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Spanish Matlock posted:More TVBS evidence found. Shouldn't you be dancing in front of / yelling profusely at a bunch of middle schoolers right now? I am frank with my bias: the sunflower movement will accomplish little, if anything. And the large percentage of the general public that supports them will not support them indefinitely.
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Pandemonium posted:Shouldn't you be dancing in front of / yelling profusely at a bunch of middle schoolers right now? No, to the best of my knowledge I'm not a gangster from the mainland.
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Pandemonium posted:Shouldn't you be dancing in front of / yelling profusely at a bunch of middle schoolers right now? They've already accomplished a number of things: 1) Even if the 服貿 passes, Ma doesn't have the political capital or cross-straits trust from China to sign further agreements before his term is over. 2) If the 服貿 passes in some strange way that have the flavor of autocracy, it will make things difficult for the KMT; see also the effects of White Wolf's insertion into the situation. 3) The leaders have created a political action network- in fact, they've been building it over the last 24 months (every political boondoggle or protest you've heard of over the last two years has their involvement). That's why they've been able to mobilize so effectively, they have an "infrastructure of protest." A failure to achieve their goals will most likely only further inflame resentment and a desire for action. 4) Political awakening: there's been a rapid change from politics being a taboo subject among young people into a passionate interest that demands action. Once people get involved, they tend to stay involved- the protests have encouraged the democratization of Taiwan's youth. 5) General voter education: voters are now 100% clear about what the 服貿 is, and any poor economic effects (in fact any poor economic situation at all) is now going to be laid squarely at the KMT's feet. So in summary, the protest has accomplished 1) prevented further trade agreements in the near future 2) harmed the KMT's election chances 3) created a political action network 4) democratized a previously apathetic youth population and 5) educated voters. If they actually prevent the passage of the bill, all the better. But in a way, they've already won and, politically, the passage of the bill could be even more beneficial to the movement than its defeat.
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Pandemonium posted:Shouldn't you be dancing in front of / yelling profusely at a bunch of middle schoolers right now? Also if you're actually a writer, you should know better than to put spaces around slashes. Oh, and my bad on assuming the TVBS thing was for reals there. Barto posted:Welcome to the Ma-Jiang government, a car will be here shortly to escort you to your new office at the executive yuan (太陽餅 are complementary)
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Spanish Matlock posted:No, to the best of my knowledge I'm not a gangster from the mainland. Is this a 白狼 reference? He's not from the mainland. He just loves them (and their money) a little too much. And besides he was yelling and dancing in front of university students, not middle school brats like your average cram school marketing tool--I mean teacher.
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TetsuoTW posted:
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Pandemonium posted:Is this a 白狼 reference? He's not from the mainland. He just loves them (and their money) a little too much. And besides he was yelling and dancing in front of university students, not middle school brats like your average cram school marketing tool--I mean teacher. Also drat you are a single-issue voter, aren't you?
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色狼 was mostly yelling at clouds like a confused grandpa and blocking the goddamn road like a douche when last I saw him.
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So apparently the horse posse is investigating any Taiwanese who participated in protests abroad- and making lists of names. Oh, and the new history textbook for public high schools eliminated the section on the various aboriginal tribes and just grouped them into China's "High Mountain Tribes" ethnic group. Which is sure making a bunch of Polynesian tribes people rightfully pissed off. They don't even live in the mountains. drat.
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TRADE PACT SIEGE: Locked doors, secret password hold up legislative committee review meetingquote:“It is illegitimate for Chang to schedule a review of the cross-strait trade pact, because the Internal Administration Committee made a decision last week that a bill to monitor cross-strait agreements should be adopted before reviewing the pact. This is why we have blocked the meeting for two days,” DPP whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) told journalists. This is the dumbest poo poo. Even if you're not generally a fan of the KMT's policies, it's so hard to have any empathy for the DPP with grade-school antics like this.
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This is why I have trouble agreeing with the people who think the DPP is going to get a huge boost from this and why the insinuation that Lin Fei-fan is some kind of DPP sleeper is so dumb. The DPP acted just as much like children in the lead-up to all this, and have continued to completely misread the current situation just as badly as the KMT have. They might get a bump in the seven-in-one elections later this year thanks to the protests, but they'll soon enough revert to being biandang throwing children. If there are long-term effects from this, they will be political, but they won't be electoral.
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Seems like Wang Jyn-ping and the majority whip are caving and will only review the trade agreement after a law monitoring cross straits agreements is in place. They appear to be doing this as a "gently caress you" to Ma. ...which should make them popular enough for the moment.
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Moon Slayer posted:It's OK, guys, 20 minutes in MSPaint and I've solved this whole thing! You have a promising career as a 19th century British colonial governor. Why certainly these Orientals will be pleased to have their issues solved in such a fine and scientific fashion wot. 
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Grand Fromage posted:You have a promising career as a 19th century British colonial governor. Come on, now, it was only about 75% arbitrary. 
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Barto posted:Seems like Wang Jyn-ping and the majority whip are caving and will only review the trade agreement after a law monitoring cross straits agreements is in place.
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Moon Slayer posted:Come on, now, it was only about 75% arbitrary. These lines are not straight enough for proper British borders.
