2014-09-15
一場思索臺灣未來的對談
東亞的安全 台灣的未來 少年來看顧！
美國臺灣關係法立法35週年研討會
閉幕致謝詞 臺灣人權文化協會理事長 謝錫安
各位貴賓，各位先進，各位女士小姐先生，各位關心台灣前途的好朋友各位同學大家好！
大家辛苦了，㕷從早上的9：20開幕式到現在時間下午6：20，足足九小時的學習，大家仍然非常熱烈的提問，年輕朋友也沒有提早落跑，咱台灣人老、中、青三代對台灣的安全、自由民主的發展都感受到有強烈的危機意識。九小時下來透過各個不同觀點學者的分享及其論文發表，大家對美國台灣關係法必然有更深的認識體會和收穫，更感讓人窩心的是，藉由大會video我們看到有那麼多的美國參眾議員對台灣的安全保障、人民的幸福，陳水扁總統案的人權關注及成為一個國家的渴望，付出極大的心力和關注。我們台灣人民要給他（她）們一個最熱烈的掌聲和感謝。關於今天能有如此成功的盛會，我要代表台灣人權文化協會，
1）感謝我們台灣關懷中國人權聯盟的楊理事長，沒有他的大力協助，就沒有今天的大會，半年來透過他不斷的協調付出，才有今天的成果，再次感謝。
2）再來要感謝我們所有的協辦單位，有我們台灣北社的張葉森社長、吳進生召集人，陳逸南理事，海洋之聲傳播協會張啟中理事長，台灣人俱樂部章天軍董事長及節目主持人阿生，福爾摩鯊會社劉敬文社長及所有團隊，立法委員田秋堇辦公室，民進黨青年黨部傅偉哲主任，黑色島國青年陣缐賴品妤小姐。
3）第三要感謝這次參與盛會的各個教授、專家、學者，由於你們對這塊土地和人民的熱愛，對真理的堅持和執著，對知識的追求，無私的奉獻和分享，才有今天如此豐富的學術交流饗宴。
4）感謝所有參與與會的貴賓，聖多美普林西比民主共和國大使館第一秘書安大德，澳洲辦事處高級政策研究官員Gwenyth Wang，駐臺北韓國代表部代表Cho Baek Sang，歐洲經貿辦事處新聞組組長林致真，莫斯科台北經濟文化協調委員會駐台北代表處代表Nikolay KOROVIN，法國在台協會政治處處長Sarah VANDY，環境法律人協會秘書林仁惠，好朋友，同心，同學，中南部的朋友一大早就出發，非常辛苦，精神可佩，也有些同學今天翹課來參加學習，非常感謝。
5）感謝台大法律學院謝銘洋院長及雷秘書和同學們等，在場地佈置人員接待，人力支援等給予最大的協助。
6）也感謝我們人權文化協會的林長吉和何嘉雄兩位副理事長，㕷住在DC專程回來參加與會的林德興代表，還有出錢出力的常務理事洪清森和常務監事黃天賜，劉秘書長和所有工作同仁努力付出。
7）最後最重要的是㕷要感謝上帝，賜予寶島，美麗的福爾摩沙，是我們代代要繼續住下去的福爾摩沙。但是目前這個中華民國政府的氣氛是負面的，它假冒偽善的內部充滿了各種不公不義，各種虛假謊言、政府官員忙著出國各個推拖拉沒有承擔，更惡劣的是自馬政府上任以來假民主之名行獨裁之實，親中投降失敗主義瀰漫，讓台灣的經濟倒退，國防安全門戶大開，軍隊不知為何而戰或為誰保衛？立法空轉，資訊不對等，媚中媒體充斥極其八卦妖言惑眾，導致人民素質、國民尊嚴漸漸低落，人民生活極其痛苦，馬政府它對台灣前途傷害的罪惡真是罄竹難書。
台灣是㕷台灣人的台灣，絕對不是中國人的台灣，㕷自己要學習把愛台灣保護台灣看顧台灣的責任扛起來。美國大法官奧利弗、溫德爾、霍姆斯 Oliver Wendell Holmes （1841-1935）指出㕷人的所有限制都始於自己 All limitations are self-imposed 。他又説，人活在世上，重要的並不只是我們在那裏, 而是我們正往那裏去？ I find the great things in this world is not so much we stand , as in what direction we are moving ; to reach the port of heaven , we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it , but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
台灣關係法是美國的國內法，親自由美國卡特總統簽署成為美國的法律，其法律位階就僅次於美國憲法，它規範了美國人民和政府對台灣人民的關係，它為台灣人民提供了一個骨幹和基本架構，使得台灣人民可以朝公義自由平等民主自治建國等人類共同普世價值大道邁進往前。我們有追求幸福當家做主的權利，絕不能因為中華民國/中華人民共和國或某些暫時的因素就固歩自封放棄或自毀長城。畢竟政府是由人民而組成的，政府存在的目的就是為人民謀求幸福，當政府的獨裁成為事實時，人民起來革命就成為一種義務了。最後祝福大家身體健康，家庭事業順利，天佑台灣！我們明年TRA36週年研討會見。
(以下為英文版)
Closing statement by Shi-An Hsieh, the Chairman of Taiwan Human Rights and Cultural Association
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you for your presence.
