Скачать или смотреть Annette Lu presents case for a neutral Taiwan at Washington workshop

This afternoon a massive swarm of purple crow butterflies filled the sky over National Freeway No. 3 in Yunlin''s Linnei Township. The Freeway Bureau sprung into action, closing off the outer northbound lanes from the 252 to 253 kilometer mark.The crossing was a stunning sight, with an estimated 1,200 purple crow butterflies flying over the freeway each minute. The Taiwan Purple Crow Butterfly Ecological Preservation Association says the swarm was the largest it''s seen since 2008.At the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, former vice president Lu spoke on her proposal for Taiwan to become a permanently neutral country.Annette LuFormer vice presidentHistorically, Taiwan did not suffer much from local violence, but always became the victim of outside wars. (The troubled history of Taiwan) made us believe that it is when Taiwan becomes a neutral state only that its people can be the masters of their own destiny.Lu spoke on Taiwan’s troubled past and its problems today, amid turbulence in U.S.-China relations. She also courted the support of allies in the U.S.Annette LuFormer vice presidentThe pursuit of neutrality through a referendum, in strategic concern, is a form of active preventive diplomacy and preventive defense to counter China’s invasion. The outcome of the neutrality referendum will be the best answer to China.Pascal LottazWaseda University professorIf you change this discourse from sovereignty to neutrality, but then you might open up a spot, you might open up a platform for discussion and all that you find are new least denominator and debate more about how you can solve this conflict of interests, core interests. Present at the workshop were former U.S. president Barack Obama’s spokesperson, scholars from the Brookings Institution think tank, and Chinese human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng. Lu will soon return to Taiwan to campaign for her neutrality referendum. She hopes to hold the referendum next year alongside the presidential election, so that the people of Taiwan can decide their own destiny.