About the Mid-term election in Taiwan/Carlos Pueblo
We value the
democratic system very much in Taiwan and every election of this
great Nation
is so exciting for people like me as a Taiwanese. Mid-term election
this year in
November will be for all the local officers, executive and legislative
branches of
cities and counties. The Mayor of Taipei City is the most attractive
campaign of
all. The incumbent is Dr. Wen-jer Ko, the independent affiliation
of two major
political parties in Taiwan. He is facing a different challenge with
his previous
campaign without a united front with the opposition Democratic
Progressive
Party at that time. He is fighting along with most of his original
supporters
who are the DPP affiliate, the Chinese
Nationalists, and young voters.
His
re-election effort will be endangered if the DPP nominate a person to split his
votes to benefit
the Chinese Nationalist. That means the mayor of the Capital
City will go
back to the Chinese Nationalist.
It is very
precious for Taiwanese to actually overthrow the Chinese Nationalist
Authoritarian
rule in Taiwan. Under the Chinese rule, Taiwan was never free
at all. I
can imagine that the Chinese Nationalist, KMT, is anxious to get back to
power;
therefore, divide and conquer is at play all the time. Taiwanese media
is
constantly manipulated by the old Chinese Nationalist machine in addition to
the current
Beijing’s propaganda. The DPP critic of Ko is that he says both sides
of the Straight are closed family which agitates
some fundamental supporters
of Taiwan
Independent. Also, they question that he cannot or ignore the value
question of
Taiwan posted by the lady President Tsai. I have followed his philosophy
, campaign
speeches, and books, etc. I know that his Value of Taiwan Nation is very
clear, is
the western model of democracy, freedom of speech, rule of law, market
economic,
and the respect of human right, absolutely not the current Chinese
Communist
political system in China.
There is an
old Chinese proverb about a crane and a clam stuck into a fight and a
fisherman
picks them both eventually. I am afraid of the development of campaign
may come to
that conclusion, KMT be the fisherman to return controlling the Capital
City. All
the Chinese corruption shall be return as well.
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