Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Authentic Birthday of the Republic with Authentic Flag



Today is the 95th birthday of the Republic of China. I would just like to take this opportunity to address the following issue which is in essence a crucial concern for all Chinese nationalists:

On Oct 10th 1911, after more than a decade of revolutionary struggle and a dozen of abortive attempts lead by Dr. Sun Yat-Sun, the establishment of the first republic in the Far East was finally authenticated with the initial victory in the city of Wuchang. This date marked the end of millenniums of dynastic tyranny over China and the final defeat of the Manchu Empire, albeit the fact that it was a tumultuous period in the modern history of China and that the republican ethos and democratic spirit feeble at the nascent phase of the Chinese nation-statehood, it was nevertheless a true and sacred date for all patriotic folks to celebrate.

For this very simple reason, October the 10th will always be the national holiday for the Chinese republic despite the changing waves of historical movements, a half-dozen competing national flags, along with shameless Communist treacheries and lies, our natinal identity will always be linked with the original emblem: the Five Color Flag.

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