From Friday's Taipei Times:
in his New Year's address yesterday, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) vowed to protect the sovereignty and dignity of the Republic of China (ROC) during the course of improving business relations with Beijing.
Those are Ma's promises; this is the reality:
The Taichung County Government's New Year's Party promised to be a raucous affair, as the county planned to have a live simulcast with revelers in China's Xiamen.
Part of the deal involved an agreement to ban the display of national flags . . .
Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth.