In Taiwan, pro-Beijing’s
New Party wants to sell Taiwan into communist China. It means New Party
acted as a megaphone of Beijing. Many Taiwanese people understand
that New Party’s members allured people into “China fever” and
“Chinese halluciation” over cross-straits’ affairs. Pro-independence advocates
published ads calling for the creation of a pro-Taiwan alliance to fight
what they called the "pan-Red Army" led by KMT Chairman Lien
Chan. They said Lien is
"siding with the Chinese communists against Taiwan." Also on Sept. 24, 2001, the Taiwan
Independence Party said that it was willing to merge with the Taiwan
Solidarity Union (TSU) to form a new group, called the "Taiwan
Republican Party," to promote Taiwan independence. Meanwhile, New Party Legislator
Elmer Fung was reported to have raised the possibility of a merger between
the KMT and the New Party after the year-end legislative elections -- but
the report was swiftly denied by New Party convener, Hsieh Chi-ta? The call to "fight the
pan-Red Army" was made in an advertisement in some of yesterday's
daily newspapers, which was paid for by the Northern Taiwan Society, the
Central Taiwan Society, the Southern Taiwan Society and the Eastern Taiwan
Society. The advertisement accused Lien
of "betraying former president Lee Teng-hui, On June 16, Lee and President Chen
Shui-bian attended the founding of the Northern Taiwan Society, a group
consisting of nearly 90 members of the cultural, academic, legal and
medical circles of northern Taiwan. The advertisement said that a
"pan-Red Army" had been established under the leadership of Lien
Chan. "The KMT's party-owned media have supported Beijing's `one
China' policy and even advocated the `one China: two capitals, one
Beijing, one Taipei,' policy which will lead Taiwan into a dangerous
situation," the advertisement said. "Lien Chan's remarks about
confederation ideas simply echo the Chinese communists' `one China, three
systems,' which denies Taiwan's sovereignty," the advertisement said. "Therefore, we appeal to all
Taiwanese to finish off the KMT through the ballot box in the year-end
elections, as well as to finish off Lien's behavior of siding with the
Chinese communists against Taiwan,'" the ad said. The DPP and the TSU both declared
yesterday that they wished to cooperate with political parties that
advocate similar ideals -- but they had no interest in discussing mergers. A local daily newspaper
quoted Fung as saying that "it is possible" that the New Party
will merge with the KMT after the year-end elections. The report prompted New Party convener Hsieh Chi-ta to issue an official denial. Old Veterans who immigrated
to China are often kicked out by the Chinese government after they run out
of money and have problems moving back, parts of the reason were not to
provide for caring about old aged. Taiwanese who lost their resident
status after staying in China for over four years will be allowed to move
back to Taiwan and will be given dual citizenship, said the Mainland
Affairs Council on Sept. 24, 2001. "Taiwanese will be allowed to
keep their Taiwanese resident status, even if they have Chinese resident
status as well," said Lin Chong-pin, vice chairman of the MAC. According to the regulations
passed in 1992, Taiwanese who live in China for over four years without
visiting Taiwan automatically lose their Taiwanese resident status. Taiwanese who change their minds
after living in China for four years and then visit or move back to Taiwan
face a complicated repatriation process. Veterans who immigrated to
China are often kicked out by the Chinese government after they run out of
money and have problems moving back. "These veterans can contribute very little to China, since they are too old to do anything. The Chinese government always sends them to Hong Kong and bans them from moving back to China," said Johnnason Liu, director of the MAC's Legal Affairs Department. The new regulation also allows an
individual who was born in China, but whose father or mother has Taiwanese
resident status, to apply for residency. Councilors of the MAC evaluated
China's domestic and foreign affairs in yesterday's meeting as well. The MAC believes that China's
entrance into the WTO and the success of its Olympic bid will help it to
integrate into the world's economies. It said its unemployment and
rural tax problems, however, are getting worse. The MAC said that China
continues trying to intimidate Taiwan through diplomatic isolation and
military exercises while at the same time trying to win over some
Taiwanese through various non-governmental exchanges. The MAC's vice chairman, Lin, also
pointed out that China is now more aggressive in promoting the idea of
"one country, two systems" in Taiwan. Lin, however, declined to
comment on how he believes China is capable of doing this in Taiwan. In our viewpoints, Taiwanese
people can do invest in China with money, and quitted from China by the
reasons of poor, weakness and sick residents. So, Taiwan needs your help.
Yours Sincerely,
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