tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840508226007630755.post4581654767618373495..comments2023-04-16T23:43:11.235+08:00Comments on Mirror Signal Move: Chao Li-yun (趙麗雲)Mike Faganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840508226007630755.post-61599994532562890602011-09-03T00:33:05.520+08:002011-09-03T00:33:05.520+08:00"Cole, along with William Lowther, are my two..."Cole, along with William Lowther, are my two most valuable players at the TT."<br /><br />--I second that.<br /><br />I just hope he gets a fair shake in this and that he's all right personally and professionally. How this is handled higher up might be an indication of how such things will be handled in the future, foreigners and nationals alike. Reactions like the ones he's gotten betray fear, anxiety, and insecurity--not qualities of good leadership.<br /><br />And really, I can randomly reach into my stack of The Jamestown Foundation's _China Brief_ editions and pull out one that has at least one article in it about some Chinese spy getting nabbed in Taiwan. He isn't making too big a stretch here even if he doesn't have whatever Chao Li-yun considers sufficient evidence.Nathan W. Novak (李漢聲)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09142094539803664003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840508226007630755.post-71623789313548622332011-09-02T17:05:55.611+08:002011-09-02T17:05:55.611+08:00Cole is okay. I just asked him.Cole is okay. I just asked him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840508226007630755.post-71813473267575775322011-09-02T13:06:48.690+08:002011-09-02T13:06:48.690+08:00Anyway enough with that little episode of "wa...Anyway enough with that little episode of "walking with half-wits"... <br /><br />Back on topic: I didn't see anything in today's TT about Cole's situation so it's either going to blow over, or it'll be a few days to a week or so before we can see whether and how they've moved on him.<br /><br />If there's no news by next week, I'll email him to ask, but I would guess he may be under some form of suspension from the Taipei Times until this is sorted out (or that he's looking for a new job - I've had a sense for some time now that Cole may have found himself at odds with some of the others in the TT, but it's hard to judge). The fact that they didn't put that story on the front page probably means they don't welcome the confrontation.<br /><br />Cole, along with William Lowther, are my two most valuable players at the TT.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840508226007630755.post-53809924578177389192011-09-02T08:54:12.676+08:002011-09-02T08:54:12.676+08:00Yeah, I saw that thread (linked in another post, b...Yeah, I saw that thread (linked in another post, below). I decided to stay out if for no other reason than because you'd already made many of the arguments I'd have made anyway and because it didn't seem to me that you were receiving very reasonable responses. I got the feeling that most responses came from people simply looking to refute and not looking to think critically and actually discuss. I'm usually wary of such situations unless I feel someone is deliberately misrepresenting something and am already somewhat prepared for combat. As the case may be, several people there appear simply pissed off. And it appears an ability to understand the situation from a different perspective (different from theirs, that is) probably wouldn't be much help in making them less pissed off. But I might just be stepping out on a limb; I haven't spent much time there.Nathan W. Novak (李漢聲)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09142094539803664003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840508226007630755.post-32602633208936390012011-09-01T11:46:20.852+08:002011-09-01T11:46:20.852+08:00By the way, you want to see a bit of rough-and-tum...By the way, you want to see a bit of rough-and-tumble with <i>me</i> acting like a condescending so and so? Have a look at my last comment on <a href="http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/teaching-english/employment-discrimination-in-taiwan-record-your-calls/#comments" rel="nofollow">this</a> thread.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840508226007630755.post-76751847366160348522011-09-01T11:37:31.520+08:002011-09-01T11:37:31.520+08:00It's still a bit early viz elections, I think ...It's still a bit early viz elections, I think it was just a psychological reaction (loss of face - as Turton says) to seeing it in the WSJ.<br /><br />I'm not entirely sure whether Cole saw this coming or not. He may have done, but I'm not sure the DPP will be of much help to him.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840508226007630755.post-82215940856294254882011-09-01T08:01:07.855+08:002011-09-01T08:01:07.855+08:00Very much in agreement here. And let's not for...Very much in agreement here. And let's not forget: elections are on their way.Nathan W. Novak (李漢聲)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09142094539803664003noreply@blogger.com