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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (62763)	4/28/2005 3:07:25 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 74559

Hello Maurice, The inevitable just got a bit closer, but by keeping ones stare on the press, one would not know it. It turns out that the Chinese Communist Party, ruling over the mainland, the Nationalist KMT, once and future ruler of Taiwan, and the current Taiwan ruling party - puzzled as they might be that band of increasing irrelevancy, are all in shock, by all accounts that matter. The reception Mr. Lien Chan received from the people on the mainland, as opposed to the officialdom, has apparently triggered some serious deep think and re-think by the three parties of folks, because ... (a) The Communist, trying to figure a way to introduce more open/accountable government, got surprised by how popular Sun Yat-sen is, right under their noses; (b) The KMT, trying to seek historical relevancy, got surprised by how popular they could be, not just with the 50% of Taiwan folks, but also with 99% of overseas Chinese and perhaps 100% of mainland Chinese; (c) The rulers of Taiwan got a shock, as they are beginning to see the pattern of the design that will lead to a scheme, courtesy of KMT boldness, Taiwan business impetus, and their fear of all fears, the mainlanders potentially able to start work in Taiwan on Taiwan; and (d) All three camps will apparently be doing some serious pondering on the sense of the Force, in the form of what the Chinese people wish for, and the Chinese people, I sense, is very much a more inclusive concept than the few who are unable to understand strategy if they got smacked by it. El Presidente Chen in Taiwan is now energetic for motion, except his degrees of freedom are quite limited, and options few. Perhaps he can visit the war shrine in Tokyo and get some inspiration. Here are some on the surface reporting that will have to do for folks such as yourself: etaiwannews.com english.chinamil.com.cn news.bbc.co.uk Focusing on Hu Jin whatever and Japan whatever else, and the US irrelevancy in regard to the issue of Taiwan is a mistake. You must focus on what truly matters, namely what the people want, and by that, one must narrow the people concept to 'Chinese people', everywhere. You may think that water is thicker than blood, and that may well be true for you, but that is hardly important, because as long as others do not believe such absurdity, then what does it matter? Who cares about what Mao did or did not do. What does it matter what the Japanese believe regarding the War. The critical point is but one, and that is how to progress from here on out. It appears that a strong political platform can be built by any and all based on the ideals of Dr. Sun Yat-sen (one who is held in greater esteem in the Chinese world than G. Washington is in all NYC public schools), that of a free, prosperous, democratic and strong China. Who can argue against that ideal? That is except for the likes of CB and brian_h; maybe I simply misundertood their motivations, given that they appear so transparent; but in any case, folks who sports such argument can hardly matter, because they are necessarily irrelevant. The rush is on. The game is afoot. The target is in play. TeoTwawKi is just around the corner. Chugs, J