20130130 Law professor Yuan Hong-bing says China is behind the case of Chen Shui-bian
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Law professor Yuan Hong-bing says China is behind the case of Chen Shui-bian

January 29, 2013 By: Michael Richardson

http://www.examiner.com/article/law-professor-yuan-hong-bing-says-china-is-behind-the-case-of-chen-shui-bian


Yuan Hong-bing displaying his two books about Taiwan and Chen Shui-bian's case
Credit: Mary Loan


Imprisoned former President Chen Shui-bian of the Republic of China in-exile is confined to a small room and has few possessions. Presently at a government hospital in Taipei, while serving a lengthy sentence for alleged corruption, Chen keeps a copy of Incarcerated Taiwan at his bedside. The book, written by law professor Yuan Hong-bing, tells the story of Chen Shui-bing as a political prisoner. Chen is viewed as the victim of collusion between the Kuomintang in Taiwan and the Communist Party in China.

Yuan Hong-bing granted an interview at his Kainan University office, between classes, to discuss his books on Taiwan and Chen Shui-bianˇ¦s case.

ˇ§No, Chen Shui-bian did not receive a fair trial. The whole legal process was maneuvered by the Communists.ˇ¨ Yuan said, ˇ§I explain all that in Incarcerated Taiwan. Since 2002, Red China has been carrying out a plot against Chen Shui-bian and Taiwan. In 2004, there was the so-called Red Army movement conducted by former members of the Democratic Progressive Party. In 2008, there was judicial persecution of President Chen Shui-bian. Red China is behind all that,ˇ¨ emphasized Yuan.

ˇ§Character assassination against Chen Shui-bian is part of the strategy. They try to push public opinion against President Chen. The simple reason is that Chen Shui-bian is the number one figure in the Taiwanese independence movement with his political background,ˇ¨ said Yuan.

ˇ§From the legal end, Chen Shui-bian never received a just trial. The theory of democracy in Taiwan has never been fully implemented,ˇ¨ explained Yuan.

ˇ§Under the Kuomintang, Chen has not been judged fairly. Although Chen Shui-bian was the president, the whole legal system personnel still belonged to Chiang Kai shekˇ¦s regime, under the so-called party-state system,ˇ¨ Said Yuan.

ˇ§The legal process is stuck in the old Chiang Kai-shek regime style. The trial of Chen Shui-bian was not part of the normal legal procedure. The sentence of Chen Shui-bian violates justice. The sentence was to be innocent with no more legal process. The procedure was unreasonable.:

ˇ§Also the pretrial detention of Chen was wrong. He is in a narrow cell, he eats without a table and writes on the floor,ˇ¨ complained Yuan.

ˇ§Chen Shui-bian is the victim of administrative and judicial persecution. In Incarcerated Taiwan I prove that Chen Shui-bian is the most persecuted character in the history of the Republic of China. Up to now President Chen is innocent. There has not been any evidence showing a crime. If there is no direct evidence, it proves Chen Shui-bian is innocent.ˇ¨ Yuan said, ˇ§Chen is a symbol of Taiwan in crisis.ˇ¨

ˇ§The bullying of Chen shows the imprint and tactics of Red China.ˇ¨

Yuan warned, ˇ§The very human nature of our society pays no attention to President Chenˇ¦s affairs going forward, even though that may involve the whole collapseˇKa human disaster.

ˇ§In 2002, the Chinese said that Taiwan is an indispensable part of China. They began a plan to push Taiwan into a victory for China. To carry out the plan a United Front total effort is made. Economic integration and political integration can be expected for the next three and-a-half years,ˇ¨ said Yaun.

ˇ§The first step was to push Ma Ying-jeou to sign so-called peaceful agreements. But they have to try to silence Taiwan independence. The judicial persecution of Chen Shui-bian is a sign that Taiwanˇ¦s independence movement should be extinguished. It is outlined in my book which is based on classified information,ˇ¨ asserted Yuan.

Yuan said, ˇ§I left China and went to Australia for asylum. When I was at Peking University I had many friends with high-ranking positions with the government leadership. Many high-ranking Chinese Communist Party members, persecuted by the leading power, would give me many secret documents. I had easy access to documents.ˇ¨

Yuan closed the interview with a message to Americans: ˇ§Americaˇ¦s strategy has been made on a wrongful decision. The USSR is no longer the rival target. Now it is international terrorism. No matter how many terrorists there are they wonˇ¦t do much harm to America, but China remains a danger.ˇ¨

ˇ§Obama and Hu Jintao tried to ally America with China. The American people and the news media say that America is the leader of the free world but they donˇ¦t account for the danger. They donˇ¦t realize China is a political tragedy embarrassed by competition,ˇ¨ said Yuan.

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