Comments for David on Formosa http://blog.taiwan-guide.org commentary on all things Taiwanese — Taiwan Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:20:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on My letter to the Taipei Times about Chen Shui-bian by David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2013/03/letter-chen-shui-bian/comment-page-1/#comment-86291 David Reid Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:20:49 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=8639#comment-86291 Dave, thanks for your efforts also. The actions of various politicians in the US have played a significant role in highlighting Chen’s mistreatment in prison and the seriousness of his medical problems. Hopefully it won’t be too long before Chen can be granted medical parole and start to recover at home with the care of his family.

]]> Comment on My letter to the Taipei Times about Chen Shui-bian by Dave Hall http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2013/03/letter-chen-shui-bian/comment-page-1/#comment-86290 Dave Hall Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:41:10 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=8639#comment-86290 I also wrote a letter to the ditor a month or two ago regarding the treatment of Chen Shui Bian. We have to keep the pressure on to address this injustice being done to Chen Shui Bian. When I read of American politicians raising the issue of his treatment I try and write a note thanking them and often will send them a copy of the article in the local English press quoting them. I’ve also written my own representatives in California about Chen’s deplorable treatment. Thanks for what you have done!

]]> Comment on Chomsky: it was a misunderstanding by MJ Klein http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2013/02/chomsky-it-was-a-misunderstanding/comment-page-1/#comment-86266 MJ Klein Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:24:18 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=8619#comment-86266 “Chinese black hand?” wow….

]]> Comment on Chomsky: it was a misunderstanding by David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2013/02/chomsky-it-was-a-misunderstanding/comment-page-1/#comment-86264 David Reid Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:16:06 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=8619#comment-86264 Klaus, I’m sure Chomsky gets a very large volume of emails. I was surprised that he replied to mine. I think it is admirable that Chomsky seeks to engage with such a wide range of people which is rare for a person of his age and status.

]]> Comment on Chomsky: it was a misunderstanding by Klaus http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2013/02/chomsky-it-was-a-misunderstanding/comment-page-1/#comment-86263 Klaus Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:34:25 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=8619#comment-86263 Mr. Chomsky seems not to read his e-mails very thoroughly. He has no one to blame but himself for this “misunderstanding”, certainly not the fact that the sign was mainly in Chinese. It was all there for him to know. Very disappointed by this reaction.

]]> Comment on Data and the death penalty by John http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2012/12/data-death-penalty/comment-page-1/#comment-86251 John Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:57:00 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=8601#comment-86251 What you should take into account is that the crime rate in Taiwan was on the rise during the early 1990s.
You mentioned the numbers from Wikipedia, including all years since 1987 as they are shown in Wikipedia could lead you to a different conclusion.

]]> Comment on New book: Taiwan Since Martial Law by Arnaud http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2012/08/taiwan-since-martial-law/comment-page-1/#comment-86212 Arnaud Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:41:18 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=8514#comment-86212 Knowing what it takes to publish something, congratulations.

I have never dealt with anything related to recent history but it may be even harder ( I used to be a physicist and I guess gallium will never complain).

]]> Comment on Taiwan’s best blogs in 2011 by Wade Kaardal http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2011/12/best-blogs-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-86150 Wade Kaardal Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:43:50 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=8423#comment-86150 Great post and you’ve listed some really great blogs here. I write a blog about teaching ESL in Taiwan and the funny situations that can get you into – http://joyohjoy.tumblr.com/

]]> Comment on Taiwan’s best blogs in 2011 by HolaTaipei http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2011/12/best-blogs-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-86141 HolaTaipei Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:35:40 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=8423#comment-86141 Hola! I write a blog about Taiwan in Spanish language, hoping to be helpful for this language speakers visiting this wonderful island. I just wanted to introduce it here :)

http://holataipei.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Taiwan’s best blogs in 2011 by ichineseflashcards http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2011/12/best-blogs-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-86138 ichineseflashcards Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:36:37 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=8423#comment-86138 May I suggest http://www.ichineseflashcards.com (helps you learn Chinese (Mandarin) faster by using flashcards with pictures), thanks

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