Say goodbye to Taiwan

When China started its impressive growth in the 1980s, most Americans and Asians thought this was wonderful news, because all of the ensuing trade and other forms of economic intercourse would make everyone richer and happier. China, according to the reigning wisdom, would become a responsible stakeholder in the international community, and its neighbors would have little to worry about. Many Taiwanese shared this optimistic outlook, and some still do.

They are wrong. By trading with China and helping it grow into an economic powerhouse, Taiwan has helped create a burgeoning Goliath with revisionist goals that include ending Taiwan’s independence and making it an integral part of China. In sum, a powerful China isn’t just a problem for Taiwan. It is a nightmare.

Say goodbye to Taiwan

John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He serves on the Advisory Council of The National Interest. This article is adapted from a speech he gave in Taipei on December 7, 2013, to the Taiwanese Association of International Relations. An updated edition of his book The Tragedy of Great Power Politics will be published in April by W. W. Norton.

希望

過年就是每天都等著吃。

累

體諒，不是一種天賦，而是詛咒。

練肌肉

腳踩八公分的高跟鞋，背著一瓶酒搬二十本書，誰說我過瘦了。

配角

我知道我是跑龍套的，不管是在別人的人生裡，或我自己的，怎麼演都是不起眼的配角。

跑龍套的也會累，而且很愛抱怨。所以平日裡盡量不讓自己太意識到這分悲慘，偏偏到了農曆過年的時候，不斷的聚餐聚會，配角悲哀的疏離就會一再一再地被凸顯出來。

幸好我好吃愛喝，食物總能暖和胃袋，進而幫全身加溫。

2014-01-25

今天睡太晚，聽說刷刷在客廳鬧好久。

下午出去散步，剛才又花好多力氣期待晚餐。

所以才累了吧！

Fox Family正開始播映Groundhog Day，二十年了吧，百看不厭。

月波兔

「⋯⋯桌上如果不多擺幾樣菜總覺得冷清。一方面也是因為父親嗜酒，我從小就看著，即使東西粗糙也得有兩三盤下酒菜放在父親的餐桌上。我自己吃晚餐時如果沒有一小瓶酒，也會覺得好像忘了什麼似地沒滋沒味，所以我收集的瓷器自然也多半是小淺碟那樣的小東西。」

---看對眼  《女人的食指》，向田邦子

讀書沒有先來後到這回事，待看的書籍排了一整列，向田邦子一到，其餘的都往後挪。令我自己都驚訝的是，對向田莫名其妙的虧欠感作祟吧，竟連羅曼•加里都被往後擠了。

在<小器>看到這一套三樣，覺得好喜歡，本以為兔子是黏在小碟上的，差點兒粗心摔壞一個漂亮的筷架。害怕再待下去會出更多錯，只好倉皇離開。

當晚這套用木盒小心收好的「月波兔」卻突然出現在我家。