Anaxagoras
Banned
I'm watching CNN right now, and it looks like the expected has occurred. The Taiwanese government has officially declared that the country is "completely independent from China and fully asserts its rights as a completely sovereign state." I guess future history books will mark July 20, 2006, as Taiwanese independence day.
This is no surprise, really. Ever since the assassination of Chen Shui-bian back before the 2004 election, pro-independence sentiment among the people of Taiwan has increased steadily.
Hmm. . . they're now reporting on the Chinese reaction. The government has condemned the move as the actions of "power-hungry renegades" and says that they "preparing a powerful response." That doesn't sound good, does it?
This is no surprise, really. Ever since the assassination of Chen Shui-bian back before the 2004 election, pro-independence sentiment among the people of Taiwan has increased steadily.
Hmm. . . they're now reporting on the Chinese reaction. The government has condemned the move as the actions of "power-hungry renegades" and says that they "preparing a powerful response." That doesn't sound good, does it?