I-Taiwan: Ukuhlala ethunzini likaBig Brother

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Ikhono leTaiwan lokusinda njengezwe eliyisiqhingi elizimele kudala labuzwa. Inendawo ebucayi olwandle empumalanga yezwekazi laseChina futhi ithathwa njengendawo yabahlubuki ngumakhelwane wayo onamandla.

I-Taiwan ngesimo sayo samanje yasungulwa ngo-1949 ngabashisekeli bezwe ababalekela esiqhingini ngemuva kokuthathwa kwamaKhomanisi ezweni laseChina. Iqembu lamaKhomanisi laseChina selishilo kaningi ukuthi lifisa ukuthi iTaiwan iphinde ihlangane neChina yonke futhi livame ukusongela lesi siqhingi ngemibukiso yamandla, kufaka phakathi izivivinyo zomlilo bukhoma kanye "nokujwayela" ukuhlasela. Ngokuphindaphindiwe, iTaiwan ingesinye sezifunda ezivikeleke kakhulu e-Asia.

Naphezu kwalezi zinselele, iTaiwan ayisindanga nje kuphela kodwa ichume. Ihola umhlaba wonke ekukhiqizeni ama-semiconductors, futhi lokhu kuyisizile ukuthi ikhule ibe umnotho wamashumi amabili nantathu ngobukhulu emhlabeni. Izakhamizi zayo zijabulela inkululeko enkulu yomuntu ngamunye neyezepolitiki futhi amazinga obuphofu, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi, nobugebengu aphansi.

Izithiyo zamanxusa

Ukukhuphuka kwezomnotho kwezwekazi laseChina kukhuphule ithonya labo lokuxhumana emhlabeni jikelele. Isebenzise leli thonya ukuvimba iTaiwan ukuthi ingabambi iqhaza emkhakheni wamazwe omhlaba. ITaiwan inqatshelwe ngisho nesimo sokuqapha e-United Nations, futhi abanikazi bamaphasiphothi baseTaiwan abavunyelwe ukuvakashela izakhiwo ze-UN. Imikhawulo efanayo isebenza kuWorld Health Organization nakwezinye izinhlangano zomhlaba.

Noma imuphi umfanekiso webalazwe obonisa ukuthi iTaiwan ihlukile eChina iheha ulaka lwaseBeijing. Isikhathi esiningi, abaholi baseTaiwan bazama ukugwema ukuphonsela inselelo noma ukucasula iChina futhi bahlose ukuthuthukisa izintshisekelo zabo ngokwakha ubudlelwano namazwe anobungani.

Impendulo evela eChina ifana nomona walowo owayengumlingani wakhe ohlukumeza abakhongi bezimbangi zakhe. IBeijing isongela ngokunqamula ukuxhumana nanoma yiliphi izwe elibona iTaiwan. Eminothweni emincane kakhulu, ulaka lwaseChina luyithemba elisabisayo. Ngisho nezizwe ezincane zasePacific, iKiribati neSolomon Islands, ezazithole usizo oluvulekile lwaseTaiwan, zisanda kunqamula ukuxhumana neTaipei ngenxa yengcindezi evela eBeijing. Manje kunamazwe ayishumi nanhlanu kuphela anemishini yezokuxhumana eTaiwan. Ngenxa yokuthembeka, iTaiwan ikhipha ukhaphethi obomvu kubaholi bezizwe ezimbalwa abasasisekelayo.

ITaiwan nayo ingathembela kubalingani abasesikhundleni esiphakeme sezepolitiki e-United States, noma kungekho ukuxhumana okusemthethweni kwezokuxhumana.

UNgqongqoshe Wezangaphandle waseTaiwan, uJoseph Wu, usanda kutshela iqembu lezintatheli ebezihambele ezivela eYurophu ukuthi unesiqiniseko sokuthi njengoba uDonald Trump eseWhite House, iTaipei isazokwazi ukuthembela ekusekelweni yiWashington.

