Lee Teng-hui dead
“Godfather of Taiwan secessionism” Lee Teng-hui 李登辉 , also the former leader of the island, died at 98 on Thursday. This dog is gone for good, and not too soon.
李登辉（1923年1月15日－2020年7月30日），男，又名岩里政男，客家人。祖籍福建永定，出生于台湾台北县三芝乡，台湾地区政治人物，1988年至2000年期间担任台湾地区领导人及中国国民党主席，现任台湾团结联盟精神领袖。早期为台湾的农业经济学者，曾任台大教授。1972年投身政界，历任农复会荐任官员、台北市长、“台湾省主席”、“副总统”等职。 1988年蒋经国逝世后继任台湾地区领导人及国民党主席。1990年及1996年先后当选第八任、第九任台湾地区领导人，任内鼓吹“台独”，提出“两国论”，导致两岸关系恶化。2000年因选举失利卸任并被国民党开除党籍。著有《台湾农业发展的经济分析》、《台湾农业成长的过程与型态》、《农产品价格政策与水准》、《农业发展的初期条件与政策》等。2013年10月，李登辉再度抛出其“台独”论述，称台湾和大陆是所谓“国和国的关系”。 2013年11月15日，李登辉安全密帐案一审判无罪. 2014年3月28日，李登辉点名要台湾”立法院长“王金平亲自出面讲话，为台湾台北学生占领”立法院“来收场。2020年7月30日，李登辉在台北病亡，终年97岁。
李登辉1923年1月15日出生于台湾台北县三芝乡，祖籍福建永定。但比起“祖籍地”更让两岸网友熟知的，是李登辉早年曾称自己“22岁前是日本人”，他多年来亲日行径中最著名的一次，是在台湾地区领导人任内否决出兵干涉钓鱼岛事务，并表示认同钓鱼岛主权属日方。——“卖国”，是李登辉永远也抹不掉的一个标签。
用低调与隐藏骗过了蒋经国的李登辉，于1988年至2000年担任台湾地区领导人与中国国民党主席。任内，他鼓吹“台独”，提出“两国论”，还完成了所谓的“修宪”，从而确定了台湾作为“独立国家”的所谓法理基础。2000年因选举失利卸任并被国民党开除党籍后，李登辉成了台湾“极独”政党“台联党”的精神领袖，退休后仍多次叫嚣举行“台独公投”，造成了台湾内部的分裂及两岸关系的不断恶化。——“台独”，是另一个伴随李登辉一生的污点。
“台独”势力的完整政策体系，就是由李登辉一手打造并付诸实践的。目前还在岛内持续进行中的“去中国化”，也是从李登辉时代开始的。李登辉自诩“台独教父”，在“台独”势力的眼中是个大大的光环，但放在全球范围内，他却是那个早于陈水扁被国际社会认证的“麻烦制造者”，放在浩浩荡荡的几千年中国历史当中，他就是个大大的民族罪人，“遗臭万年”将会是他永远也甩不掉的历史标签。
Can Taiwan survive a second Trump term?
Can Taiwan survive a second Trump term? Another bullshit report from WP https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/14/can-taiwan-survive-second-trump-term/
The answer might lie in the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in November. A free Taiwan might not be able to survive a second Trump administration.
President Trump’s policy of international retreat and disregard for allies, alongside Xi’s growing assertiveness and expansionism, put Taipei at the intersection of the two ominous trends.
China launches second Type 075 amphibious helicopter assault ship
China launched its second Type 075 amphibious assault ship, or helicopter carrier, on Wednesday in Shanghai, seven months after the first one.
The vessel, decorated with small coloured flags, was towed by tugboats to its new berth at the state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in the afternoon. It will now be fitted out, with equipment and weapons systems as well as crew quarters, which is expected to take some months.The launch of the helicopter carrier was celebrated as a dedicat
China launched its second Type 075 amphibious assault ship, or helicopter carrier, on Wednesday in Shanghai, seven months after the first one.
The vessel, decorated with small coloured flags, was towed by tugboats to its new berth at the state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in the afternoon. It will now be fitted out, with equipment and weapons systems as well as crew quarters, which is expected to take some months.
The launch of the helicopter carrier was celebrated as a dedication to the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the PLA Navy, on April 26. It also came two weeks after its sister ship – the first Type 075 was launched last September and was fitted out in the same shipyard – caught fire, according to Global Times, a nationalist newspaper affiliated with People’s Daily.
ion to the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the PLA Navy, on April 26. It also came two weeks after its sister ship – the first Type 075 was launched last September and was fitted out in the same shipyard – caught fire, according to Global Times, a nationalist newspaper affiliated with People’s Daily.
Chinese fishing vessels rammed Taiwan offshore patrol cutter “CP-1022” near Kinmen
The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) 9th (Kinmen) Offshore Flotilla on Thursday (March 19) reported that its vessels were attacked by more than 10 Chinese speedboats, which hurled rocks, bottles and rammed the cutters.
The CGA said the skirmish resulted in multi-task offshore patrol cutter CP-1022 suffering damage to two of three outboard motors after the Chinese speedboats rammed into it, reported Liberty Times. The CGA demanded that China track down the culprits, arrest them, and compensate Taiwan for the damages.
At about 9 a.m. on March 16, as patrol cutters CP-1022 and CP-2006, along with three Taiwanese fishing boats, were driving off Chinese fishing vessels and removing illegal fishing nets, more than 10 unmarked Chinese speedboats rushed in and began hurling rocks and beer bottles at the CGA craft. During the skirmish, CP-1022, which had begun active duty on March 13 and cost NT$6 million (US$197,000) to build, was intentionally rammed from behind by the speedboats.
Chinese speedboats (center and right), CGA cutter (second from left). (CGA photo)
To fend off the Chinese speedboats, CGA officers hurled six stun grenades and fired five bean bag rounds at the Chinese crews, prompting them to beat a hasty retreat. One CGA officer was quoted by Liberty Times as saying, “We’ve never seen more than 10 Chinese speedboats swarm and aggressively attack like this.”
In the process, two outboard motors, valued at NT$600,000 each, were badly damaged and shards of broken bottles littered the cutter’s deck. No CGA personnel were injured during the assault.
Chen Chien-wen (陳建文), director of the CGA’s 9th Offshore Flotilla in Kinmen, said the incident occurred on the median line in the Taiwan Strait, according to the report. Chen said that during the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the CGA will not hesitate to drive away foreign intruders and protect Taiwan from the disease.
The CGA shipped two new outboard motors from Kaohsiung to Kinmen to replace the damaged ones on CP-1022, reported Apple Daily. The cutter is expected to resume service on Monday (March 23), when it will continue to defend Taiwan’s waters against illegal fishing and help protect Taiwan’s borders from the spread of COVID-19.
CGA cutter (foreground) as Chinese speedboats lurk behind. (CGA)
Chinese speedboat (right) races toward CGA cutter (second from left). (CGA image)
CGA officer points out damage to CP-1022’s outboard motors. (CNA photo)
