tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350352.post111284500963985451..comments2023-10-26T05:58:38.980-04:00Comments on East Asia Blog: Chen the Fox or the Bulldog?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350352.post-1113144330951400132005-04-10T10:45:00.000-04:002005-04-10T10:45:00.000-04:00has Mr.Chen been in an alliance with pro-china bus...has Mr.Chen been in an alliance with pro-china business groups? please explain, yoshi....SAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557799755467836622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350352.post-1112905279364979552005-04-07T16:21:00.000-04:002005-04-07T16:21:00.000-04:00I think you have a good point about the "round of ...I think you have a good point about the "round of table-pounding", but looking at it the same way a scientist would look at waves, frequencies and all that, makes me wonder whether THIS round has been longer, more vociferous, or as you said, 'just another one'. <BR/>Chen might not start another conflict or war, but he certainly polarizes the region, towards making Taiwan's adversaries look even worse. Won't that have an effect on the future?<BR/>There's constructive criticism, and then there's the criticism which starts has more violent results...<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to your comments ...<BR/><BR/>ps. your blog is very interesting .. let's share links!SAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557799755467836622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350352.post-1112901714500370152005-04-07T15:21:00.000-04:002005-04-07T15:21:00.000-04:00It doesn't seem to me that what Chen is doing is m...It doesn't seem to me that what Chen is doing is much more than responding, rhetorically, to the anti-secession legislation, and it doesn't seem to me that the legislation is much more than another round of table-pounding. There have been so many cycles of this, that I would want to see some really hard analysis showing a qualitative difference to this exchange. Both sides are not doing much more than reiterating their position, and both of them have iterated their positions so long that they need to find new and different ways to do it or nobody pays any attention.<BR/><BR/>Chen's investigations have the salutary effect, from his perpsective, of taking a bite (using that fox/dog metaphor) out of the GMD, but that's about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com