Source: Reference News Network
Osaka, Japan will host the World Expo in 2025. However, according to a report on the Singapore "Lianhe Zaobao" website on November 3, Taiwan's economic authorities specially allocated NT$2 billion (note: NT$1 is approximately 0.23 yuan) in an attempt to participate in the exhibition, but was required to participate in the name of a company.
On November 23, 2018, at the 164th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions held in Paris, Osaka, Japan, won the right to host the 2025 Expo . (Posted by Xinhua News Agency) The report quoted Taiwan's "China Times" and other sources as saying that the "Economic Committee" of Taiwan's legislative body recently reviewed the budget of the economic department and found that in order to participate in the Osaka World Expo, NT$2 billion was allocated in four years starting from 2023, of which NT$410 million was allocated in 2023.
Kuomintang public opinion representative Yang Qiongying recently broke the news that Taiwan was required to participate in the Osaka World Expo under the name of "Yushan Digital Technology Co., Ltd." and that no "Taiwan" words or graphics could appear in the museum. In contrast, the 2010 Shanghai World Expo had a "Taiwan Pavilion", but not only "Taiwan" cannot appear in the Osaka exhibition hall this time, but also images such as totems cannot be used.
Yang Qiongying asked: "Isn't the relationship between Taiwan and Japan very good?"
According to reports, Taiwan is not a member of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), so it cannot actively participate in exhibitions under the name of "country" or "international organization".
The Taiwan authorities’ foreign affairs department responded on the evening of November 2 that this issue would be left to Taiwan’s “Foreign Trade Association” to respond, and the latter was unwilling to respond that night.
An insider on the island said bluntly: "This is the result of the deterioration of cross-strait relations." The Shanghai World Expo was held during Ma Ying-jeou's period, which was the "glorious era" of cross-strait relations. There was a tacit understanding between the two sides, and Taiwan was able to apply in the name of the "Taiwan Trade Center of the Foreign Trade Association." This time, Japan was worried about causing a backlash from the mainland, so it did not allow the use of the word "Taiwan".
Japanese media also revealed that this time Taiwan was established by the "Foreign Trade Association" in Japan as "Tamayama Digital Technology Co., Ltd." The "Tamayama" (Tamayama) in its English name is a place name in Japan, not the highest peak in Taiwan, Tamayama, which is surprising.
Taiwan's "Central News Agency" once reported that Japan, as the organizer of the World Expo, has not invited Taiwan and has repeatedly rejected its willingness to participate. Later, because "Tamayama Digital Technology Co., Ltd." is located in Tokyo and has been approved by the relevant Japanese authorities to be established, it is a "Japanese company", so the organizer approved its participation in the Osaka World Expo. (Source: Reference News Network/Cao Yiming Wang Di)
