Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A953-O278

Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A954-O278

中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A954-O278

Release Date: August 27, 2016

发布日：2016年8月27日

Topic: The Official Opening of the Third China Road International Symposium in Copenhagen Concentrated Around the Significance of Taiwan's Democratization (Radio Free Asia)

标题：围绕台湾民主化意义问题的第三届中国之路国际研讨会在哥本哈根正式开幕(自由亚洲电台)

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The Official Opening of the Third China Road International Symposium in Copenhagen Concentrated Around the Significance of Taiwan's Democratization

-- by Tian Yi of Radio Free Asia

August 22, 2016

On the morning of August 22, the international symposium on the issue of Taiwan's democratization and its relationship with Mainland China officially opened in Copenhagen, Denmark. The famous Han Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng and Mongolian rights defendant leader Xi Haiming highly praised the significance of the Taiwan's democratization and the mutually dependent relationships between the rights defending struggles of the different ethnic groups.

The 3rd China Road International Symposium was hosted by the China Road International Research Association registered in Denmark. Conference registration began on August 21 and discussion officially opened on August 22. According to what this reporter learned, about 50 experts, scholars and dissidents from the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong and European countries, attended the opening ceremony in the morning. The opening ceremony was immediately followed by presentations and discussions of the conference. At 13:30 in the afternoon, this reporter interviewed Chairman Xi Haiming, who was invited to the conference as the representative of the Mongolian rights movement.

Regarding the conference in the morning, Xi Haiming told the reporter: "the conference had its opening during the morning session. Its title was 'The Inspiration of Taiwan's Democratization and Party Alternation & the Implication of Taiwan's Democratic Achievement for Democratization for Mainland China'. Speeches of the two professors from Taiwan analyzed issues from both academic and realistic angles. One was Professor Yeau-Tarn Lee. The other was Professor Chien Yuan Tseng. Professor Tseng spoke about the current democracy in Taiwan, and the issues it faces that need to be solved after the new political party came to power. They all expressed their strong concern and support for the democratization in Mainland China."

At the time of this interview, Wei Jingsheng, the famous Chinese dissident exiled in the United States was speaking at the conference. Regarding Wei's speech, Chairman Xi Haiming said, "Wei Jingsheng is talking about the relationship between Taiwan and the democratization of Mainland China. He thinks it is also needed and very beneficial for Taiwan's own security to support the democratization in China. As of now, the conference is still going on, with a lot of discussion."

Near the end of this interview, Chair Xi Haiming talked about his own forthcoming speech. He said: "My view is that Taiwan has truly realized its democratization and the alternation of political parties in power. The existence of Taiwan is an encouragement to those of us, such as Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Mongolians, who fight for self-determination. If Taiwan cannot hold on under the pressure of the Communist Party, then the hopes for those of us who are under the suppression of the Chinese Communist Party would be even slimmer. Taiwan's existence is a kind of encouragement to us. It encourages us to struggle for our own rights, to elect our own leaders and to manage our own affairs like Taiwan. So it is not only if Taiwan could give us some concrete support, but it also offers great significance to us spiritually with great encouragement to us."

Regarding the significance of the rights defending struggle of the different regions and different ethnic groups of Mainland China to Taiwan, both Chairman Xi Haiming and Mr. Wei Jingsheng equally stressed the mutual support and interdependent relationships. In this regard, he said, "Surely our struggle has some kind of help to the security of Taiwan."

(Special correspondent: Tian Yi; Editor: Kou Tianli)

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Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A954-O278

中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A954-O278

Release Date: August 27, 2016

发布日：2016年8月27日

Topic: The Official Opening of the Third China Road International Symposium in Copenhagen Concentrated Around the Significance of Taiwan's Democratization (Radio Free Asia)

标题：围绕台湾民主化意义问题的第三届中国之路国际研讨会在哥本哈根正式开幕(自由亚洲电台)

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围绕台湾民主化意义问题的第三届中国之路国际研讨会在哥本哈根正式开幕

-- 自由亚洲电台天溢报道

2016-08-22

八月二十二号上午，围绕台湾民主化与大陆关系的研讨会在丹麦哥本哈根正式开幕。汉族著名异议人士魏京生和蒙古族维权领袖席海明都高度评价台湾民主化意义以及与各族民众维权斗争的依存关系。

由在丹麦注册的欧洲中国之路研究院主办的第三届中国之路国际研讨会二十一号报到，二十二号在丹麦哥本哈根正式开幕。据记者了解，来自美国、台湾、香港、以及欧洲各国的专家学者、异议人士，五十人左右参加了二十二号上午的开幕式。在开幕式后立即进行了会议的发言和讨论。在中午一点半，会议还在进行的时候，记者采访了应邀作为蒙古族维权运动代表参加这次会议的席海明主席。

关于上午的会议，他对记者介绍说，“今天上午会议开幕了，题目是‘台湾民主选举对于中国大陆民主运动的影响’。今天上午是台湾的两位教授发言，他们的发言从学术性和现实性两个角度分析了问题。一位是政治大学政治研究所所长李酉潭教授，另外一位是曾建元教授。曾建元教授讲的是，台湾现在的民主，新的政党轮替后面临的问题，要解决的问题。他们都表示了非常关心中国大陆民主化的关注和支持。”

记者采访的时候，著名汉族异议人士，流亡美国的魏京生先生正在发言，对此席海明主席介绍说，“魏京生讲的是台湾和中国大陆民主化的关系。他认为，台湾支持大陆民主化也是台湾自身安全的一种需要，对台湾非常有利。现在大会还在进行中，正在讨论。”

对于他即将发表的演讲，席海明主席最后对记者介绍说，“我的观点是台湾真正实现了民主化，实现了政党轮替。台湾的存在对我们这些争取民族自决权的西藏人、维吾尔人和蒙古人都是一种鼓励。如果台湾在共产党的压力下守不住，那我们这些已经被共产党压迫的民族的希望就更渺茫了。台湾的存在对我们就是一种鼓励。它鼓励我们为自己的权利而斗争，要实现像台湾那样自己选举自己的领导人，自己管理自己的事情。所以台湾不只是说能不能给我们具体的支持，而是在精神上对我们有很大的意义，对我们的鼓励很大。”

对于在大陆各地区、各民族的维权斗争对于台湾的意义，席海明主席和魏京生先生一样强调了互相支持，互相依存关系。对此他说，“我们的斗争对台湾的安全肯定也有某种意义的帮助。”

（特约记者：天溢责编：寇天力）

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