[ LETTERS ]

China needs Ma to put it in the best light in front of Taiwanese to facilitate unification.

Instead, many Taiwanese now believe Beijing prevented Ma from accepting timely foreign aid to deal with Morakot. The public might even conclude that the incident offers a preview of what unification would be like.

HUANG JEI-HSUAN

Los Angeles, California

Ma is too weak to lead

Your Aug. 18 editorial (page 8) quoted Chinese assistant professor Jian Junbo (簡軍波) of Shanghai’s Fudan University as calling President Ma Ying-jeou an opportunist who “lacks foresight and strategy, with hesitation and self-contradiction manifest in his Mainland policy.”

It is apparent that Ma is no longer fully trusted by China. Moreover, since Typhoon Morakot, Ma is no longer trusted by Taiwanese or foreigners.

Where will Ma lead Taiwan? One thing about his pro-China policy that Ma has not told the public is who will unify China and Taiwan — China or Taiwan?

An opportunist like Ma will bring political disaster upon the nation if he stays in office. His weak leadership will not improve.

Taiwan needs a real “Mr Democracy” who cares about the public and rejects unification under military threat from China. Ma should resign.

NI KUO-JUNG

Hsinchu