Nagoya Asian Games bans Taiwanese flag, Fan Shiping ridicules Chinese officials for being stupid

There is a special note at the entrance to the Battle of Taiwan and Japan that the Taiwanese flag cannot be brought into the venue. (Photo by reporter Chen Zhiqu, file photo)

The Nagoya Asian Games baseball schedule has ended, but there was a previous incident where a notice was placed at the door saying "It is prohibited to carry the Rising Sun Flag and the Taiwanese Flag." Although the official apologized for the Rising Sun Flag part, there was no explanation for the Taiwanese flag part. In this regard, Fan Shiping, a professor at the Department of East Asian Studies at National Taiwan Normal University, said jokingly, "No matter how stupid Chinese officials are, there should be a limit."

Fan Shiping posted on Facebook today that this poster was posted at the entrance outside the venue of the Nagoya Asian Games. This should be the result of Chinese diplomats putting pressure on the organizers. On the surface, it is an attempt to suppress Taiwan, but when spectators from various countries enter the venue, they will definitely check online to find out what flag this is. It turns out this is the flag of Taiwan. "Isn't this free publicity for Taiwan's national flag?"

Fan Shiping pointed out that Chinese officials wanted to suppress Taiwan and used this kind of knee-jerk reaction, which was rude and direct, but the result was counterproductive. It was really stupid in the extreme. No wonder the poster was quickly taken down. "But it also reassures me. With such stupid diplomats, China is indeed a paper tiger." On the other hand, this poster was taken down because many Japanese friends went to protest, believing that the organizers were cooperating with China to suppress Taiwan. This time the Nagoya Asian Games seemed to see the ubiquitous infiltration power of China.

After seeing the post, netizens left messages one after another. Some said, "The mayor of Nagoya and the governor of Aichi Prefecture are notoriously traitors to the Communist Party."