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International jockying across the Taiwan Strait reach a new level of silliness

September 11th, 2005 by Roy Berman		 Mutantfrog


The cartoon figure of President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) has finally been granted permission to appear in the exhibition to celebrate the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan, South Korea, thanks to the efforts of officials from the Taipei Mission in South Korea and the Busan Cartoon Club.

The cartoon figure of Chen was put on display yesterday at the APEC Summit Cartoon Figure Exhibition in Busan City—the venue of this year’s annual event—along with those of other heads of state slated to attend the APEC summit in November.

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    • 2 Responses to 'International jockying across the Taiwan Strait reach a new level of silliness'

    1. Adamu Says:
      September 12th, 2005 at 6:14 am

      Wacky. For more wacky caricatures, check out Hiroshi Muramatsu’s “News na Kao” found here:

      http://www.kaokab.jp/

    2. asiapundit Says:
      September 12th, 2005 at 11:20 am

      monday links

      Today, AsiaPundit has the Shanghai flu (

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