News Forum - Taipei accuses Beijing of interference at trade fair in Penang

[Thaiger]

The Taiwan government pointed the finger of blame at China after their beauty queen representative was banned from joining fellow contestants greeting guests at the 2022 World Congress on Innovation & Technology (WCIT) in Penang, Malaysia. Malaysian trade event organisers stopped Miss Taiwan, Kao Man-jung, waving the Taiwan, or Republic of China, flag on stage. She was later seen in floods of tears as beauty queens from other nations appeared on stage during yesterday’s opening ceremony. Taoyuan Department of Information Technology Director-General Karen Yu uploaded a video of the incident in Penang. She said… “China’s bullying is everywhere and has […]

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[Giltee]

Once again they give in to the Vile Chinese bullies. Chinas only like they are because we let them ride roughshod over us. 

[Paulw]

Taiwan has been a self governed country for a many years  and apart from the indiginous most Taiwanese citizens heritage is from mainland China which they fled in fear of their lives. If China did the right thing and recognised their right as an independent nation China would get enormous Kudos from most other nations on the planet but China is too dam greedy just like Putin!!!

[HiuMak]

Just shows that China has big investments in Malaysia to be able to influence this.