Looking ahead to the democratic landscape of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and four places, and delving into the historical texture of Taiwan. Sincere advice from a Chinese exiled writer to a free Taiwan
Adhering to the pursuit of democracy, freedom and human rights, dissident writer Yu Jie fled to China with his wife and children under the illegal house arrest, torture and death threats of the Chinese Communist regime. Although the Chinese Communist authorities continue to threaten to fabricate the "Jiangnan case" and even arrested Hong Kong publisher Yao Wentian, who had cooperated with them for many years, and sentenced him to ten years in prison as a warning, Yu Jie is still not afraid to criticize the Chinese Communist system, and even attempts to open a new window of thought for the new citizen movement for China and the Chinese world.
In 2014, the KMT forced through the "Cross-Strait Services Trade Agreement" and triggered the "March 18 Movement". Hong Kong gradually changed its tune due to the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, and the "Occupy Central" "Umbrella Revolution" was in full swing. The social movement atmosphere of Macau's revival and the rights protection actions of the Chinese people show that the voices of the borders of major countries are interconnected, and the connection and cooperation of citizen movements are gradually becoming possible. Yu Jie visited Taiwan for several months, traveled to various counties and cities in Taiwan, and gave more than 60 speeches and seminars. He found endless vitality in Taiwan's civil society.
In this book, Yu Jie demonstrates his keen observation and sharp writing style. He not only deeply and extensively grasps the pulse of the "new citizen movement" in the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and four places, leaving a profound footnote for the democratic process of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and China, but also continues to lay the independent foundation of liberalism for his "spiritual homeland" - Taiwan. In addition, Yu Jie takes it as his responsibility as an intellectual who "holds his own political views" to illuminate the absurd time and space dislocation and great unification ideas of many "public intellectuals" in the Chinese intellectual community when facing Taiwan, re-explain the true meaning of liberalism, and trace the key political opportunities in Taiwan's modern history, thereby reflecting and looking forward, bringing sincere advice and forward-looking power to the reform of Taiwan's politics and society.
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Lin Jushui (political commentator):
Taiwan's democratic politics, dominated by the mainstream ruling and opposition parties, is difficult and frustrating, and even more so when viewed through Yu Jie's perspective. But the irony is that we will also see new possibilities because of our different perspectives.
Zhang Tiezhi (Taiwanese cultural and political commentator):
This book contains important reflections on the obedient subjects and citizens across the Taiwan Straits and Hong Kong: Taiwanese are learning how to be true citizens, Hong Kong people are fighting for their basic civil rights, and Chinese people are fighting for how to talk about "citizenship" openly.
Wei Yang (participant in the March 18th Movement):
As a public intellectual, what historical perspective and scale of concern should we use to understand the many resisters who have stood up and clenched their fists in the face of the increasingly powerful "state/capital" alliance? And what position should we place ourselves in? Yu Jie's writings depict and explore the face of our era and the questions that belong to our era.
【Paper Introduction】
Shen Qingkai (founder of "Philosophical Friday")
Zhu Lixi (Founder of "Knowledge Korea Garden")
Yang Cui (Associate Professor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, National Dong Hwa University)