tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post3448609872923366418..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Sunday night Short ShortsMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-11739365772048847382014-08-26T11:10:35.270+08:002014-08-26T11:10:35.270+08:00It happens everywhere. If the destination was popu...It happens everywhere. If the destination was popular with Japanese, it will become unattractive to them once the Chinese start showing up in numbers. I cannot imagine the Ma government would not have realized this would happen. The number of Japanese tourists could only fall once the number of Chinese started to rise. It's pretty disingenuous to shoo your guest out the door and then ask why he's leaving.lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-81841243224301398572014-08-25T10:58:10.302+08:002014-08-25T10:58:10.302+08:00Here is an interesting image for your next article...Here is an interesting <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow">image</a> for your next article on conflict in Taiwan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-11719763539000867152014-08-25T04:17:03.055+08:002014-08-25T04:17:03.055+08:00Re: Ma asks Japan to review the tourist imbalance ...Re: Ma asks Japan to review the tourist imbalance between Japan and Taiwan<br /><br />During the CSB years, the number of Japanese tourists in Taiwan was recorded at an average of 300.000 visitors yearly. <br /><br />That data was the basis for Ma's claim that his administration would bring the number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan to same level.<br /><br />Presently Taiwan has a surfeit of raucous, uncouth Chinese tourists who keep the Japanese away. <br /><br />Oh well, the Taiwanese tourism industry sounds definitely like it is in a China mood. As reported by Japanese tourists, "we are all Chinese now," tour guides were overheard blaring.<br /><br />Yep, Chuuka Taihoku is in. So, why bother?Jerome Bessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958179528113268616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-45865959907226830992014-08-25T03:53:49.731+08:002014-08-25T03:53:49.731+08:00Geitas? I approve. Best foot-gear to hit the stree...Geitas? I approve. Best foot-gear to hit the streets of mushy Taihoku.<br /><br />Back in spring, I advised the youth holed-up in the LY to get their geitas on for a raucous "sawagi" on Ketagalan. <br /><br />On Ketagalan they went. But they only held sunflowers. Which, in a sense, I interpreted as a pregnant gesture. <br /><br />At dawn, all sunflowers always face the rising sun, right?Jerome Bessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958179528113268616noreply@blogger.com