Taiwan "national" flag on sale in Beijing?
I have to claim laziness for not uploading a photo (loyal followers of this blog -- all six of them -- will already expect this from me), however I was startled today with a small trinket I found inside Jenny Lou's next to Chaoyang Park's west gate.
I was doing some shopping in the area prior to a dinner engagement, and I went into one of the side rooms (where they stock laundry detergent and such) to buy some nail clippers. I couldn't seem to find them, so I asked for help. The kind woman came over and took me to what looked like several key chains with flags on them. I explained they were key chains, not nail clippers, but she assured me that this is what I was looking for.
I saw the British flag, the Chinese flag, the American flag, and then the national flag of Taiwan. I stood looking at it for a moment, making sure that this was indeed what I thought it was. In my best Chinese, I explained to the girl that this was the flag of Taiwan. She didn't seem to recognize it, or care even after I told her.
Needless to say, that's the one I bought (and they are, despite their appearance, nail clippers). Somebody was asleep at the switch when that crossed the border. If anybody stops by that particular Jenny Lou's in the future, see if there are others still around.
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Pedantic, I know, but what you saw was not the national flag of Taiwan, but the national flag of the Republic of China.
Chriswaugh... you are right. Thanks for the correction.
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