Speeding KMT

An idea is suddenly a new law? 

That's What Happened these last two days in Taiwan's legislative bureau. 

The scrambling of the legislators on Jan. 18 was their respective attempts to stop or aid the final strike of the gavel in the passing of an amendment.  KMT refers to the heavy-handed day of action as "The Way A Political Party Should Act".

After the first week of getting along with the 3 new (DPP) legislators at the office, the KMT realises they might lose more seats in the next legislators election on Feb. 27th, and suddenly rushes through an amendment that makes voting for local representatives effectively useless.

It basically establishes that while Taiwan continues to vote for their regional representatives, the people working FOR the regional representatives are now appointed by the KMT and not the representative.

There's another problem-

The amendment supposedly passed with 68 votes, but all the legislators were on stage with not one seated to cast a vote.  This is the creation of paper so-called evidence; legislator and FTV founder Chai Tong Rong refers to it as "The Darkest Era".

It is democracy speeding in reverse.

Chai Tong Rong appears on news channel 53's 頭家來開講 ("Head of House Opens Talks") with a clear message, Taiwan is being forced to face a future with "No Choice".

China, Free Handcuffs?

The KMT in Taiwan allows the Chinese visits to turn Taiwan's pressured police against the country's people. The handcuffs come flying out as unnecessary assertion from police confuses the protesters.


SET News footage, Channel 54.






FTV News Channel 53.
Daily show, 8:30 pm Monday to Friday,
Repeat at 1am, also in 9 parts on YouTube.
The China-made visitor watches this when he's hiding in the hotel.

Freedom Of Speech Is In Taiwan

Protests against China and the KMT's ECFA operation continues with increasing clarity and strength. Taiwan is a complete country, and China is a completely different country.

ECFA disguises itself as a progressive "free-trade agreement"- covering geographic re-regulation under the guise of economic freedoms.

Taiwan already has its economic freedom.
Taiwan also has the freedom of Speech.

What is freedom and progress?
The chinese population are heavily censored, sedated;
Taiwan carries its free speech throughout its streets and everywhere Taiwanese people will go.
The seeds of freedom are on fertile ground in Taiwan; Asia sees, and already choses to foster this chance for changes.


12.21.09.
Taiwanese Protesters Know The Meaning of Christmas. Does China Know?




12.22.09.
The Long Sit In. "We are Proudly Taiwanese".


(1:10 min) "78 years old, are you tired?"- "No, I love Taiwan and I'm not tired".

Introducing 冬至, the Winter Solstice

Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year; it is followed by a lengthening of the days and shortening of the nights.

In Taiwan it is a big winter holiday for family gatherings. Age is marked by how many solstices a person has celebrated.
The tradition includes eating "tang yuan" 湯圓- colourful chewy spheres made from rice that is glutinous, meaning it'll stick together and become a little ball that is often made pink or white.

冬至 Pictures, from Kinmen Island (a Taiwanese province and military base west of Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait).


Also tonight, a new drama starts on FTV in high definition, Night Market Life.
Taiwan's Night Markets are really spectacular- there's a lot of regional foods, shopping, and even cell phone repair- and this series is about the people who make a living there.