在最近15年裡,德國是唯一沒有去工業化的西方先進國家。英法意等國在新興國家追逐下逐步失去國際競爭力,德國卻能進一步升級自己的產業,鞏固自己工業強國的地位;當美國忙著遏制中國的崛起時,德國卻得以藉此擴大其出口,從中國獲得了新的經濟動力;當日本因金融泡沫而一蹶不振,最後淪為區域的二流角色的同時,德國不但成功吸收了舊東德,還更進一步稱霸歐洲。在其他先進國家才剛開始尋求低碳能源時,德國卻已成功進入無核又低碳的時代。年輕人或許會以為德國向來有特別深厚的經濟根基,但是和我年齡接近的這一代應該會記得只在十幾年前,德國是公認的歐洲病夫(Sickman of Europe),競爭力衰退特別嚴重,當專家們討論歐洲的經濟時,德國是死重而不是火車頭。
I don't believe those Twn indeoendancy fundamentalists will have guts to declare independancy after (if) they get voted in and become the next govt. All they want is money, so far they have shown us they learnt fast and even outdid KMT in area of being corrupt... The remainning dollar value of ROC is their only concern (how much they can get from it). Whenever they attacked KMT for suspicious corruption issues in the past, the only reason for them to do so was They were not those who benefited from it....Most Taiwanese are so ripped off... ( when those rich want wars, it.s the poor who die)
Very cynical view, the sad part is that it is also very true.
frances
2015-10-08 00:00
take former president Lee as example; he is seen as the strongest beliver in TWN independancy, but when people were talking about cancelling his priviledge due to his embarassing shameless talk in JPN, straight away he changed his tone and said something against his own principle...these people only see Money...
He is clearly a scumbag, but Taiwanese are not known for their wisdom.
1. I don't have FB account either (seen as cave woman nowadays) but i love your Chinese translation for FB... 2. spouse is usally the last one to appreciate your value/contribution towards society...they see us pick nose, showing unflattering body, etc...but deep down i beliebe she understands and supports what you do 3. NZ is not the good country to be any more...the current govt is so corrupt and most people are suffering...(ok not as bad as those refugees from war torn countries). TPP will bring this country's economy much further down ... but of course if you have got loads of money, and you don'tneed to worry about working for more income...then this can be a place for you...
It's safe, rich and comfortable, so it is nice to live in given enough money. Even in the US, there are plenty of townships that qualify.
frances
2015-10-12 00:00
forgot to mention these obvious shortcomings for "Utopia" NZ; the cost of living is high and the public health system is not great. In theory the public health is free to the public; although you need to lucky enough to get in the que to be seen/treated...it's not unusual to hear cancer patients die before they are seen by specialists in hospital due to the long waiting list. sorry for the reality check. just don't beleive whatever you were told by NZ immigration dept. and many immigration agents, they only told you part of the truth/story. anyway no more about NZ, let's stick to the key topic ...sorry!
Britain and Canada have the same problem, particularly the former.