Video shows Taiwan flag raised for National Day in New York ...

Taiwan national anthem, flag song played in front of CCBA building | 2021-10-20 11:21:00. StayloggedinForgetpassword? Login Notyetamember？Register E-Mail 送出 返回登入頁 密碼設定成功，請使用新密碼登入  | Home Politics MenpreparetoraiseTaiwanflaginfrontofCCBAbuildinginNewYorkChinatown.(CCBA photo) MenpreparetoraiseTaiwanflaginfrontofCCBAbuildinginNewYorkChinatown.(CCBA photo) TAIPEI(TaiwanNews)—Avideoofaflag-raisingceremonyfortheTaiwannationalbannerinNewYork'sChinatowntomarkTaiwan'sNationalDayhasgoneviralonsocialmedia. OnOct.10,Taiwan'sNationalDay,festivitieswereheldbytheChineseConsolidatedBenevolentAssociation(中華會館,CCBA)at62,MottStreetinNewYorkCity'sChinatown.Thecelebration,whichwasscaleddownduetothepandemic,includedDoubleTendecorations,aflag-raisinginfrontoftheCCBA,aflowerpresentationceremonyinfrontofthestatueofSunYat-sen(孫中山)inColumbusPark,andaceremonyintheCCBAAuditorium,accordingtotheassociation. At12p.m.thatday,Reddituser"Future-Violinist-526"capturedvideooftheflag-raisingeventinfrontoftheCCBA.Atthestartofthevideo,alargecrowdcanbeseengatheredinfrontoftheCCBA,whichisfestoonedwithmultipleAmericanandTaiwanflags,asthe"TheStar-SpangledBanner"plays. TwomendressedinblackstepforwardandholduptheTaiwanflagastheTaiwannationalanthemplays.Next,themenbegintoslowlyraisetheflagtothetopofthebuildingasthenationalanthemforTaiwan'sflagisplayed. Astheflagrises,itpassesamassiveverticalChinesesignthatreads,"LonglivetheRepublicofChina!"Thevideocloseswiththesongendingandtheflagreachingtothetopofaflagpolemountedonthestructure'sroof,promptingloudapplausefromthecrowd. CrowdgathersforraisingofTaiwanflaginNewYorkChinatown.(Future-Violinist-526screenshot) AlthoughtheReddituserdidnotpostthevideoontheplatformuntileightdayslateronMonday(Oct.18),thevideoquicklyshottothetopofboththeTaiwanandChinasubreddits,whereitreceived365,439upvotes,respectively. Membersofbothgroupsweregenerallypleasedtoseethevideo,buthadslightlydifferenttakes,withChinasubredditmemberstendingtoemphasize"freeChina"more,whileTaiwansubredditmembersfocusedmoreonTaiwan'sidentity. RedditChinacomments: "DamnI’mnotevenAmericanandthismakesmeproudtobeAmericanlol." "MyhometownisTaiwan.MycountryisROC(FreeChina)." "TherealChinanotfakeCCP." "MaybetheyshouldrenameChinatownasCCP-freeChinatown." Hurtfeelings.... RedditTaiwancomments: TaiwanNUMBERONE LongliveafreeTaiwan. TheROCflaggoesreallywellwiththeUSflag VivaTaiwan.ROCnotsomuch. "IgotoboththeDoubleTenDaycelebrationsrunbyChineseandTaiwanesepeople.NotonlydoIgetfreestuffinbotheventsbutIthinkit'simportantbothChineseandTaiwanesepeoplestresstheimportanceofTaiwan(ROC),eveniftheycelebrateitfordifferentreasons.Thisway,weallshowresolveagainstahostilepowerthatwouldliketounderminethefirstrepublicinAsia." CeremonyinfrontofSunYat-senstatue.(Future-Violinist-526photo) TaiwanNationalDayNationalDayNationalDaycelebrationCCBAChineseConsolidatedBenevolentAssociationTaiwanflagTaiwannationalanthemnationalanthemChinatownTaiwansovereigntyTaiwanindependenceDouble10Day Tweet UScongresswomansaysuseof'RepublicofTaiwan'100%deliberate 2021/11/2913:14 Mayorsaysdeputy'sTaiwanindependencestatementwillnotaffectShanghaiforum 2021/11/2720:03 AsianAmericanJournalistsAssociationsaysTaiwan'officiallyaprovinceofChina' 2021/11/2613:02 UScongresswomandescribeslandingin'RepublicofTaiwan' 2021/11/2611:09 TaiwanpresidentcondemnsChinesesanctionsagainstFarEasternGroup 2021/11/2419:29 Updated:2021-11-3011:48GMT+08:00