Comments on: Tuan-Yuan pandas meet visitors in Taipei

By: Taipei Zoo unhappy with April Fools’ panda prank « YeinJee's Asian Journal

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:06:05 +0000

[...] Taipei Times ran an article on April 1st that the two pandas (a gift from the Chinese government) which arrived last December were actually “brown forest [...]

By: kyon

kyon — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:50:25 +0000

its a never ending love hate relationship between china and taiwan.

By: cole

cole — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:40:29 +0000

It’s good that this new Prez is a forward thinker. It’s the only way to go. Taiwan is not going to be independent without there being trouble and neither China nor Taiwan needs that. They need to continue to take steps to improve relations. I know older Taiwanese refuse to do that because of history but the Younger people need to move away from those views gradually.

By: cole

cole — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:24:48 +0000

Personally, I think Taiwanese need to lighten up a little. I meet more and more Taiwanese lately that just seem to want to harp on the differences with them and China ALL the time. Especially with the kou yin differences and simplified vs Traditional characters etc. It gets tiring. Many of the Chinese and Taiwanese are now living in the states and they still have hard feelings. I understand why they feel that way but they need to try and leave that stuff behind when they move to the states because they are in the same country now and it doesn’t matter when they both live in the US.

By: Yein Jee

Yein Jee — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:24:25 +0000

It’s obvious that China is sending a message with the names, which the current Taiwanese leadership is buying into… it’s a tough thing to swallow for those who have fight all these years for Taiwan’s independence.

By: bb

bb — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:54:43 +0000

i heard on the news that a group of taiwanese (don’t remember who) wanted the pandas to change their names. i guess they’re the people who are really reluctant to taiwan reuniting with china. when i heard about it, i thought that it was quite disrespectful. they should just appreciate this pair of precious gift. it’s a bad idea to make matters worse between china and taiwan.