Souvenirs
Just really quickly, and since our quotes to a reporter from a major news outlet never seemed to make it in his big story, we think there is WAYYYYYYYYYYYY too much emphasis on what the mainland tourists can buy and spend here, as opposed to the freedoms they can see firsthand here. Yes, we know all about that government-organized tour for the foreign press, the one where they spent three hours showing everyone how well-stocked the Taoyuan airport’s duty-free stores were with Taiwan souvenirs. Kinda sad.
So, Mr. Ying, why don’t you take off you Gucci sunglasses and check out how the Internet here isn’t censored? Or that you can say what’s on your mind without worrying about being arrested? (Wow–speaking out your opinion without being arrested, how’s that for development?) You pathetic, shallow, $@%*! Happy Olympics!
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The conversation went something like this ..Me Is there a problem?.Joe I need to examine your bag and receipt before letting you leave this parking lot..Me I paid for the contents in this bag. Allowing stores to inspect our bags at will might seem like a trivial matter but it creates an atmosphere of obedience which is a dangerous thing. Allowing police officers to see our papers at will might seem like a trivial matter but it creates a fear-of-authority atmosphere which can be all too easily abused..I can reluctantly understand having to show a permit to fish a permit to drive and a permit to carry a weapon.
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Nice blog on Souvenirs ” The Taipei Kid It is very informative but I don’t fully agree with it as I have read other online views on the same. It was good to spend evening going through internet on Monday . I’ll visit again to read more on this websi…
I did not stop running until I got to where they were. ..The producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar had been reporting on . ……If there is one law that Republicans are famous for its the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States which includes the freedom of speech the freedom of the press and the right to peaceably assemble.
I liked your post — I am currently working in mainland China and have traveled to Taiwan a few years ago when I was in college and the latter is a far more civilized country. While Beijing and Shanghai are impressive the difference between them and Taipei is that Taipei wasn’t built on artificial growth whereas in the mainland 70% of GDP is in the form of government spending on construction and infrastructure instead of private consumption. A look at per capita GDP or income sheds more light on the disparity between the ROC and the PRC. Glad someone else out there is fighting the same fight as me…