From 9:20am to 6:20pm, the symposium has lasted for 9 hours. You still have many questions left for discussion. No matter what the generation is, we have the strong awareness of crisis in the matter of Taiwan security and the democratic development. Through the 9-hour view sharing and discussion from the different scholars and perspectives, everybody here must have a better knowledge of Taiwan Relations Act (TRA). The most heartwarming thing is that through the video of “The Promise of Taiwan Relations Act”, we see so many members in the House of Representatives who are deeply attentive to issues in connection with the Taiwan security, the Taiwanese happiness, the concern of human rights of President Shui-Bian Chen and the desire of Taiwan being a country. We should give them the great applause and our heartily appreciation. To have this successful symposium today, I am on behalf of the Taiwan Human Rights and Cultural Association (TWHRCA) to thank many people.
First, I would like to thank Mr. Yang, the Chairman of Taiwan Association for China Human Rights. Without his great assistance, there is no symposium here today. With his devoting a lot of time these 6 months to associating with those VIP participants, we have the successful meeting. I would like to thank him again.
The following I would like to thank all the co-sponsors. There are Yeh-Sen Chang the Chairman of Taiwan Society (North), Chin-Sheng Wu the Publisher of Brain communications, Yi-Nan Chen the Director of Taiwan Society (North), Chi-Chung Chang the Chairman of Ocean Voice Media Association, Tien-Chun Chang and A-Sheng, the President and Host of Taiwanese Club Live, Yoshi Liu the Chairman of Formoshock and his members, Chiu-Chin Tien the Legislator, Wei-Che Fu the Director of Youth Department of DPP and Ms. Pin-Yu Lai of Black Island Nation Youth.
Then, I would like to thank all the professors, experts and scholars who love this land and people here, uphold the truth, pursue broad knowledge, devote themselves and share views. With their sharing, today we have an abundantly academic exchange feast.
I would also like to thank the VIPs from the foreign offices in Taipei. There are Mr. Andrade from Embassy of the Democratic republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Mrs. Gwenyth Wang from Australian Office, Mr. Cho Baek Sang from Korean Mission in Taipei, Mr. Chih-Chen Lin from European Economic and Trade Office, Mr. Nikolay KOROVIN from MTC in Taipei, and Mrs. Sarah VANDY from French Office. And, Jen-Hui Lin the Secretary of the Environmental Jurists Association, friends from the Center and South of Taiwan and students who skip the class today, I thank all of them very much.
In addition, thank Ming-Yang Hsieh the Director of College of Law NTU, Secretary Mrs. Lei, and all the students who assisted in the arrangement of the place ahead and the welcoming today.
Thank Chang-Chi Lin and Charles Ho our two Deputy Chairman of TWHRCA, Te-Hsing Lin our representative in the U.S. back from D.C., the biggest financial supporters both Harris Aloang our Executive Director and Tien-Tzu Huang our Executive Supervisor, James Liu our Secretary-General and our other administrative workers for their contribution.
The last, thank God for the beautiful island of Formosa in which our future generations will continue to live. However, The ROC government (Taiwan authorities) is full of many negatives such as hypocrite politicians with injustice characters, with lies and without responsibilities. What is worse, Ma has been sugarcoating his autocratic policies by wearing the democratic mask under his regime. Most of his economic plans are to enter some sort of pact and to intend to make Taiwan economy deeply involve with China. By doing so, Taiwan will unlimitedly open its door to China. With the legislators’ running idle and asymmetric information, this is definitely a big threat to Taiwan. Not only will Taiwan economy go backwards but also national defense will become ridiculous. The ultimate goal of Ma regime is to lower Taiwanese people’s quality, inferior their dignity, bring pain to them, and darken Taiwan’s future.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, remarked “All limitations are self-imposed.” He also said “I find the great things in this world is not so much we stand , as in what direction we are moving ; to reach the port of heaven , we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it , but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.” Taiwan is Taiwanese Taiwan, absolutely not Chinese. It is time that the Taiwanese ourselves need to learn taking the responsibility of loving, protecting and looking after Taiwan.
The Taiwan Relations Act is the US domestic law signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. The Act, whose position is next to the US Constitution, has specified the relations between the US and Taiwan. The Taiwanese people can bravely move toward in pursue of the common value of justice, freedom, equality, democracy, autonomy and by referring to the Act. It is our rights to pursue being the owners of Taiwan. We will never retreat. A government composed of its people bears the responsibilities of taking good care of them. When it becomes autocratic, a revolution must be inevitably carried out by the people.
God bless you! God bless Taiwan!
See you in the TRA 36 Anniversary Symposium next year!!