Ukhumbuze izintatheli ngokuvunywa okukhalayo nguNobhala Wombuso wase-US, uMike Pompeo, ochaze iTaiwan "njengendaba yokuphumelela ngentando yeningi, umlingani onokwethenjelwa, kanye nethonya elihle emhlabeni." UMnu Wu uthe, "Ngokwazi kwami, ubudlelwano busafudumele, futhi ngilindele ukuthi ubudlelwano buzoba ngcono ngoba iTaiwan inezindinganiso ezifanayo nezintshisekelo ezifanayo ne-United States."

UMnu Wu ubuye wakhomba ekuqiniseni ukuxhumana ne-EU, yize bekungabikho ngokusemthethweni kokuqashelwa kwezombusazwe. Okwamanje, ukuphela kwezwe laseYurophu eliqaphela ngokusemthethweni iTaiwan yiVatican. Lokhu kubangelwa kakhulu ubutha obuphakathi kwesonto neChina yamaKhomanisi, ekhuthaza ngokusemthethweni ukungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu futhi engayifuni inkolo. Kodwa-ke, ukuncibilika kobudlelwano phakathi kweVatican neChina kubonakala sengathi kuyenzeka njengoba ubuKrestu buyemukeleka ezweni. UMnu Wu uvumile ukuthi uma iVatican ibingaqhubeka nobuhlobo obuthile neBeijing, lokhu kungaba nomthelela ekuxhumaneni kwayo neTaipei.

Ekhuluma ngokushushiswa kwamaKhatholika eChina, uthe, "Sonke sinesibopho sokwenza okuthile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amaKhatholika aseChina ajabulela inkululeko yawo yenkolo." Uphinde wagomela ukuthi iVatican neTaiwan babelana ngentshisekelo efanayo ekuhlinzekeni ngosizo lwabantu "abantu abaswele." ITaiwan isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bayo bezobuchwepheshe, bezokwelapha kanye nemfundo ukusiza amazwe asathuthuka e-Asia, e-Afrika, nase-Central America.

Emaphethelweni

Abaholi baseTaiwan bakhala ngokuthi baphuthelwa yizinsizakusebenza ezibalulekile zezokwelapha, ezesayensi, nezinye ezibalulekile ngenxa yokukhishwa kwabo emihlanganweni nasezinhlanganweni zomhlaba.

Isikhulu esiphezulu saseTaiwan senza isibonelo ngesifo esiwumshayabhuqe sakwaSARS, esingakasuswa ezweni laseTaiwan. Uthe ukungakwazi ukubamba iqhaza kwi-WHO kusho ukuthi iTaiwan ivinjelwe ekuqoqeni ulwazi lokuthi singabhekana kanjani nalesi sifo.

Isayensi nezobuchwepheshe

ITaiwan izibeka njengomholi womhlaba wonke kwezobuchwepheshe nesayensi. Inamapaki amakhulu wesayensi ama-3 ahlinzeka ngokusekelwa kwamabhizinisi, izikhungo zesayensi nezezifundo.

Njengengxenye yethimba lezintatheli zakwamanye amazwe, ngahamba ngesitimela esinejubane kakhulu ngaya eTaichung, lapho sahanjiswa khona eCentral Taiwan Science Park. Lesi sikhungo senza ucwaningo lokuphayona ngokuthuthukiswa kwe-AI namarobhothi. Inkampani yakwaSpeedtech Energy igxile ekwakheni, ekukhiqizweni nasekukhipheni imikhiqizo ngokuya ngamandla elanga. Lokhu kungaba ngamalambu emigwaqo nezinhlelo zokumpompa amanzi kuye kumakhamera, amalambu, imisakazo nabalandeli.

IChelungpu Fault Preservation Park, esendaweni engaphandle nje kweTaipei, yasungulwa ukukhumbula ukuzamazama komhlaba okwadala umonakalo ngo-1999. Indawo ephambili yiChelungpu Fault yokuqala, eyabangela ukuzamazama komhlaba okwabulala abantu abangaphezu kuka-2,000 XNUMX futhi kwabangela umonakalo wezigidigidi zamadola. Ipaki iyingxenye yeNational Museum of Natural Science. Omunye wemisebenzi yawo ukwenza ucwaningo ngezimbangela zokuzamazama komhlaba nezindlela zokunciphisa umthelela wazo.

