Taipei Times‘ front page headline, "[KMT Chairman] Ma grilled by Japanese Diet members"
(Sounds rough.)
Taiwan News‘ editorial, "Cool reception for Ma in Japan"
(Brrr.)
And the China Post‘s coverage? A little bitty black and white pic on page 19 of a smiling Ma Ying-jeou in academic robes receiving an honorary doctorate from Yokahama City University.
(See how they love our boy over there?)
Heh-heh.
The Taiwan News editorial was a pretty good read, but it really caught my interest when it talked about Ma’s casual attitude towards North Korea’s missile tests. What exactly did he say, anyway? I must have missed it.
It’s late now, but I thought I’d mention the Yasukuni shrine. Seems as though Ma is telling the Japanese that their Prime Minister should stop visiting it. And maybe he’s right on that score.
But if hizzonner REALLY wants to show he’s got a pair of mivonks, he might consider telling Beijing where to put all those portraits of Mao Tse Tung, instead of bossing around a bunch of democratic pacifists over a shrine visit that only happens once a year.