Freedom and Equality

The American Ideal is truly represented by freedom and equality. It is these values that the American wanted to earn in their independence. In the history of mankind, no other country except United States of America has achieved democracy in its political system. In its independence war, the Americans’ goal was to fight and die for freedom and equality. It is these values that they treasure the most. Without freedom and equality, the whole country will lose its original purpose as a land of freedom. In Taiwan, a democratic country, I take freedom and equality for granted, assuming that we are born to keep this right until our death. However, fearing the future of Taiwan, presently I’m taking these right preciously. Taiwan can be taken over tomorrow or in a week easily by China if the Chinese government wants to do so. Taiwan is now in a vulnerable state that with thousands of missiles China is currently pointing at us, Taiwanese stands no chance against such a powerful enemy. Although our government is currently trying to establish a peaceful relationship with this communist, hostile nation, who knows how long this peace is going to last. After all, as our economy is becoming overly dependent on China, our country is basically being under control. If China one day decides to kick all of Taiwanese companies out of China, which it can, Taiwanese economy will definitely fail and eventually we will have to become part of them in order to survive. Freedom and equality are fundamental values that all democratic nations treasure.