Taiwan authorities spent NT$2 billion, wanting to participate in the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan in the name of "Taiwan". However, because he is not a member of the International Exhibition Bureau, he can only participate in the name of "Yashan Digital Technology Co., Ltd.", which has caused heated discussions on the island.
Korean "Legislator" Yang Qiongying recently revealed that the Taiwanese authorities have spent NT$2 billion to participate in the Osaka World Expo three years later, but they were told by the Japanese that the name "Taiwanese" cannot appear in the exhibition hall, and even the patterns and texts are not good.
Yang Qiongying was very confused about this: the name "Taiwan Pavilion" appeared at the World Expo held in Shanghai that year, while Osaka World Expo does not allow any text and patterns related to "Taiwan". Don’t we, Taiwan, have a good relationship with Japan? It was surprising that I spent 2 billion to attend the World Expo in Japan, but the result was like this.
Except for Yang Qiongying, other "legislators" of the Kuomintang, such as Xie Yifeng and Kong Wenji, cannot understand it. They believe that since the name "Taiwan Pavilion" cannot appear in the Osaka World Expo, it is better not to go.
In fact, in order to participate in the Osaka World Expo, the Taiwan authorities took great pains to establish the "Yashan Digital Technology Co., Ltd." company in Japan.
However, it cannot represent Taiwan, because there is also a place called Yushan in Japan, which is more embarrassing. If the Taiwanese authorities participate in the Osaka World Expo in the name of this company, and make outsiders mistakenly think it is a Japanese exhibition hall, where will Tsai Ing-wen put her face? Wouldn't it be a joke?
So, in addition to the Kuomintang "legislator" who believes this is inappropriate, DPP "legislator" Xu Zhijie also believes that since this is the case, it is better to give up participating in the Osaka World Expo.
Regarding the Taiwan authorities' defeat, Zhao Shaokang, director of "China Guangxi", sarcastically said that the "Taiwan Pavilion" was still set up in the Shanghai World Expo held by the mainland, and today, Japan, who said that "Taiwan Pavilion is something, it is something that Japan has something to do", does not allow the "Taiwan Pavilion" to appear at the Osaka World Expo. The DPP is hyping how good the relationship between Taiwan and Japan is, but is Japan's move done by good friends?
It is worth mentioning that since Taiwan is not a member of the International Exhibition Bureau, the Japanese side did not intend to invite the Taiwan authorities to participate at the beginning. Later, the Taiwanese authorities had a flash of inspiration and came up with the idea of establishing "Yushan Digital Technology Co., Ltd." in Japan to participate in the World Expo under the name of a company. The Japanese side also "cooperated" and regarded the company as a "Japanese company", so they approved the Taiwanese authorities to participate in the Osaka World Expo in a corporate outfit.
Speaking of which, the Taiwanese authorities are actually helpless. Because Japan is worried that if the "Taiwan Pavilion" appears at the Osaka World Expo, it will inevitably arouse strong opposition from the mainland.
However, the Taiwan authorities did not give up their fantasies. DPP legislator Chen Tingfei said that although it is difficult to participate in the Osaka World Expo in the name of "Taiwan", we should strive for it. We still have nearly three years.
It is worth mentioning that the "Taiwan Pavilion" appeared at the Shanghai World Expo was mainly because during the period when Ma Ying-jeou was in power, cross-strait relations were in an upward period. Therefore, as the organizer, the mainland has consented the Taiwan authorities to apply to participate in the Shanghai World Expo in the name of "Foreign Trade Association Taiwan Trade Center", which is incomparable to the current situation where the Taiwan authorities want to participate in the Osaka World Expo in the name of "Taiwan".
So, why is the Taiwanese authorities still fantasized about participating in the Osaka World Expo in the name of "Taiwan", what medicine is sold in the gourd?
actually, the reason is not complicated.
Taiwan authorities did this. First, the last time the World Expo was held by Osaka, Japan was in 1970. At that time, the Taiwan authorities had not been kicked out of the United Nations, so they were able to set up a museum in Osaka to participate in the exhibition. Now that Osaka is holding the World Expo again, this is a good gimmick for the DPP. It can play the card "anti-China and Taiwan" to the international community and let more people know, especially if they want to attract the attention of the West.
2 is that some Japanese politicians have ambiguous relationships with the Taiwan authorities. For example, Shinzo Abe is an external supporter of "Taiwan independence" elements. He once clamored that "if Taiwan has something to do, it means that Japan has something to do", and that mainland China is not allowed to unify Taiwan by military force. Therefore, the Taiwan authorities hope to receive "special treatment" from Japan and be able to participate in the exhibition in the name of "Taiwan".
However, the Taiwan authorities were so happy that the Japanese statement finally slapped Tsai Ing-wen and others in the face.
This World Expo, Japan is not polite to the Taiwan authorities. In addition to the words, patterns, and symbols related to "Taiwan", even the word " Formosa (Formosa)" cannot appear in the Osaka World Expo venues.
Because the term Formosa originated from Portuguese , meaning "beautiful (island)". It is the earliest name for Taiwan Island by Western colonists. After Tsai Ing-wen came to power, she also engaged in "de-Sinicization", and the frequency of using this word has increased greatly.
I remember that when the European Parliament members entered Taiwan in 2019, a "Formosa Club" was established, and Tsai Ing-wen was very grateful for this.
However, in the eyes of most people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the term "Formosa" has a strong colonial color. Europeans who went to Taiwan specifically used "Formosa" to refer to Taiwan. This was an insult to Taiwan, a malicious hype, and a great disrespect to the Taiwanese people who died under the butcher knife of Western colonists. Tsai Ing-wen is not ashamed of, but proud, which is really disgusting, sad and ridiculous.
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