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John Hsieh 謝鎮寬

There are two Koreas in the world today they are the South Korea and the North Korea but we have not heard of one Korea policy at all although they are looking for a unified nation. Furthermore, before the East/West German merged as one today there was not one German policy neither the North/South Vietnam. Why is there a one China policy that bothered Taiwan people to face it? Isn’t it funny and weird there is none claiming one USA, one Japan, one France or one Russia why China keeps asking for one China? Obviously, there is more than one that’s why they are hunger for the only one.

Education shows Ma’s obstinance

Taipei Times Editorial

In President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) New Year’s Day address marking the Republic of China’s centennial in 2011, he pledged “to create a sounder educational environment for our young people” and stressed that “education is the cornerstone of national power and children are our hope for the future.”

So much for flowery language.

Reform key to creation of national structure

Lee Min-yung 李敏勇

In 1996, Taiwan held its first direct presidential election. As a native Taiwanese and a member of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), then-president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) played a key role in the nation’s transition to democracy. This offered an opportunity for the KMT to transform itself into a “Taiwanese Nationalist Party” and for the Republic of China (ROC) to gain a new lease on life here in Taiwan.

If Taiwan could have had a new constitution as a result, the ROC in exile would have entered history, putting an end to the period between 1949 and 1996, although, since the writing and implementation of a new constitution would take some time, that would perhaps not have happened until 2000.

Student protesters target K-12 agency

Taipei Times

Students protesting against the government’s high-school curriculum guideline changes force open a shutter at the K-12 Education Administration building in Taipei yesterday afternoon.
Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times

Students forced their way into the K-12 Education Administration building in Taipei yesterday, promising further action by the end of the week if controversial high-school curriculum guidelines are not withdrawn.

About 50 students gathered at the agency’s building — part of the Ministry of Education — at about 3pm, seeking to present their demands to agency officials.

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