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Repost: Du Zhengsheng's Thesis (Is This A Joke?)
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Excerpt from the 15th Meeting Minutes of the Education and Culture Committee, Fifth Session, Fifth Legislative Yuan
Legislator Li Qinghua: Reporting to the Chair, please record and address my statement. Officials are blatantly lying in the legislative chamber about black-and-white official documents. How should this be handled? Please, Chair, make a ruling later. Secondly, Professor Du, should writing a master's or doctoral thesis adhere to basic training and requirements?
President Du Zhengsheng: Legislator, could you tell me what constitutes basic training and requirements?
Legislator Li Qinghua: Alright, your master's thesis topic was "The Social Foundation of the City-State Era," which is quite interesting and almost like a Guinness record. In your thesis, there's a sentence that requires annotation, and you placed the annotation content in footnote eight. In footnote eight, you wrote: "As for who said it, I have forgotten, and there is no need to look for it now. Anyway, I won't lie." Has there ever been such an annotation in history, domestic or international? This sounds like something out of a gangster movie. Did you write this?
President Du Zhengsheng: That's correct, I wrote that when I was thirty. It's a masterpiece.
Legislator Li Qinghua: Do you think this meets the basic requirements for a thesis?
President Du Zhengsheng: It fully complies and is very honest.
Legislator Li Qinghua: Regarding your early acquisition of a mainland academic qualification, I must inform you that many people in the country have obtained mainland qualifications. Since you have admitted it today, starting from today, everyone can follow Du Zhengsheng's example of knowingly breaking the law in obtaining mainland academic qualifications.
President Du Zhengsheng: I have already told the legislator, I did not acquire it early. Please retrieve all documents for investigation.
Legislator Li Qinghua: In the future, all students writing theses can also follow the example of Minister Du Zhengsheng by writing in their footnotes: "Who said it, I don't remember, and there's no need to check. Anyway, I won't lie." I know you don't have a doctoral degree, but strictly speaking, a master's thesis written like this should be disqualified.
President Du Zhengsheng: Having someone without a doctoral degree serve as a minister is a significant reform in current education. It sets an example, and I hope all parents do not blindly worship academic degrees.
Legislator Li Qinghua: Correct, but your master's degree should also be revoked.
President Du Zhengsheng: Please proceed with the revocation process, Legislator.
Legislator Li Qinghua: Do you think a person should have the grace to accept criticism from others?
President Du Zhengsheng: Yes.
Legislator Li Qinghua: Mr. Hou Lichao wrote a letter to Minister Wu on June 6, 1997, criticizing your concentric circle theory and your views on the "Understanding Taiwan" textbook, suggesting it glorifies Japan. In response to this letter criticizing your academic views, did you write back to him on June 27, 1997?
President Du Zhengsheng: The legislator probably doesn't know how many letters Mr. Hou Lichao has written to criticize me. Mr. Hou Lichao was very complimentary towards me at the beginning in 1990. I don't need to elaborate on how he praised me, as it might harm another very famous professor. I was indeed flattered at the time. However, when I compiled "Understanding Taiwan," he immediately criticized me very harshly.
Legislator Li Qinghua: He was criticizing your policy, and you wrote him a letter, even using Academia Sinica letterhead. I will read the content to you: "Hou Lichao, stop barking and biting wildly. Save some personal virtue for when you meet Yama. Goodbye." If all students nationwide follow this example of street brawler behavior, what should we do?
President Du Zhengsheng: He wrote what could be considered several pounds of letters to criticize me. I merely responded with four lines.Commissioner Li Qinghua: You don't regret the wording of this letter at all, do you?
Minister Du Zhengsheng: I have no regrets.
Commissioner Li Qinghua: You really have such great composure! You are the only Minister of Education in history who knowingly breaks the law, fails in thesis writing, and casually insults others.
Minister Du Zhengsheng: My thesis is still a masterpiece to this day.
Commissioner Li Qinghua: After everyone reads your letter, they will say, "Du Zhengsheng, go meet Yama."
Minister Du Zhengsheng: It doesn't matter, I am willing to face Yama.
Chairman: The content of the official document mentioned by Commissioner Li just now has been recorded on video and audio today, and will be faithfully included in the official record.
Commissioner Li Qinghua: (From his seat) Because you are the chairman today, I can only tell you that no matter what questions officials are answering, as long as they lie publicly, the committee should take action.
Chairman: We will include it in the official record first. Additionally, I would like to inform Minister Du that if the committee members do not ask you to answer during the questioning later, please try not to rush to answer. Even though the rules here are not as strict as in the assembly, please refrain from rushing to answer.
