Taiwan representative in Japan boycotts Nagasaki anniversary ceremony over seating
Taiwan's top economic representative in Japan said he boycotted this year's memorial marking the 81st anniversary of the United States. atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, accusing city officials of being pro-China and insulting Taipei. Lee Yi-yang, head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Tokyo, said in a social media post that seat assignments showed…
Taiwan's top economic representative in Japan, Lee Yi-yang, skipped the memorial service marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, citing what he deemed as disrespect from the city. Accusing the officials of being "pro-China" and "insulting Taipei," Lee argued that Nagasaki had "deliberately denied Taiwan's status as a nation, completely disregarding Taiwan's sovereignty and dignity."
Lee and two of his deputies boycotted the ceremony, as their designated seats were not among those reserved for diplomatic missions. Instead, he sent a lower-ranked official from Fukuoka. Nagasaki officials countered that seats for Taiwanese officials were located behind other envoys and were not clearly marked as nondiplomatic guests.
Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki later stated that he had since apologized for any misunderstanding.
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