KMT presidential nominee Hung Hsiu-chu said that the student protesters “bu dongshi” (不懂事), that roughly translated means “they don’t get it, they’re just kids.” It neatly encapsulates the attitude of the very same system that created the curriculum controversy.
台灣時間周一下午兩點，幾位學生、教師與教育部高層坐下來討論了已在八月一號上路，充滿爭議的新課綱。對於這場會談我的第一印象是：政府堅守了立場，拒絕了學生的要求並且贏得這場談判，但這是代價慘重的勝利。
Students and teachers met with Ministry of Education officials on Monday to discuss the controversial history curriculum changes. While the government “won” by not agreeing to the students’ demands, it was a pyrrhic victory indeed.
對於在大溪長大的我來說，究竟是什麼使我的家鄉如此神奇？我的朋友 Alysa Chiu 領著一群志工致力於復興桃園地區的文化，當我參加由她組織的大溪一日遊時，我的腦海裡就縈繞著這個問題。
Realism does not take into account the close friendship nor the cooperative partnership that the 23 million people in Taiwan have with the United States and its people. They are not simply billiard balls as described under Realism.
The United States should negotiate a grand bargain that ends its commitment to defend Taiwan. In return, China would peacefully resolve its maritime and land disputes, and officially accept the US military security role in East Asia…