First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for your timely support of our President Chen’s (the president of Taiwan) recent ceasing of the so-called “National Unification Council” and “Guidelines for National Unification”. The Taiwanese public is exhilarated about the US government’s sympathetic understanding and keen assistance, which have tremendously restored our trust and appreciation in the United States.

However, the Taiwanese problem remains. Your government has been neglecting the basic human rights of 23,000,000 Taiwanese people for too long. It has been more than 60 years since your government adhered to an ambiguous Taiwan policy that has been suffocating the Taiwanese people. Your “one-China” policy has nearly pushed and is still driving the democratic Taiwan to fall a prey to the communist China. Have you ever seriously considered the fate of the Taiwanese people?

At the end of World War II, you supported a dictator Chiang Kai-Shek (CKS) to occupy and rule Taiwan without any consultation with the Taiwanese people. As a result, this occupation was disastrous to the Taiwanese people. Where were you when hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese people were being murdered by thugs led by CKS? And even after the massacre during the occupation, your government has not only failed to take any remedial steps to return justice to the Taiwanese people but also continued to allow the dictator CKS to brutalize the Taiwanese people.

As crimes being committed by the CKS and his followers in Taiwan, including their claiming ownership of Taiwan, have you ever tried to intervene in any way? Should the persecution of the Taiwanese people ever be taken seriously? Are you aware that you are also responsible for the Taiwan situation? Have you ever reflected on the errors you have made in the past? If your answers to these questions were positive, the way you have been dealing with the Taiwan situation would have been more prudent and responsible.

As the across-Taiwan strait relation worsened, you asked for a bilateral dialogue between Taiwan and China. Have you not witnessed how frequently our President Chen sent out good will only to be retorted by humiliating insults and threats from China? It is not Taiwan that is not willing to talk. It is China, in insisting Taiwan to subordinate its sovereignty to China, that is not holding its end in the talk. In order to satisfy China’s terms, there is nothing Taiwan can do but to surrender to it. How does this add up and is this what the USA likes to see?

As a research reported by Roger Lin and Richard Hartzell ( http://www.taiwanadvice.com/ )
pointed out, according to the regulation of US constitution, Taiwan Relations Act, and San Francisco Peace Treaty, Taiwan is unincorporated territory of the US. Is this true? If not, why has the US been meddling in Taiwan’s internal affairs? If so, why has the US government never made clear this fact to the world? Why have you been hiding this fact from the Taiwanese people and ignoring your duty in protecting Taiwan while asking Taiwan to buy weapons from you? How is this in alignment with the American people’s sense of justice?

We strongly urge the US government, in facing up to your duty, to immediately revoke the illegitimate China-centric ruling structure, which remained to oppress Taiwan, and resume the USMG operation in Taiwan to assist the Taiwanese people to establish a legitimate Taiwan-centric governmental structure, and to cease Taiwan’s 60 year long misfortune of being exiled as an unrecognized nation.

By Argent

Chen Shui-bian, the President of the exiled government of Republic of China, announced the intention to abolish the State Unification Conference and State Unification Guiding Principles at this lunar New Year gathering. The statement stirred up quite a little dust. Domestically, the pro-China force of KMT clan predictably ran their routine of attacks. State department also issued the worn-out “one-China policy” lingoes in a very timely fashion, objecting to Taiwan’s changing the “status quo” one-sidedly.

We have been fooled and manipulated by the American government as an international orphan for sixty years, and it’s still faithfully playing the old trick on Taiwan, one of the most loyal friends, telling Taiwan not to change the status quo; but never define status quo clearly. How does Taiwan maintain the status quo? Taiwanese people are getting sick and tired of it now. Please tell Taiwanese why should Taiwan need to follow America’s every whim in its domestic and international affairs? Then tell Taiwan what “maintaining the status quo” is!

Since Taiwan is “not” a sovereign state, why does America want Taiwan to purchase weapons to protect itself? According to the Taiwan Relations Act passed by the American congress, it’s America’s responsibility to protect Taiwan. Why should Taiwan spend astronomical amount of money to purchase weapons from America? What do you want us to talk China about? The one and only goal China has been devouring Taiwan. How in the world Taiwan could negotiate with China to achieve a peaceful resolution? Is America real dumb or just playing dumb? If the most repressive government of China is so easy to talk to, why doesn’t America go telling them that America still holds Taiwan’s sovereignty? America does not have the gut to claim its rights, instead forcing Taiwan to talk to China about a peaceful unification. How in the world a democratic country and a communist government can discuss the unification under the communism regime? Is America such a retarded species?

