tonight...let's talk about politics...

It's kind of rare for me to talk about politics, let along in english - since this article is for my foreigh friends who can't read chinese. In only one week from now, we are going to elect a new president, among two candidates and parties with very different "personality", and who probably, is having a role in determining another decade of Taiwan's future.

When it comes to voting, we shall never forget scandals and...uh, policies. Recently, I've been discussing with some classmates about a policy proposed to acknowledge the scholar certificate of colleges in mainland China, and thus permitting students to come to Taiwan competing for job opportunities. Doctor and lawyers are included, and that starts a whole big issue among some med. students.

it's a complex issue concerning all different ideas like shall government protect their citizens no matter what? how can we keep a safe distance between china, who still considers "regrouping" Taiwan into its territory? fear for doctors fluxing into Taiwan and lowering our medical quality (and payment), and certainly some true or prejudged assumption of mainland's economical/ social conditions.

but I personally think it's necessary, though may be painful, for Taiwan to face the competitive reality.

if u can't beat your enemy, join him, and always be aware, be tough enough that him will not dare touch u. As a pragmatist, this is what i believe. On contrary to the "Taiwan-first, Taiwan-best" emotion so exploited these years, i know China is not at all a kind neighbor, but neither someone we can fight with. There's too huge differences in no matter population, resources, authority power...that Taiwan can never compensate with hard work. I do appreciate the democracy in Taiwan, though a bit chaos, but i think we don't enter the UN with just some champagne in NY or some advertisement here in Taiwan.

back to my point: now that the economic evolution in China seems to inevitably affecting the world, Taiwan have to think globally, like Singapore, rather than focusing so much on local values. The latter is important, but so far have become a obsession. Taiwan need to live and think in an international scenerio, otherwise would be isolated someday from this "international game", and we are late already.

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