Misleading interpretation

Misleading interpretation

This is a response to Mr James Kynge's article entitled Taiwan
stresses separateness over unity, which appeared on page 4 of The
Jakarta Post's April 11, 1995 edition.

Mr Kynge should have sought opinion from at least two more
professors or scholars about the essence of President Lee Teng-
hui's major Chinese policy speech. Instead, he relied on
professor Lee Hong-hsi only and took his interpretation as the
title of the article. The result is, more often than not,
misleading. I think seasoned and responsible journalists should
avoid doing that kind of thing.

Mr Kynge said President Lee's speech "may inflame rather than
mollify Beijing." In my opinion, President Lee was only trying to
state the facts and reality and hoping that the PRC authority
would understand the real problems behind the unification issue.
President Lee's main concern is the welfare of the 21 million
people living on Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu now and after
the unification. Inflaming or mollifying Beijing should not be
his prime consideration.

DAVID Y.S. TZOU

Information Director

Taipei Economic & Trade

Office, Jakarta