What is the status quo of Taiwan Strait? The status quo is changing every day, which day’s status quo are you referring to? In reality the change of the status quo is accelerating to danger Taiwan’s survival with China’s increasing threat from all fronts, but America says Taiwan can’t change the status quo; the irony is the status quo just can’t be kept with China’s stepping up its threat. If Taiwan doesn’t adopt some structural changes, the future of Taiwan is doomed. Shouldn’t America know better?

What’s your plan to help 23 million Taiwanese moves on and to where? Why America never made it clear to the people of Taiwan? How could you treat an old ally like this? How could an old ally not losing faith in you? Where is the old faithful of human right you so proudly advocate over time? Or 23 million Taiwanese don’t deserve the human right you are so seemingly concerned with every chance you get?

Taiwan can’t stay silent silence while waiting to be slaughtered by the repressive China, Taiwan needs to protest to America’s contempt and handling of the people in Taiwan. The basic right of Taiwanese has been deprived by America since it never stopped the ROC government’s brutal ruling after WWII. Taiwanese are now asking America to stop playing with the unreal, absurd one-China policy which has been a tired old trick that will not work any more. America owes Taiwan a fair and justice treatment. America took over Taiwan from Japan, it was entitled to enjoy certain privileges yet, don’t forget it also bore the obligation of helping Taiwan to build its own nation per international law.

Playing the same old game is tiring and it will not work all the time. It’s time to put out new sensible direction and goal. America needs to declare the sovereignty of Taiwan, even annex Taiwan as part of America, or America needs to give the sovereignty back to the people of Taiwan and help establishing a normal new country. Only the due process is done right, will Taiwan and America both benefit. Justice is done this way with a legal, complete ending of this unsolved problem after World War II.

Translated by realtaiwan

Dear Madam Secretary,

The US government has been oblivious to the survival of the Taiwanese people and playing Taiwan as wager in working its global military strategy for more than 60 years. It adopted a vague policy that has suffocated the Taiwanese people for decades, siding with the so-called “one-China policy” wordplay to manipulate the Taiwanese people. Being cornered in this prolonged ploy, the frustrated Taiwanese people have been enduring China’s constant threats and abusive sniping from across the strait with no sign of stopping.

The US, due to its delinquent and muddled post-war handling of Taiwan after World War II, has alienated Taiwan from the international community for more than 60 years. This abandonment has brought upon Taiwan incessant political turmoil and societal chaos. While the US has been benefiting financially from the enormous amount of Taiwanese military expenditure for years, Taiwan is being pushed onto a path leading to the fate of being taken over by the barbaric China.

The US has been promoting democracy and freedom worldwide and thus receiving praises from people around the world for upholding justice and playing the role of a world cop in keeping world order. However, this respectful American profile of justice has hardly been present in the US government’s dealing of the Taiwan issue.’ The Taiwanese people have been fed up with the ambiguous US policy and gradually losing faith in the US. People have started to question whether the founding spirit and the values safeguarded by the US constitution are in jeopardy. I personally think the US needs to take action, without further delay, on the Taiwan issue to maintain the integrity and dignity of the US in facing the world. Confronted with increasing military threats from China, the internal political
affairs in Taiwan have been tremendously crippled and in disarray. The Taiwanese people are facing an unprecedented tension in recent years. Since last year, Taiwan Defense Alliance has been advocating for a movement to “Let Taiwan Position Back to History Beginning”, asking the US government to face the Taiwan issue up front and proceed with immediate intervention to restore justice to the Taiwanese people with no more deceit. This alliance asserts that the 23,000,000 Taiwanese people should have the same basic human rights as people in the US and Iraq.

Taiwan Defense Alliance has scheduled to lead a group of Taiwanese people to apply for the US passport on the ground that the US constitution grants the Taiwanese people this right. I think the simplest way for the US to handle the Taiwan issue is to accept these people’s applications. This is the most straightforward and peaceful solution. This action will handily relieve Taiwan from the China-centered political oppression and establish a government in accordance with justice and the interest of the Taiwanese people as well as the US.

The US government should take this suggestion into serious consideration. Thank you.

Sincerely
Argent shaw
March 16,2006

Just a thought