The other excitement in Chinatown

By adamg on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 10:14am

Arturo Gossage was on hand when Chinatown residents gathered on Tyler Street to see and greet Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday.

Copyright Arturo Gossage. Posted in the Universal Hub group on Flickr.

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Comments

Shouldn't head of state visits get more media coverage?

By Markk02474 on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 10:19am.

Thanks Adam for posting.

Problem is, the US doesn't

By anon on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 8:31pm.

Problem is, the US doesn't officially recognize the Republic of China as a state. And there are fewer easier ways of pissing China/the PRC than doing so.

At first this trip was supposed to be kept somewhat underground, but news spread through the immigrant community by word of mouth and private e-mails, and there have been banner and flags up in Chinatown the past week. But I wouldn't be surprised if mainstream media was not allowed to officially report on it, or if they somehow were never notified of it. And President Ma's unpopularity among Taiwanese probably also played a role. There would have been a lot more hype had it been a popular figure coming - instead, some saw this as an opportunity to protest, and many were simply indifferent.

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By Michael Kerpan on Mon, 07/13/2015 - 9:39am.

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yeah

By Steeve on Mon, 07/13/2015 - 12:30pm.

The USA's interest is squarely where the money is. It's why they don't recognized a democracy in Taiwan, which is pretty damn sad.

Charlie Soong.

By anon on Mon, 07/13/2015 - 12:02am.

He could probably be considered to be an early founder of Boston's Chinatown.

At the age of 15, he sailed with his uncle to Boston in the United States and became a migrant worker. After working for his uncle for some time, he left on his own and was soon taken in by a group of Methodist missionaries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Soong

He was a kind of parent of the Kuomintang and he had three daughters. Two were involved with Sun Yat Sen and one married Chiang Kai Shek. She had a place up at Lake Winnipesaukee and was involved with Wellesley College.

It all makes Boston a kind of special place for Taiwan.