Taiwan Media: Taiwan Leader's Approval on "Passport" Change, a Dangerous Move

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Taiwan Media: Taiwan Leader's Approval on "Passport" Change, a Dangerous Move

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Quite a few Taiwan media published articles, pointing out that the notation of "Taiwan" on the "passport" approved by Taiwan leader is a dangerous move, an attempt to destroy the relations on both sides of the Strait and a move to lead Taiwan to "independence".

Taiwan's "Central Daily News" editorial points out today, it's difficult to change the nature of Taiwan leader. Yesterday saw him announce openly that he approved the notation of "Taiwan" onto the "passport". The move is tantamount to pouring oil over the fire in view of the stalemate situation across the strait. With his own manipulation of the issue of "unification and independence", it will exert a great impact on Taiwan society, a stumbling block for the development of the Taiwan society.

The Taiwan leader, with such an ideology to guide his policy-making, is no better than the head of a disaster, points out the editorial. The more he makes his efforts the dimmer the perspective in Taiwan. To put the word "Taiwan" onto the "passport" will do no substantial good to Taiwan at all except making more obvious his intention of "independence".

Another article, a commentary entitled "Again a shadow of Taiwan independence" carried in the paper points out sharply, putting the word "Taiwan" onto the "passport" by the government of the People's Progressive Party is actually in pursuit of "Taiwan independence" and the government is a government for "Taiwan independence". When the phantasm for "Taiwan independence" is looming large over the island the crucial moment the people in Taiwan are facing is to appear clearer from among the shadow. The article calls on the people in Taiwan that they must not remain reticent about it.

The report of Taiwan "United Daily News" points out today: as the Kuomintang and the People First Party hold, this practice of the People's Progressive Party reveals a fact that "the more they paint the blacker it becomes," showing extraordinarily clear the haunting of its ideology. The deputy head of the Kuomintang's "Council for Cultural Affairs" said: the notation of "Taiwan" onto the "passport" unveils a fact that the leader of Taiwan is attempting to lead Taiwan by way of international to the "Independence of Taiwan" and this is not only impractical but also very dangerous.

The "Central News Agency" also reported the speech by the convener for the plenary session of the New Party of Taiwan in the "Legislative Yuan". He pointed out in it that the decision made by the Taiwan Authority revealed very clearly its ideological tendency towards the "Independence of Taiwan", an ulterior motive to change the "name of the country" by casting a shadow over Taiwan.

In an interview with the reporter of the "Central News Agency", Lien Chan, President of the Kuomintang Party pointed out that the move of the Taiwan Authority went seriously against the constitutional law of Taiwan. He called on the people of Taiwan to get to know clearly such a person in politics who always put the "love for the Taiwan People" on his lips, yet is actually a self-conceited and self-styled spokesman for only a small clique of people in Taiwan.

By PD Online Staff Han Rongliang

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