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Subject: Racist Taiwan Author: Aristotle [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 00:52:52 05/25/04 Tue Quote: "Immigrants from Taiwan vie for political clout Chinese lobbyists learning tactics from well-seasoned Taiwanese By Cindy Chang and Gary Scott , Staff Writers Article Published: Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 8:25:49 PM PST ROSEMEAD -- As the Taiwanese presidential campaign heated up in the early months of this year, a well-seasoned army of Taiwanese-American lobbyists did their usual thing, circulating petitions and knocking on the doors of members of Congress. The focus this time was on a national defense referendum that would be decided by Taiwanese voters on the same day as the presidential election, with the lobbyists promoting the measure to San Gabriel Valley politicians as a triumphant display of Taiwan's young democracy at work.... " How ironic it is that Taiwanese in America can not only promote a political candidate publically. The can even become one. Here in Taiwan any Non-Chinese who dares so much as to even speak at a political gathering will be arrested, fined and deported. A. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]