The unfolding drama of the proposed anti-secession law by the People's Republic of China ostensibly exposes the unilateral obsession of the communist regime's desire to annex Taiwan.
In the fervor of blind nationalism and the fantasy of establishing a grandiose "Middle Kingdom," the regime has forgotten that throughout its existence it has unmistakably seceded from the Chinese nation. Therefore, the moment the law goes into effect, all members of the Chinese Communist Party should be prosecuted for violating their own anti-secession law.
The regime's inflexible authoritarian rule has been the primary cause of shattering the unity of China. Countless Tibetans have left their beloved once peaceful homeland. Frightened Taiwanese have refused to unify with China, even with a separate democratic system. Advocates of Hong Kong democracy and Tiananmen dissidents are barred from entering China. The Uyghur minority group is demanding autonomy to avoid constant political persecution.
A civilized society cannot not be ruled by an iron fist. Therefore it is impossible to govern 1.3 billion people with a repressive totalitarian rule, much less by a regime with a history of dismal failures in brutal leftist experiments. Suppression of democracy, freedom, and peaceful religious worship -- which are proven to be beneficial to the society -- will only break the nation into bits and pieces.
Ironically, the Communist Party was originally established under the auspices of the Soviet Union, as a part of the worldwide expansion of communism. For such a party to advocate unification is absurd. It does not even deserve the designation of People's Republic of China.
The endless reforms undertaken by the regime clearly indicate that it is consistently anti-China. Countless intellectuals, capitalists and traditional landowners have disappeared for the sake of communism. They could have helped China become a great nation similar to Japan, much better than the current chaotic pseudo-prosperity which is funded by greedy foreign investors and manipulated by the regime's leaders.
I would like to remind the regime that the original "Middle Kingdom" did not include Manchuria, Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjian, Hong Kong or Taiwan. Military occupation of Tibet, and the potential annexation of Taiwan are tantamount to aggression, an outmoded colonialism.
Therefore, go ahead and make my day. I for one would love to see the establishment of an anti-secession law in China. It will only apply to the Chinese regime itself. It does not apply to Taiwan, because the Taiwanese have not participated in the formation of such an absurd and anti-democratic law.
Guan Lo
Scottsdale, Arizona
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