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, boycotted the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki due to what he perceived as discriminatory seating arrangements. Lee accused the city officials of being pro-China and insulting Taiwan's sovereignty and dignity, stating that the seating plan "deliberately denied Taiwan’s status as a nation."
As a result, Lee and two of his deputies did not attend the ceremony, sending instead a lower-ranked official from Fukuoka. Nagasaki officials claimed that the designated seats for Taiwanese officials were located behind other envoys and were not clearly distinguished as nondiplomatic guests. Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki later acknowledged the incident and expressed regret over the situation.
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