Dear Mr. Kofi A. Annan,
Paris, Dec. 13 ---
Wei Jiangsheng, mainland China's most prominent dissidents
said on Sunday (Dec. 12, 1998) that the "concept of New
Taiwanese" espoused recently by ROC President Lee Teng-hui,
is a doctrine full of political wisdom.
The "New Taiwanese" concept cannot hamper efforts
to unify China, he said, adding that there had been no trouble
when people in the mainland referred to the "New Shanghai
people" or the "New Beijingese".
For the moment, Wei said, he suggests that people in Taiwan
help with democracy activities in mainland China so as to help
accelerate democratic development there. During his planned
visit to Taiwan, Wei said, he will have two messages for the
people of Taiwan. One --- is that while emphasizing they are
"New Taiwanese" the Taiwan people need not stress
that they are not "Chinese". By saying they are not
Chinese, the people of Taiwan people would disappoint people
in mainland China, and such a pronouncement could have disastrous
consequences, he warned. Another message, he said, is that while
Taiwan independence may be the right of the Taiwan people and
something that would be supported by Chinese democracy activists
overseas. It is not and will never be acceptable to the authorities
in mainland China.
We on Sunday joined groups calling for the formation of an
Asian human rights alliance. Human rights was building in democratic
condition; only keep democracy, the both side of
cross-straits will unification again. Faced with
the Asian financial crisis and with many reforms hitting snags
mainland China has turned to a more cautions track from the
bold economic opening-up path it embarked on 20 years analysts
say. But the Beijing leadership at an annual economic conference
last week vowed to press ahead with its reforms.
"In 1999, China will continue to move forward with its
reforms and opening up drive, with the focus on expanding domestic
demand to promote economic growth" the official Xinhua
New Agency reported.
On the other hand; we are fighting against barbarism.
There in only one way of putting it rights, treaties when it
is to their interest to do so. We must make it to their interest
to do so.
In our view; both read the same Bible and pray to the same
God, each invokes His air against the other, it may seem strange
that any man should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing
bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge
not, that we be not judged the prayer of both should not be
answered; that of neither has been answered fully, for the Almighty
has his own purposes.