It’s Business as usual in Taipei

With the recent episodes of the many street rallies to overthrow the president in Taiwan, I was careful not to pack either red or green tops for my recent business trip to Taipei. (Red is the official colour for the opposition party while Green was to support the ruling government). Being a foreigner, I decided to be absolutely neutral about this.

I almost thought that the rallies were over until evening came…. when I saw a big group of people wearing red tops standing in front of the Taipei Railway station from my hotel room.
The rally has just started… but it was done in such an orderly and friendly manner! We even went down to take a look and took photos! The rally was definitely “tourist- friendly”

By 10pm SHARP, the lights went off and the rally ended and it is to be continued the next day at the same time.

I didn’t feel that the political situation in Taiwan has affected the lifestyle of the Taiwanese in a great way… I was at the International Travel Fair (ITF) and the place was packed with Taiwanese visitors (in a relaxed mood to go for a holiday), Shi Lin night market was still bustling with people, Ximen-ding was filled with happy shoppers and my business appointments were fruitful!

Conclusion? IT’S BUSINESS AS USUAL IN TAIWAN.

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