From: idpt167@tpts1.seed.net.tw (PC_USR)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.taiwan
Subject: Re: Li-Hau Institution
Date: 11 Jan 1993 20:51:09 -0600
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From: liaohen@cbnews.cb.att.com (Heng-Hsin Liao)
>I learned that there was a demonstration in Taipei on Sunday     >
>(1/10/93.) The purpose of this demonstration was suprisingly     >
>"Supporting Li-Hau Institution" (or should I say "Supporting     >
>Hau as the Premier").                                            >
>                                                                 >
>From the video, I saw a crowd of about 5-10 thousand people      >
>in the demonstration. They went to the President Mansion to      >
>give their opinion in writing. I was really suprised that the    >
>political promotion activities inside KMT went onto the street.  >
>                                                                 >
>Does anybody know is it Non-mainstreamers who planned this       >
>demonstration? It seems like a demonstration that "supports what >
>is now" is always a crowd of legitimate, loyal people and a      >
>demonstration that is "against what is now" is a crowd of        >
>revolutionary, dangerous people. So probably we won't see a      >
>counter-demonstration that demands "Hau Get Out of Way."         >
>But will we see an ideological (counter-)demonstration like      >
>"Supporting A Youngish Cabinet" soon?                            >
>                                                                 >
>Any opinion on should Hau stay and who's next?                   >
>                                                                 >
>                                                                 >
>Heng-Hsin                                                        >

        The core of that demonstration essentially is the former
Anti-Communist Patriot Coalition activists.  Besides, the New-KMT
Coalition legislators, led by Chao Shao-K'ang (the local English
media spells his surname as Jaw), clearly said the other day that
they prefer Mr. Hau to stay on the job, otherwise they hope the
president will nominate a person of native Taiwan provinciality.

        It is well known that the Li-Hau relationship has been in
great disharmony for quite a while.  Since the situation is in favor
of Mr. Li rather than Mr. Hau presently, it is very likely that Mr.
Hau has to resign in February.  However, a technical problem must be
solved in the first palce: if the premier has to resign to correspond
to *both* a new Legislator Yuan term *and* a new presidential term,
then in 1996 there will be two premier's resignations happening --
once in February and once in May.

        [This paragraph is a little bit off the subject.]  The book
"Li Teng-Hui's 1000 Days", written by Chou Yu-Kou, is a best-seller
in Taipei as of last week.  I did not read the book.  According to
the book review, it talks about Li's formidable task against the
gung-ho in the KMT.  But I still think it is not understandable that
he elected Mr. Hau as the premier in 1990, which embedded today's
trouble.

P.S.    Are there any netters currently enrolled at Oklahoma State
        University, Stillwater campus.  I need to contact Mr. Su
        Yuh-Ching (aka Peter Su).  Any information about him will be
        greatly appreciated.

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