Repost: Du Zhengsheng's Thesis (Is This A Joke?)
Excerpt from the 15th Meeting Minutes of the Education and Culture Committee, Fifth Session, Fifth Legislative Yuan
Legislator Li Qinghua: Reporting to the Chair, please record and address my statement. Officials are blatantly lying in the legislative chamber about black-and-white official documents. How should this be handled? Please, Chair, make a ruling later. Secondly, Professor Du, should writing a master's or doctoral thesis adhere to basic training and requirements?
President Du Zhengsheng: Legislator, could you tell me what constitutes basic training and requirements?
Legislator Li Qinghua: Alright, your master's thesis topic was "The Social Foundation of the City-State Era," which is quite interesting and almost like a Guinness record. In your thesis, there's a sentence that requires annotation, and you placed the annotation content in footnote eight. In footnote eight, you wrote: "As for who said it, I have forgotten, and there is no need to look for it now. Anyway, I won't lie." Has there ever been such an annotation in history, domestic or international? This sounds like something out of a gangster movie. Did you write this?
President Du Zhengsheng: That's correct, I wrote that when I was thirty. It's a masterpiece.
Legislator Li Qinghua: Do you think this meets the basic requirements for a thesis?
President Du Zhengsheng: It fully complies and is very honest.
Legislator Li Qinghua: Regarding your early acquisition of a mainland academic qualification, I must inform you that many people in the country have obtained mainland qualifications. Since you have admitted it today, starting from today, everyone can follow Du Zhengsheng's example of knowingly breaking the law in obtaining mainland academic qualifications.
President Du Zhengsheng: I have already told the legislator, I did not acquire it early. Please retrieve all documents for investigation.
Legislator Li Qinghua: In the future, all students writing theses can also follow the example of Minister Du Zhengsheng by writing in their footnotes: "Who said it, I don't remember, and there's no need to check. Anyway, I won't lie." I know you don't have a doctoral degree, but strictly speaking, a master's thesis written like this should be disqualified.
President Du Zhengsheng: Having someone without a doctoral degree serve as a minister is a significant reform in current education. It sets an example, and I hope all parents do not blindly worship academic degrees.
Legislator Li Qinghua: Correct, but your master's degree should also be revoked.
President Du Zhengsheng: Please proceed with the revocation process, Legislator.
Legislator Li Qinghua: Do you think a person should have the grace to accept criticism from others?
President Du Zhengsheng: Yes.
Legislator Li Qinghua: Mr. Hou Lichao wrote a letter to Minister Wu on June 6, 1997, criticizing your concentric circle theory and your views on the "Understanding Taiwan" textbook, suggesting it glorifies Japan. In response to this letter criticizing your academic views, did you write back to him on June 27, 1997?
President Du Zhengsheng: The legislator probably doesn't know how many letters Mr. Hou Lichao has written to criticize me. Mr. Hou Lichao was very complimentary towards me at the beginning in 1990. I don't need to elaborate on how he praised me, as it might harm another very famous professor. I was indeed flattered at the time. However, when I compiled "Understanding Taiwan," he immediately criticized me very harshly.
Legislator Li Qinghua: He was criticizing your policy, and you wrote him a letter, even using Academia Sinica letterhead. I will read the content to you: "Hou Lichao, stop barking and biting wildly. Save some personal virtue for when you meet Yama. Goodbye." If all students nationwide follow this example of street brawler behavior, what should we do?
President Du Zhengsheng: He wrote what could be considered several pounds of letters to criticize me. I merely responded with four lines.Commissioner Li Qinghua: You don't regret the wording of this letter at all, do you?
Minister Du Zhengsheng: I have no regrets.
Commissioner Li Qinghua: You really have such great composure! You are the only Minister of Education in history who knowingly breaks the law, fails in thesis writing, and casually insults others.
Minister Du Zhengsheng: My thesis is still a masterpiece to this day.
Commissioner Li Qinghua: After everyone reads your letter, they will say, "Du Zhengsheng, go meet Yama."
Minister Du Zhengsheng: It doesn't matter, I am willing to face Yama.
Chairman: The content of the official document mentioned by Commissioner Li just now has been recorded on video and audio today, and will be faithfully included in the official record.
Commissioner Li Qinghua: (From his seat) Because you are the chairman today, I can only tell you that no matter what questions officials are answering, as long as they lie publicly, the committee should take action.
Chairman: We will include it in the official record first. Additionally, I would like to inform Minister Du that if the committee members do not ask you to answer during the questioning later, please try not to rush to answer. Even though the rules here are not as strict as in the assembly, please refrain from rushing to answer.