AsanofficialfromTaiwan -- anislandwhichBeijingconsiders a "breakawayterritory"
北京が「離すことのできない離島」としている台湾の役人として
-- howdoyouviewtheseprotests?
-- あなたはこの抗議についてどう思いますか?
ThebreakawaywasattheNeolithicAge, I believe.
離脱したのは新石器時代だったと思います。
I thinkinTaiwan, whenwe'relookingatHongKong, we'reseeingthebeginningof a newwayofdemonstrationforliberaldemocraciesthatarewhattheycall "bewater" or "leaderless" movement.
InourownSunflowermovementwhich I haveparticipated, whereweoccupytheparliamentfor 21 daysbackin 2014, westartedthiswayofcoordinating a leaderlessmovement.
Forourpart, theTaiwanuniversitieshavebeenoffering a lotofexchangeprogramstogivethestudentsthere a safespacetohave a conversationwithinternationalmedia, preciselyforthis.
Nowyou'vestartedwritingcomputercodewhenyouwere a kid; you'vebeenactiveas a hacker, as a computerhacker; nowyou'retheDigitalMinisterofTaiwan, andyou'recallingforthereinventionofdemocracy.
Bigtechcompanieshaveplayed a questionablerolesometimeswhenitcomestodemocracy, being a platformwherefakenewscanbespread, orwherevoterscouldbeinfluenced.
-- ourminister's wordsarenothigherthan a journalist's words -- butwecontributeintofact-checkingandjournalismbyprovidingreal-timeclarificationsveryquicklyandalsoin a veryfunnyway.