Another consistent, and shameful incidence for Ma's administration officials: At an international meeting at the National Chung-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, the national flags of Taiwan were removed (by Ma's officials) for any meeting when Chinese audience was present. My student wrote an essay about this incidence and I add comments at the end of the essay.
Student's essay:
When the ROC flag, the national flag of Taiwan government was removed in National Cheng Kung University during a student forum, it sparks controversies not only in NCKU but also everywhere in Taiwan.
The KMT legislator, John Chiang, was scheduled to deliver a speech entitled “Humans Rights and Diplomacy” in the opening of the forum. Before his speech, the NCKU Student Association surprisingly decided to remove the ROC flags, the national flag of the Taiwan government in the auditorium. The meeting was participated by both Taiwanese students and Chinese students from Tianjin University.
An anonymous video clip posted on “YouTube” shows what was happening after the removal of flags. While a NCKU student was protesting and saying “NCKU should have guts to tell the students from Tianjin University that Taiwan has her own flags”, the moderator of the forum was denying the existence of the flags and asking the protesters to respect the rights of other attendees.
The removal of ROC flags in Taiwan leads to a lot of criticism in and out of the campus. In response of criticism, the chief of Department of International Affairs explained that it is a general rule not to display any national flag in the international student forum.
Dr. Chen's comments:
After I live in Taiwan for almost 1/2 year, the most painful experience I have with Taiwan is the lack of dignity of Taiwanese government officials, and the indifference of Taiwanese populace toward these undignified conducts regarding our national pride. Taiwanese should be aware of the fact that those people who do not show self-respect themselves will not receive international sympathy and support.
Student's essay:
When the ROC flag, the national flag of Taiwan government was removed in National Cheng Kung University during a student forum, it sparks controversies not only in NCKU but also everywhere in Taiwan.
The KMT legislator, John Chiang, was scheduled to deliver a speech entitled “Humans Rights and Diplomacy” in the opening of the forum. Before his speech, the NCKU Student Association surprisingly decided to remove the ROC flags, the national flag of the Taiwan government in the auditorium. The meeting was participated by both Taiwanese students and Chinese students from Tianjin University.
An anonymous video clip posted on “YouTube” shows what was happening after the removal of flags. While a NCKU student was protesting and saying “NCKU should have guts to tell the students from Tianjin University that Taiwan has her own flags”, the moderator of the forum was denying the existence of the flags and asking the protesters to respect the rights of other attendees.
The removal of ROC flags in Taiwan leads to a lot of criticism in and out of the campus. In response of criticism, the chief of Department of International Affairs explained that it is a general rule not to display any national flag in the international student forum.
Dr. Chen's comments:
After I live in Taiwan for almost 1/2 year, the most painful experience I have with Taiwan is the lack of dignity of Taiwanese government officials, and the indifference of Taiwanese populace toward these undignified conducts regarding our national pride. Taiwanese should be aware of the fact that those people who do not show self-respect themselves will not receive international sympathy and support.
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