Shiyu, or Lion Islet, which is part of Kinmen county, one of Taiwan's offshore islands, is seen in front of China's Xiamen, on Lieyu island, Kinmen county, Taiwan August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Reuters: China tells Taiwan to halt all mainland spying, sabotage activities
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Sunday accused Taiwan’s spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal intelligence with the aim of “infiltration” and “sabotage”, and warned the island against further damaging already strained cross-strait ties.
The relevant agencies in Taiwan must end such activities immediately, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing An Fengshan, a spokesman of China’s policy-making Taiwan Affairs Office.
On Saturday, state television kicked off the first in a series of programs detailing cases in which Chinese students studying in Taiwan are said to be targeted by domestic spies who lure them with money, love and friendship.
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WNU Editor: What irks the Chinese is that the Taiwanese are doing the exact same thing that the Chinese are doing, and are probably better at it.
On a side and personal note .... I notice the above photo a month ago, and it hit me on many levels. In the summer of 1988 I stayed in Xiamen to develop commercial ties, and at that time the tallest building was six or seven stories high (if my memory is correct). Today .... OMG!!!! .... everything has changed. Nothing but sky-scrappers. My best memory was along Xiamen's seashore .... the trees, the wind, little restaurants on the side of the road. Sighhh .... those were good memories. One day I will go back .... my friends in Fujian Province have invited me to visit more than once in the past two years. But I suspect that what I liked about the city when I was there is all gone now. Welcome to the 21rst century. :(
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"Welcome to the 21st century", in other words, adjust to reality. Tawain is Chinese and anyone who opposes this will be crushed under the proverbial wheels of China's advancement.
My advice to Tawain's leaders, recognize reality. You are a part of China. You are not a sovereign country and will never be. Work in the interests of your people , explain this to them, and prepare them for reintegration into Chinese society and culture.
As for you (the leaders), IMMEDIATELY surrender all your wealth to the Chinese leaders, plead for mercy with from the wrath of the Chinese leaders, and perhaps they will let you live.
There is another option. Do as rhe founders of America did. Reality indicated they had no possible way of defeating the mighty Ametocan Indians, the British, the Mexicans, or the Spaniards in the Spanish American war much less the other wars we've fought in and yet we preserve.
Such will require divine intrtventiom fot Tawain to prevail against a major power like China? Are they worthy of such divine intervention? Time will tell.
America was at one time obviously worthy of such divine intervention. After all it managed to survive the Cold War and the conflicts mentioned above. Is it worthy today? Time will tell. Generally it's best to avoid conflicts with those who are stronger than you where and when it is possible.
WNU, a bit dated and not totally relevant...
The popularity of video cameras arises from a simple but potent misunderstanding. Somehow people have the idea that they won't mind growing old so much if they can turn on the TV and see what they were like when they were young. Not true. The best memories are ones that have been allowed to evolve unhindered by documentary proof.
When I feel weary and infirm, I often cheer myself up by thinking back on my days as the star of my junior high school football team. These thrilling recollections would be less compelling if they were accompanied by a videotape showing that I weighed 80 pounds and spent most of my time on the bench.
Memory is better than a video camera, because, in addition to being free, it doesn't work very well.
A comment on life. I hope you enjoyed it.
Meh.
Read better comments on life. But then again, in ten years you'll think of this conversation fondly and think you had made a great point on life and cameras.
And you know what?
You did :D so yeah, 2028 will be awesome for you
Actually there are options for Taiwan that don't involve abject surrender. There always are.
1.)Build up their military capabilities in such a way that China's inevitable victory will be so pyric that they won't consider the invasion in the first place. This will no doubt mean developing and maintaining a robust nuclear deterrent. 2.)Find something of value that can be offered to the Chinese and going to war risks loss of this thing of great value. In such a situation, there would be considerable disincentive for China to envage in war with Tawain.
As stated, there are always options. Unfortunately I don't see Tawain or it's leaders doing any of this. The mainstay of their policy seems to be to rely on America by hook, crook, and manipulation as necessary.
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