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May 12, 2008, 21:57 GMT
Taiwan search, rescue team ready to fly to quake-hit Sichuan
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Taiwan is part of China, just do it
Why Taiwanese authorities are waiting a request or permission from Chinese mainland authorities??? Aren't they the same country???
It's very unhuman to take advange of this disaster to press China for admitting Taiwan as a country.
China is unhuman. Free tibet!
Brothers helping brothers. Just go by the heart. Charity is always good.
Take this opportunity to help with the relationship.
Thanks Taiwan
So what should Taiwan do instead? It can't enter China without China's permission. All that it can do is offer help to China.
Besides, it is no more inhuman for Taiwan to offer the help of the Taiwanese government and people than it is for China to refuse help unless Taiwan agrees that it is a province of China.
Taiwan is not part of China. It's an independent country from PRC (People's Republic of China).
Lol, China's governement is composed of unhumanitarian leadership. It is unhumane of china leadership to even think twice about allowing taiwan to aid at a time of such devastation. China is not giving the go ahead in fear that it will owe taiwan something. Apparently you are also unfamiliar for the even worse situation in Myanmar. They lost close to 100000 people and are still not allowing international assistance as of saturday anyway........
What is with these stubborn and arrogant asian dictatorships? I fear fear china in 10 years. Their dominance could backfire on the world and this arrogant behavior only supports my theory.....
Taiwan is a seperate entity apart from China. Take some time and look up its history from WWII through the Cultural Revolution and Pres. Jimmy Carter's betrayal of former treaties and agreements with Taiwan by recognizing Beijing as the only 'true China.' It's rather interesting.
Taiwan is not part of China People's Republic. Tibet is not part of it either. Let Tibet free, let Taiwan free.
Taiwan is not part of China!! got it.
If Taiwan do want to help, just offer help without political conditions. That will be apprecitated by quake-afflicted people and the Chinese government.
It is political gamesmanship over the independence issue. Taiwan wants China to request aid from a foreign nation. China wants Taiwan to request permission to for a team to enter.
If Taiwan 'just went in' they would be considered invading, even by China despite China's stance that Taiwan is part of China still.
Taiwan must wait for China to give permission, anything else would be foolhardy.
It is good that Taiwan can put its differences with China aside and offer sincere help to their neighbors who they share a deep heritage with. I just hope that China is mature enough to accept the offered help in the spirit in which it is being offered.
It's a human tragedy. And PRC could sure use the help of any country, especially a country with experience in earthquakes. But the simple fact is they have to be invited in or there has to be a general request for help. Sure this all can be political. Are we going to allow another country to land here with out a request for help if we have a major national disaster? Or do we have to argue what is a country and what is a province during the process?
Taiwan has own Country, government, defence, foreign policy. it is a country. To help each other is human nature, come on go and help if some one need help.
Why did you say Taiwan is not a part of China? you are stupid.
RongxunMay 13th, 2008 - 01:38:58
Why did you say Taiwan is not a part of China? you are stupid.
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It's funny that the person who criticizes other people as 'stupid' does not even know (or doesn't even want to know) simple contemporary facts.
I am a member in the rescue team from Taiwan. Please do not focus on this news topic as politics. Human life is the most important thing we have to save. The golden 72 hours for saving a life is very crucial for us. Now we are in the airport, ready to fly.
Taiwan had suffered a big earthquake in Sep-21st, 1999. So we setup national team for the emergency of earthquake, equipped with the most advanced tools and devices in the world.
Chinese people or other people in the world are all the people in the earth. Please open your mind to see the world and the people.
WORLD PEACE ! NO MORE DISASTERS !
Help China, for that is humanitarian, then their government
should convert to a FREE democratic society!!!
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