Dear Mr. Tung Chee-hwa,

"I'm not going to leave. There is no where to go and I haven't got any money," said Azvu Akhmadova, 72, whose entire family was killed in the last Chechen war three years ago.

Now, we found the sign of cities is devastated again a graveyard of blackened piles of brick and rubble. Many cities has no electricity or natural gas, and people cook over open fired in the open or eat cold food, water is taken from outdoor pumps despite the danger of artillery fire. Many people have little or no food. "We have no future. Does anybody in the world care about us?" a refugee said.

No where to go and no future to think, and lived in dark, cold, hunger, that people only waited to die.

After Taiwan 921 tremor, there are 2100 persons had died over suddenly shaking crisis. Nevertheless, natural disaster can't avoid but man-made massacre should be prevented by way of "negotiation".

Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Chen Shui-bian said yesterday (Nov. 2, 1999) that he favored opening up the "three links" with mainland China so long as certain condition s were met.

In anticipation of his party's soon-to-be-released white paper on mainland China policy, Chen spoke with reporters about the three links --- postal, commercial, and transportation --- which are currently forbidden under ROC law due to national security considerations.

President Lee Teng-hui's "no haste, be patient" policy is not the right way to go, but neither is a complete opening up to the mainland, Chen said.

"We beg to differ with 'no haste, be patient,' but the west side (mainland China) is showing a lot of nerve and that doesn't make us feel safe either," he said.

Chen said that transportation was the most contentious issue since direct postal links practically exist already and commercial links could be dealt with under the principle of mutual benefit.

The opposition party nominee said that opening direct transportation must be governed by certain key concepts. These include "first sea, then land" and "first cargo, then people," he said.

Chen also touched on current government curbs on investment in the mainland. At present, Taiwan firms cannot invest more than 20 percent of their total worth in mainland-based ventures so as to stop Beijing from gaining too large an influence over the island's economy.

Chen said the limit was unsustainable but that how much it should be raise by needs some consideration. Some are in favor of a 60 percent cap, while others believe crossing the 50 percent mark would be dangerous.

Mainland China policy is seen as sensitive issue within the DPP. While the upcoming white paper is expected mirror Chen's comments yesterday (Nov. 3, 1999) as well as similar statements made by the candidate during a visit to the U.S.  last April, some party members are said to be dissatisfied.

The pro-independence wing of the party, including members of the United Formosans for Independence group, are avowedly wary of anything that will bring Beijing closer to Taiwan.

Chen's words also evoked a cautious response from some business leaders, including Chinese National Federation of Industries chairman Kao Chin-yen.

Kao said that while he had always been in favor of a looser policy, political considerations must also be taken into account. Kao summed up his views to reporters yesterday as: "politics first, making money second."

In related news, Premier Vincent Siew reiterated the government's China policy principles to the legislature later in the day yesterday.

Siew said that all moves must be made under the consideration of four key "structures": maintaining national development, guarding national security, putting Taiwan first, and not sacrificing the welfare of the country's 22 million citizens.

Siew's remarks came in response to a questioned posed by a Kuomintang lawmaker and was not apparently meant as a response to Chen's policy statement

Kuomintang law-maker can't respond Chen's policy statement, but under the pressure of businessmen that President Lee's "no haste, be patient" policy would be shaken by triggering the three links --- postal, commercial, and transportation, which are under ROC law due to national security considerations.

However, Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland are all Chinese. Let us enjoy the Chinese world, and help to whole world.