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Moon Slayer posted:Come on, now, it was only about 75% arbitrary. Then it's a failure. Proper borders require splitting up some ethnic groups and you must include at least one angry, armed minority that absolutely hates the majority ethnicity/religion/whatever of the country you've forced them into.
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I'll be in Taiwan for a few months this summer, and I'd like to have a smartphone while I'm there. Can I bring one from the US (unlocked/without a contract) and just buy a sim card in Taiwan for it at 7/11 or somewhere similar?
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Will Rice posted:I'll be in Taiwan for a few months this summer, and I'd like to have a smartphone while I'm there. Can I bring one from the US (unlocked/without a contract) and just buy a sim card in Taiwan for it at 7/11 or somewhere similar? The short answer is: "yes" The long answer is: "Yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssss."
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Grand Fromage posted:Then it's a failure. Proper borders require splitting up some ethnic groups and you must include at least one angry, armed minority that absolutely hates the majority ethnicity/religion/whatever of the country you've forced them into. So basically the KMT when they came to Taiwan in the first place 
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Looks like Wang's visit did the trick and the students will leave the legislature on Thursday. Except for one of them who said if they try he will lead a coup and take leadership of the movement.
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Moon Slayer posted:Looks like Wang's visit did the trick and the students will leave the legislature on Thursday. Your front page tomorrow looks a good scoop for you guys. The untranslated version looks solid.
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CP posted:李顯龍:兩岸協議是好協議 不簽可惜 (歡迎同業引用 請註明The China Post) 新加坡總理李顯龍今天在接見亞洲新聞網(Asia News Netwok)的 15國英文報業總編輯時表示兩岸目前的經濟協議對台灣來說是好協議，不簽可惜，這是近兩年來，李顯龍首次針對兩岸協議發表談話。 李顯龍是在回達英文中國郵報總編輯謝步智的提問時，做了上述表示。 李顯龍同時也對目前台灣正在進行的太陽花學運發表看法，他認為學生攻佔立法院，甚至衝擊行政院，在民主國家來說，都是不正常的行為，學生若是關心國事，必需透過既有的法律途徑來表達意見他希望一切能早日和平落幕並恢復秩序。 致於這次的學運是否會傷害兩岸關係，李顯龍說中國目前正密切觀注學運的發展，因未對他們來說，這是事前沒有預料到的變數。 兩岸關係在過去幾年來在馬英九總統的努力下，已經有了長足進步，由其經濟協議的簽訂，更是新的里程碑，新加坡希望兩岸的合作能更加緊密，因為兩岸的和平，對整個亞洲的發展很有幫助。 至於持續發生的東海釣魚台爭議與南海領土爭議，李顯龍呼籲亞洲各國要自制，儘量避免災難性的結果發生。 Also, lol to see you guys racing the S'Pore press office to get the story out. CNA declined the story. e2: fukn codepages url fucked around with this message at 14:56 on Apr 8, 2014 |
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Tried 3 diff ways. Phone posting from a poo poo signal. You were supposed to say "better than your normal posting". The director of CNA is confirming with Tom atm btw.
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4th edit, no dice. gently caress it. Go to CP yourselves. How long have they been doing Chinese on the front page, or is this a one off place holder until the morning?
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url posted:4th edit, no dice. gently caress it. Go to CP yourselves.
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This is sort of a Big Deal, so the Chinese is a one-time thing until the English version goes up in a little while.
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Moon Slayer posted:This is sort of a Big Deal, so the Chinese is a one-time thing until the English version goes up in a little while. I guessed. Asia News Network btw 
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Hasn't Lee Hsien Loong been all up on China's dick for years anyway?
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TetsuoTW posted:Hasn't Lee Hsien Loong been all up on China's dick for years anyway? Hard to pick more than a couple of leaders who aren't I thought. I was under the impression most of the region had FTAs. Taiwan's case is obviously a little divergent because of proximity & SAR status, but it's a fair point I feel.
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Holy god you need a better phone.
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Moon Slayer posted:Holy god you need a better phone. Actually, to be entirely fair, bootleg robot has done a fantastic app. But, it is still a work in progress. CNA have just run the article  Oh and you went live too, gj Pg.1 before Midnight is always impressive. url fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Apr 8, 2014 |
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http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/984361 lollerskates  
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Will Rice posted:I'll be in Taiwan for a few months this summer, and I'd like to have a smartphone while I'm there. Can I bring one from the US (unlocked/without a contract) and just buy a sim card in Taiwan for it at 7/11 or somewhere similar? Yes as long as the phone supports GSM. 7/11s sell top-up cards but to get the SIM itself you have to stop by a phone company shop either at the airport or in town. There are some ID requirements for foreigners. Last time I got a SIM from a Chunghwa Telecom office (near Fuxing Beilu I think?) with passport and U.S. driver's license.
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You can actually just get a straight-up SIM and everything at 7-Eleven, just present ID (passport should be fine). You'll probably also need an alternative contact number, but when they asked me for one and I said I didn't have one, the clerk just filled in the store's number or something, I don't rightly remember.
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Were you able to get data? I wasn't, and that made my first few months a bit tricky. e: yay! Gang tag! Rotor owns! url fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Apr 9, 2014 |
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url posted:Were you able to get data? I thought they sell one with pre-paid data already on it. That's just from my casual glance memory though.
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