From: utingli@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Tingli Pan)
Subject: Re: world journal
Organization: Educational Computing Network
Distribution: soc
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 02:01:53 GMT

In article <1992Dec26.4298.41205@dosgate> "micky wong" <micky.wong@canrem.com> writes:
>In Article: <BzpvxE.AJ@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>
>   Subject: World Journal
>      From: utingli@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Tingli Pan) writes:
>
>>In article <ljf5qdINN146#exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>
>>stlin@stevelin.Eng.Sun.COM (Steven Lin) writes:
>
>>>In article <BzoDqx.IMF#uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> utingli@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
>(Tingli Pan) writes:
>
......
>
>I can agree that KMT and CCP had shared many similar bad traits in
>the past, but as a society, The people of Taiwan are still learning
>the practice of democracy.
>
>I don't think that you are a frequent reader of Central Daily, would
>you like to tell us, where can you find Central Daily in your city?
>
You're right, I rarely read CD. Dunno where to get it. Used to read it
many years ago, and the impression is CD and PD are just twins. Hope
both of them have improved .

>>>The newspaper and the book publication all indicate that mainlanders
>>>some how either are forced not to write or nothing to write, nothing to
>>>report, nothing to complain, or knowing nothing to write, the worst:
>>>don't care to write anything. Nothing is my business as the life goes
>>>under CCP ruling.
>
>The above is no longer true, in the past 10 years, many prominent PRC
>writers had new books published domestically or in HongKong and Taiwan.
>
>Taiwan's publishing industry are currently way ahead of their
>counterparts on the mainland, in skill, technology, knowledge base,
>efficiency, quality, organization, access to capitals and new authors..
>
>Taiwan's publishing industry made tremendous contributions in preserving
>and cultivating the Chinese literature during the 70's and 80's.
>It was also an important force in accelerating the transformation
>towards democracy. As a result, "Hundred Flowers Blossom In Unison" is a
>reality in today's Taiwan.
>
Sorry, I always think Taiwan publishing industry is just for junky
stuff.

>>Do you know any books written by mainlanders. If not, please read them
>>first. As far as I know, few people consider Taiwang books serieously.
>
>Read the discussion among the two of you, I have the feeling that both
>of you were like the blind person who were trying to describe the
>elephant... :-)
>Obviously you have very little contact with the books from Taiwan...
>For anyone who reads Chinese, it could be a great loss if you have not
>seen recent books from Taiwan yet.
>
>I assume that you have heard famous writers like "Wang2 Meng2" and
>"Cong2 Wei2 Xi1" ,both held high positions in PRC's "Association of
>Authors", they all have recent works published in Taiwan. :-)
>Cong's recent book "Naked Snow" (Published in HongKong)is a truly
>enlightening and enjoyable reading.
>
What I meant Taiwang books are the books written by local people. As
matter of fact, some of them are pretty good, unfortunately I cann't
enjoy it. The main reason is I don't have the same background as them.
Still, they are good. I think they give more human nature into their
characters but less excitement. I remember the comparison had been done 
here before.

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