Taipei [Taiwan], December 17 (ANI): Staff from the Chinese embassy tried to disrupt an awards ceremony at a world tea competitors in France earlier this month after the organiser talked about Taiwan and displayed the Republic of China flag, in response to a report within the Taipei Times.
Hsieh Chung-lin, chief govt of the Juxin Tea Factory in Lishan, Taichung, attended the Teas of the World International Contest on December 2, held on the Peruvian Embassy in Paris.
He obtained a particular award for his Huagang Snow Source Tea from the nonprofit Agency for the Valorisation of Agricultural Products (AVPA).
During the award ceremony, two representatives from the Chinese embassy stood up and shouted, ‘Taiwan is only a province of China’ and ‘Taiwan is a part of China,’ as proven in video footage of the occasion.
The organisers ignored the interruption and continued with the ceremony, whereas the viewers booed the embassy staffers and applauded Hsieh.
During a dinner held after the occasion, Hsieh mentioned many attendees had discovered about Taiwan by way of its efficient response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to the Taipei Times report.
He famous that individuals he spoke to on the occasion mentioned China’s actions would solely foster resentment and inspired him to ignore the protest.
Reflecting on the incident, Hsieh mentioned that so long as Taiwanese individuals proceed to carry out exceptionally, much like Taiwan’s contributions throughout the pandemic, the worldwide neighborhood would recognise Taiwan.
In Taipei, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hsiao Kuang-wei urged China to stick to worldwide etiquette norms to keep away from changing into a ‘laughingstock’ within the eyes of the world. He emphasised that Beijing may enhance cross-strait relations solely by partaking in respectful and equal discussions with Taiwan and by rationally viewing the present state of affairs, as cited by the Taipei Times.
Hsieh’s tea manufacturing facility, which traces its roots to Songboling in Nantou County, is a household legacy handed all the way down to him because the fifth era. It prospered below his father, Hsieh Hsi-hung, and has a century-old custom of tea manufacturing, with plantations throughout Fushou Mountain, Lishan and Dayuling.
The AVPA, established in 2005, organises contests that entice greater than 700 producers from world wide annually, in response to its official web site.
This yr’s contributors additionally included tea producers from the United States, Japan and Sri Lanka, the Taipei Times reported. (ANI)