Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S1129; Hong Kong and Mainland China: A View from Taipei
- Episode Number
- S1129
- Producing Organization
- Southern Educational Communications Association
- South Carolina Educational Television Network
- Contributing Organization
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University (Stanford, California)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/514-bc3st7fm5t
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- Description
- Episode Description
- On July 1, Hong Kong would be taken over by the People's Republic of China, and it appeared, as Mr. Lien phrases it, that Peking had been "violating the spirit of the law"--that is, their agreement with the British--over certain legislative functions that Hong Kong was supposed to have retained. Furthermore, it had been just a little over a year since Peking had lobbed a few missiles in the direction of Taiwan. Mr. Lien is too prudent to be as informative as he might be (WFB: "Well, I agree with you, but my question is, In the event that Beijing does not live up to these promises, is there any formal way in which you can protest that development? Do you have any sanctions in mind?" LC: "We have not considered that aspect of development yet. But if they do violate their pledge, I think it will have very important chilling implications over the peace and security issues in this area"), but he is an impressive figure, and he does bring us up to date on the Republic of China's solution to the problem posed by the "One China" policy: "We believe that China certainly should be one, but unfortunately it is a divided nation. It is now divided into two political entities. Therefore, as a political sovereign state, the Republic of China on Taiwan is entitled to enjoy a comprehensive system of rights ... befitting any sovereign state in the world." Currently there is only a digitized transcript available for this episode.
- Series Description
- The television series Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. was a venue for debate and discussion on political, social, and philosophical issues with experts of the day. Firing Line broadcasts from 1966 through March 1971 were produced and syndicated by WOR-TV, a commercial station in New York, but some of them were also broadcast on noncommercial television stations. Starting in April 1971, Firing Line broadcasts were produced by the Southern Educational Communications Association, an arm of South Carolina Educational Television. Hoover Institution Library & Archives' Firing Line collection guide can be found at: https://www.hoover.org/library-archives/collections/firing-line.
- Date
- 1997-06-16
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Talk Show
- Topics
- Public Affairs
- Subjects
- Politics and government; China; Taiwan; Hong Kong (China); Chinese reunification question, 1949-
- Rights
- Copyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Guest: Lian, Zhan
Host: Buckley, William F., Jr.
Producing Organization: Southern Educational Communications Association
Producing Organization: South Carolina Educational Television Network
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Stanford University
Identifier: 80040.141 (Hoover Institution)
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 0:30:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S1129; Hong Kong and Mainland China: A View from Taipei,” 1997-06-16, Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 10, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-514-bc3st7fm5t.
- MLA: “Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S1129; Hong Kong and Mainland China: A View from Taipei.” 1997-06-16. Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 10, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-514-bc3st7fm5t>.
- APA: Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S1129; Hong Kong and Mainland China: A View from Taipei. Boston, MA: Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-514-bc3st7fm5t