-Taiwan-at-stake-in-lawsuit-over-WWII-peace-treaty-with-Japan

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By: tsoutij

tsoutij — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:29:30 +0000

Hmm, I didn’t consider how the similarities were between the Ukraine and Russia, especially with the recent issue with the gas pipeline supply. I’ll keep that in mind if i’m in a conversation with Russian speakers. I forgot to mention that my target audience probably know little about the situation in the Ukraine, but are far more knowledgeable of events in the American civil war than I am.

Getting asked “So I take it Chairman Mao’s a lot like Stonewall Jackson then?” happened at least twice

By: Michael Turton

Michael Turton — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:32:03 +0000

Close, but there were several million people on Taiwan, including Han settlers, and the KMT took over Taiwan in 1945.

It would be as if there were a civil war in the UK, and the queen retreated to the US and claimed that the US was a part of Britain, because parts of the US once were part of Britain and many US citizens originate from there.

The current situation is more like the Ukraine, where the pro-Russian parties conspire to snuff out its independence and return it to Russian rule.