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Time to start BUFFD
Thursday, Feb 25, 2010, Page 8
The accelerated pro-China policy of President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九)
administration has seriously compromised the sovereignty of Taiwan, and it may
eliminate the possibility of establishing a free independent nation.
Democratization is now a steep uphill struggle against the well-entrenched
quasi-one-party dictatorship of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) that is
already under the control of China’s United Front Strategy (UFS).
We propose a “Borderless United Front for Democracy” (BUFFD), which would
galvanize the freedom-loving people of Taiwan and the world, and prevent the
demise of Taiwan’s democracy.
BUFFD must be a movement of non-governmental grassroots volunteers, dedicated to
non-violent promotion of democracy by utilizing the Internet. Communication
centers and leaders could be selected as the movement grows.
The no-cost BUFFD would supplement conventional diplomacy by encouraging every
individual everywhere to advocate democracy around the clock. It would not be
like the few sporadic meetings within the conventional diplomacy that usually
involve only a limited number of countries.
Conventional diplomacy has not been able to effectively promote democracy even
in the UN because of its inability to cope with the UFS of China. Consequently,
besmirching Taiwan as a “troublemaker” and Taiwan’s isolation from the world
community have been tolerated by the West, implying tacit approval. The
instigator of blatant human rights violations is none other than China, the
worst violator on record.
Similarly, the UFS has guided China to distort recent calls for greater Web
freedom by the US as “information imperialism.” Such smear tactics have also
been applied to the Tibetan leader Dalai Lama and the exiled Xinjian (Uighur)
leader Rebiya Kadeer. After years of UFS manipulation and media distortion about
cheap labor, large markets and ruthless military threats, China has nearly
succeeded in silencing the voices of various dissident groups.
Moreover, it is now using new-found wealth and technology to modernize armed
forces which threaten to invade Taiwan and also menace the security of Asia.
Further, by incorporating the new wealth into the UFS, China is undermining the
economy and the security of the entire free world. According to D.J. McGuire, an
author focusing on China’s role in aiding terrorist states, it has also armed or
funded adversaries of the West, including Iran, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, North
Korea and former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
The Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington attests to the dangerous nature
of communist China. For almost a century, the Chinese Communist Party has failed
to accord basic human rights to its citizenry. Ironically, there will be no such
reform in the foreseeable future.
In the name of the victims of communism in China and the victims of the 228
Incident at the hands of the KMT in Taiwan, it is time for all democracy
advocates to join hands; tear down the facade of the so-called “Peaceful Rise
and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” and expose the tyrannical nature of
Chinese autocracy. We must bring down the KMT-dominated media and expose the
true selfish and opportunistic character of the KMT leadership. The party’s
inability to restitute the massive amounts of embezzled public assets even after
decades of waiting and the double standards used in persecuting and prosecuting
former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) are just two examples of the corruption
that must be eliminated.
The final goal of BUFFD would be a Swiss-type neutral Taiwan with a colorful yet
peaceful multi-ethnic society bound by friendship and trust, and looking forward
to eventual worldwide peace fostered by democratization.
Samuel Yang and
Kuochih Hong (Michigan),
Jern Kuo (Pennsylvania),
Bindon Chang (New York),
Andrew Chang (Arizona) and Allen Kuo (California)
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