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TAIWAN I traveled to Taiwan for their National Day celebrations and to witness the protests against the President, Chen Shui Bian, who is widely believed to be corrupt. I had no idea how kind the Taiwanese people would turn out to be. Indeed, it was impossible to have a single bad impression of Taiwan: I met a businessman on the airplane who introduced me to his family and paid for a top-class hotel for my first night; the people (despite speaking very little English) were genuinely kind and always took the time to assist me; the protests were entirely non-malicious and were a family affair throughout. The pictures should give an idea of what one and a half million peaceful protestors look like, which is all the more startling when one remembers Taiwan's entire population is 11 million. I felt a part of something big, but even I would never have expected to end up leading the Chinese chants in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Simply put, Taiwan is a place (I hesitate to say country because of the troubling state of affairs with China) that is easy to fall in love with. I know I did.
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