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The absurd, delusional ‘one China’ propaganda

Peng Ming-min 彭明敏

President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) failure to bring up “each side having its own interpretation” as part of the “one China” framework during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) has sparked fierce criticism. However, if he had mentioned it, would Taiwanese have been content? Fixating on this term to avoid saying “one China, same interpretation” is only trading one delusion for another.

Chinese tourists ruining tourism

Hsu Yu-fang 許又方

The Tourism Bureau on Friday announced that the number of Chinese tourists allowed into Taiwan is to be increased from 5,000 to 8,000 before the end of February next year. The decision is certain to add to the deteriorating quality of tourism in Taiwan.

Taiwanese are a friendly people, so the more foreign visitors the better. The problem is that since Taiwan was opened up to Chinese tourism, the environment at Taiwan’s tourist spots has suffered from varying levels of destruction, causing the quality of tourism to drop and scaring away “good” tourists from many other countries, Japan in particular.

KMT tricks and the US’ rebalancing toward Asia

Paul Lin 林保華

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Eric Chu’s (朱立倫) US visit was a failure, because both Chu and the KMT are denying reality and have failed to keep up with changing times. The fact that this century-old party is out of touch with reality is related to its concern about its own benefits. In particular, it is paving the way for President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to step down safely next year.

Making sure Ma is yesterday’s man

Liberty Times Editorial

By President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) calculations, as president he can do anything he wants. He can take matters into his own hands, fly off to Singapore, and hold the highest-level cross-strait meeting in 66 years, shocking the international community, while his supporters push for him to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Finally, he has managed to book his place in posterity.

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