Words do mean things The language that people use to write about Taiwan is a touchy subject, and many people can't get it right. Or they can , but they won't . There are many examples, but I just want to talk about one today: The 228 Massacre. I used to say "228 Incident" myself, but when someone corrected me in 2007 and pointed out that I should instead refer to the tragedy as a "massacre," I immediately changed, and I'll never use that term again. I can't count the times since then that I've come across w
posted Sunday, February 28, 2016 @ 12:00 AM by Tim Maddog [ Permalink ] 0 comments __________________________________________________
As time moves forward, Ma's administration moves backward A group of 39 observers of Taiwanese politics from around the world -- many of whom were part of an earlier series of open letters on the erosion of justice in Taiwan under the Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) government -- is in the news yet again. This time, they're focusing on the indictment against former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝). Here's some of the main content [highlights mine]: Dear President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), We the undersigned, international academi