台灣，台灣人，我們是台灣的人 Taiwan, Taiwanese, We are Taiwaners

"New Tang Dynasty TV" and "World Journal.com"

2007-09-07T14:32:00.000-07:00

These are the websites of news channel and newspapers I found that have more information about China and Taiwan than most major news channels and newspapers.

Tang Dynasty TV-Looking through China(Chinese)
Tang Dynasty TV(English)
World Journal(Chinese)
World Journal(English)

這是我找到的、比各大主要(美國)電視台與報紙報導更多關於中國與台灣訊息的電台與報紙。

唐人電視-透視中國
唐人電視(英文)
世界新聞網(中文)
世界新聞網(英文)

Unfortunately, the program, "Looking Through China (I made up the English name)," is in Chinese only. This program invites expert of Taiwan or/and China to talk about current situations happening on the other side of the world. Unlike most major news channel / newspapers, it doesn't talk in favor of China, so its content is closer to objectivity.

可惜的是，透視中國只以中文播報。這個節目邀請各個台灣或中國的專家來討論現今的情況。不像(美國)各大新聞與報紙，這個節目不偏袒中國，所以他的內容應更接近客觀。

An Overlooked Fact about "Return To Innocence," 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics Theme Song 一個被遺忘的事實："反璞歸真" 1996年亞特蘭大夏季奧運主題曲

2007-09-06T03:34:00.001-07:00

"Return To Innocence" is the background music of the videos in last two posts.

"反璞歸真" 事前兩貼影片中的背景音樂。

I once thought the Western society really cares about intellectual property rights. Nevetheless, it doesn't seem to be the case for this particular song: " Return To Innocence"

我曾經認為西方國家非常注重智慧財產權。然而，這似乎不適用在"反璞歸真"這首歌上。

The voice that interweaves perfectly with the English singer in the song belongs to two Native Taiwanese (Amis group), named "Guo Ying-Nan." and " Guo Hsiu-chu." The style of native singing is unique and is of Amis group. Yet this fact is almost never, ever mentioned anywhere.

與英文歌手相互輝印的聲音，署於台灣原住民阿美族的兩人：郭英男與郭秀珠。而他們的獨特原住民唱法也是阿美族獨一無二的，然而這些事實幾乎沒有被任何人提到過。

More info about this fact: (From Wikipedia.org)

Last Post's Video with English Subtitles

2007-09-06T03:34:00.000-07:00

I added English subtitles in case people who don't understand Chinese can at least get some idea about what the video is trying to say.
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我替上一篇的YouTube短片加上了英文字幕，希望讓不懂中文的讀者多少能了解影片想表達什麼。
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It might look strang and insignificant to non-Taiwanese that, why it is such a big deal to display Taiwanese flag and hear the word "Taiwan." However, as a country whose existence is constantly being threatened by China and being ignored by the rest of the World, it IS a big deal to hear "Taiwan," to see Taiwanese flag, in other nations.
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對於非台灣人來說，展示台灣國旗與聽到「台灣」二字的渴望，可能很奇怪而且毫不重要。然而，台灣是一個存在不停被中國大陸威脅、並且被世界遺忘的國家，能否在世界的其他地方，看到台灣國旗與聽到「台灣」二字，有著非凡的意義。
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Why Should We Fight Against Each Other? 為何我們要自己人打自己人？

2007-09-04T04:01:00.000-07:00

Why should we fight against each other over some stupid ideology? Why should we be used by politicians to unrest our little island? When the island sinks, where can we move? No one would want to accept us. And China would not treat as with all the freedom we are having.

爲什麼我們要爲了一些毫無輕重的意識形態而自己人打自己人？爲什麼我們甘願被政客利用來動盪我們的小島？當這個島沉默了，我們能往哪裡去？沒有人會接受我們，而中國將不會給予我們現在擁有的自由。

YouTube.Com Vidoe: Taiwan Hero
YouTube.Com 短片：台灣英雄

My Russian art teacher told me, "Sacrifice is necessary for the world to change." But I say, "Sacrifice is created because of the few most influential persons' greed, and us common people's foolishness and weakness." Foolishness because we don't want to think and research much. We just want to have fun and do nothing. Weakness because we can't make important decisions without putting self-responsibilities onto somebody. We want someone there to blame when our decisions are wrong.

我的俄羅斯裔美術老師跟我說：「改變世界，犧牲是必要的。」但是我說：「犧牲的存在，是因為僅僅少數幾個最有影響力的人物的貪婪的緣故；外加我們普通老百姓的無知與脆弱。」無知，因為我們不想要去思考，不想要去研究、探索。我們只想要輕鬆愉快的生活。脆弱，因為我們在下重要決定時，總將自己的責任擺到別人身上。當我們的決定是錯誤時，我們想要有人可以推卸責任。

But people, When we let our weakness and foolishness take charge - sometimes in combination with selfishness - we are givinig chances to the few most influential persons to play us, to use us, to sacrifice us. The most influential perons rarely become sacrifice themselves, they always hide in somewhere safe far behind. It's us common people who are being sacrificed all the time.

但是各位，當我們讓脆弱與無知掌管我們的時候－有時也包括自私－我們給予了這僅僅少數最有影響力的幾個人機會，來玩弄我們，利用我們，犧牲我們。最有影響力的人們鮮少自己成為犧牲者，並總遠遠地躲在安全的地方，但我們平民老百姓卻往往不停地被犧牲。

Why? Why should we fight against each other, when the most influential persons across the Taiwan Strait is trying to erase us on the international stage? Why? Why are we unresting the small island we stand on, when the most influential persons don't give a damn about us?

為何？當海峽對岸最有影響力的人們嘗試將我們從國際舞台抹殺之時，為何我們應該要自相殘殺？為何？當最有影響力的人們對我們毫不關心、毫不在意的時候，我們還在動盪這個踏足的小島？

And why, for common people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, are we endangering ourselves for the few most influential persons in China and Taiwan, while our freedoms or speech, belief, and even just thinking, are at stake? While these influential persons don't care if any of us die the next second at all.

而我們海峽兩岸的普通老百姓們，當我們的發言自由、信仰自由、甚至單純的思想自由正在危急關頭之時，爲什麼要為了海峽兩岸少數的有權有勢者而危害自己的性命？而這些有權有勢者根本就不在乎我們當中是否有人會在下一秒鐘死去？

"To sacrifice for your country," too many times, become a slogan for the persons in power to sacrifice the common people for them to hold onto power longer and more tightly.

「為你的國家犧牲。」太多太多次，成為掌權者為了能更用力、更長久地抓住權力，而犧牲一般老百姓的口號。

Please Wake Up! Stop being so foolish! Stop being so Weak! Please think, and take responsibilities for your own future.

請醒醒吧！停止無知！停止脆弱！請思考,並對自己的未來負責。

This Is My Taiwan

2007-09-04T03:13:00.001-07:00

A YouTube video illustrates us: a Small Island Country immediately next to China.

一個簡介台灣的YouTube影片：一個緊鄰中國大陸的小小島國。

We are a group of people, on the international stage, who are being bullied by all the world powers - China, EU, USA, and so forth. We are a small island nation that can't be treated as a country even we have our own government, President, name, and land. Who exactly are we? Where exactly will we be?

我們是一群在國際舞台上被世界列強玩弄的人們－中國，歐盟，美國....。我們是一個擁有土地，政府，總統，和名字卻無法被視為國家的一個小小島國。我們究竟是誰？我們究竟何去何從？