The attempt by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to jointly usurp Taiwan's government is an open secret rather than a conspiracy. These two parties with a long-standing feud are now joining forces to seek their goals. The CCP is eyeing the lion's share of Taiwan while the KMT is craving a smaller piece of the pie. What they aim to achieve is to deprive Taiwan of its democracy, unseat the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government and annex Taiwan.
We all understand that both the CCP and the KMT practice a party-state system and despise democracy, for democracy is viewed as a threat to the sustainability of such a system. Democratization in Taiwan isn't just the process of shaking off such an undesirable system; it has also forced the KMT to become an opposition party. However, in view of the historical context, it is hardly surprising to see that the KMT has ended up allying with the CCP.
The KMT's failure in ruling Taiwan may serve as a good lesson for China. Faced not only with the challenge of pro-China KMT heavyweights but also with China's saber-rattling, the localization/democracy camp under former president Lee Teng-hui (???) garnered 54 percent of the vote in the 1996 presidential election, amounting to the first failure for pro-China factions.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2005/07/13/2003263360Or Hitler's offspring falls in love with a Commi butcher.
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