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March 30, 2005

Half-Century Feud Pretty Much Over 半世紀恩怨的句號

Hemlock views the KMT visit to mainland China with the usual cynicism (via Simon), but I can't help but be at least slightly moved by the sight of the descendants of those with the original revolutionary zeal, visiting the Tomb of the Seventy-Two Martyrs of Huanghuagang and the Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum.

And shouldn't one feel at least a bit of relief as the reconcilliation between the KMT and the CCP for the sake of the motherland? It could be a lot worse: the KMT was once willing to leave the Chinese people at the mercy of the Japanese for the sake of fighting the CCP, and the CCP managed to do even more damage to China by its own efforts.

Then you realize that the KMT is now in opposition and while the CCP is better, it's still no picnic in the PRC right now. And you agree that Hemlock may be cynical, but he has a point (as usual).

And I have to wonder how this visit will play out for the KMT in Taiwan. I'm rooting for them, but separatists are a very vocal bunch over there, and you don't see often enough whether rational cooperation across the straits will actually be rewarded electorally.

毒草對國民黨訪問大陸的評論十分諷刺﹝從Simon﹞，但是身為炎黃子孫，看到當年的革命家的後代到黃花崗及中山陵拜訪，豈能不為感動呢？

而且，國共兩黨為祖國同胞冰釋前嫌，是不是應該有所安慰呢？想到抗戰時期，國民黨為了抗共而讓千萬的同胞困於水深火熱之中。共產黨更不用倭寇，自己透過大躍進、文革等等暴行令同胞受害。現在的合作，不是令人心奮嗎？

然後想深一層，國民黨現在在野，共產黨雖然算是有所進步，但是大陸政治狀態依然十分封閉，就發現毒草的話雖然諷刺，但是也有他的道理。

我還憂慮這次訪問對於國民黨在台灣會有甚麼影響，雖然我支持他們，但是台獨勢力一向不甘示弱，而且選民對於兩岸理智性合作也不一定會支持，寧願走上自焚的不歸路。

Posted by Kelvin at March 30, 2005 5:44 PM

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