tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post8108325112913382035..comments2023-10-20T18:03:01.821+09:00Comments on GlobalTalk 21: South Korea’s Opposition Lawmakers Takes Sledgehammer to FTA and the Blog Waxes NostalgicJun Okumurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-75867200717657493462008-12-27T21:43:00.000+09:002008-12-27T21:43:00.000+09:00Which is a good reminder that individuals matter. ...Which is a good reminder that individuals matter. Without Chiang Ching-kuo and Lee Teng-hui, two capable leaders in succession who were relatively free from charges of nepotism and other acts of greed, Taiwan’s road to democracy would have been much more difficult. Botswana is another example of a country where good political leadership in its formative years led to political stability and economic prosperity that is the envy of the people of its neighbors.<BR/><BR/>As the old saying goes, <I>Do not straighten out your headgear under the pear tree.</I>Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-23272125202825333722008-12-27T19:50:00.000+09:002008-12-27T19:50:00.000+09:00"the post-dictatorship South Korea’s habit of crim..."the post-dictatorship South Korea’s habit of criminally prosecuting the outgoing president and/or his family, friends and/or acquaintances"<BR/><BR/>A habit that Taiwan seems to be picking up as well.Roy Bermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02404504492160833658noreply@blogger.com