I wanted to take a moment and comment on the protest against China's "Anti-Secession" Law today in Taipei and encourage people of all nations to attend this important event in the history of Taiwan. Also I wanted to make it clear that many of us at Aletheia University's Foreign Languages and Literature department will be participating.
As someone who has lived in Taiwan for the last five years teaching university students, it's very inspiring to see people on all sides of the political divide in Taiwan coming together to support this demonstration of liberty and practice the freedom to assemble and voice their dissent. It sends a powerful message to the world.
I'm sure everyone here, Taiwanese and foreigners alike, appreciates the democratic freedoms we all enjoy in Taiwan and realizes how important it is to exercise those freedoms in the face of oppression and military threat -- especially since the threat comes from a country to which such freedoms are anathema.
As a foreigner who is often confused by the tensions in this society, everyone coming together peacefully to support this issue really leaves a strong and positive impression about Taiwan, a truly amazing and inspiring country.
Michael Loncar
Taipei
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