Dr. J.,
 
Thanks for the forward. The people of Taiwan should show their overwhelming  
support for unification with mainland China by coming out en masse to vote the 
 current President out in march. He has squandered international goodwill and 
 restraint by China and has contributed to the looting of Taiwan's treasury. 
He  is a petulant and clueless leader and the DPP is best advised to jettison  
him and hold him to account between now and march.
 
Congratulations to the Kuomintang Opposition party. They are better poised  
to bring the people of mainland China and Taiwan closer together for they share 
 a historic culture and identity.
 
As for what this may mean for Gambia, we should all rejoice anytime a  people 
are free to express their will for governance and anytime a petulance for  
division and animus is dealt a dousing or death blow. I imagine Gambia will  
have to look for another conflict area for spoils.
 
Haruna. Life is good.  
 
 
In a message dated 1/12/2008 11:18:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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What  does this mean for Chen Shui-bian's bosom friend?


Opposition  Wins Taiwan Parliamentary Election


By DAVID LAGUE
Published:  January 13, 2008

TAIPEI, Taiwan  
<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/taiw
an/index.html?inline=nyt-geo>  
— The opposition Kuomintang party won a landslide victory in  
parliamentary elections in Taiwan on Saturday. President Chen Shui-bian  
<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/_chen_shuibian/i
ndex.html?inline=nyt-per>,  
who has antagonized China with his efforts to forge a national identity  
for the self-governing island, resigned as chairman of the governing  
Democratic Progressive Party to take responsibility for the  loss.


Full story  at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/world/asia/13taiwan.html?hp


Malanding

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