Amandla ezokuvakasha

Uhulumeni waseTaiwan utshala imali enkulu kwezokuvakasha ngenhloso yokuheha izivakashi ezingaphezu kwezigidi eziyisishiyagalombili ngonyaka. Izivakashi eziningi zivela eJapane, kanye nezwekazi laseChina.

Inhlokodolobha, iTaipei, idolobha eliphithizelayo neliphithizelayo, elinokuheha okuningi. INational Palace Museum inenqwaba yezingcezu zezinto zobukhosi zaseChina zasendulo kanye nemisebenzi yobuciko. Okunye okuphawulekayo yiHholo Lesikhumbuzo Likazwelonke i-Chiang Kai-shek, elakhiwe ukukhumbula uGeneralissimo Chiang Kai-shek, owayenguMongameli waseTaiwan, obizwa ngokusemthethweni njengeRiphabhuliki yaseChina. Amasosha lapho abona umxhwele kumayunifomu awo amhlophe acwebezelayo, ama-bayonets acwebezelisiwe, kanye ne-drill ehlelekile. Ithempeli laseBangka Longshan yithempeli lenkolo yabantu baseChina elakhiwa ngo-700,000 ngabahlali abavela eFujian ngesikhathi sokubusa kweQing. Yayisebenza njengendawo yokukhonza kanye nendawo yokubuthana yabahlali baseChina.

Ukugqanyiswa kwanamuhla yiTaipei 101 Observatory, esinye sezakhiwo ezinde kakhulu eTaiwan. Kusukela phezulu, umuntu angajabulela ukubukwa okumangalisayo kwedolobha. Amakheshi anejubane okuyisa ezingeni lokubuka akhiwe onjiniyela baseJapan.

Iningi lezivakashi livakashela ukuvakasha kwenye yezimakethe zasebusuku ezijabulisayo - iziyaluyalu zomsindo nombala ngezinsimbi ezigcwele amatafula athengisa izingubo, izigqoko, izikhwama, amagajethi, izimpahla zikagesi, amathoyizi, nezikhumbuzo. Iphunga elibi eliphuma ekudleni kwasemgwaqweni lingasinda.

ITaiwan inebanga elihehayo lezindawo zokudlela ezisezingeni eliphakeme nezindawo zokudla ezinikela ngokudla kwamazwe omhlaba nokwasendaweni. Sibe nezidlo ezingalibaleki ehhotela lasePalais de Chine nasendaweni yokudlela yaseJapan esehhotela i-Okura. Siphinde savakashela nenxanxathela yezitolo maphakathi neTaipei, lapho abapheki bephaka khona amasobho, inyama yenkomo egayiwe, idada nenkukhu, ukudla kwasolwandle, amasaladi, ama-noodle nezitsha zerayisi.

Iqembu lethu livumile ukuthi ukudla kwethu kokugcina eDin Tai Fung Dumpling House bekuyisipiliyoni sokudla okuhle kakhulu kulolu hambo. Izibiliboco ezinikezwayo zifaka opelepele abaluhlaza abafakwe inyama egayiwe eyosiwe, "iXiao Cai" - isaladi laseMpumalanga ekugqokeni uviniga okhethekile, nezimfanzi nezingulube zontwala ziphonswa kumhluzi wenkukhu.

Amathimba abapheki, asebenza ngamashifu amahora amathathu, akhiqiza amadombolo anamanzi amaningi anephunga elimnandi anebanga elikhazimulayo lokugcwaliswa okumnandi nokucabangayo. Ama-waitresses amomothekayo asilethele izifundo ezibonakala zingenamkhawulo, kepha sisathola isikhala sokuzama i-dessert: amadombolo kusoso eshokoledi eshisayo.

Sikwazile ukubuyela emuva ehhotela lethu, njengoba besenza njalo ngemuva kokudla, sifunga ukuthi ngeke sisakwazi ukubhekana nokudla okunye - kuze kube yisidlo sasemini esilandelayo noma isidlo sakusihlwa lapho siphinde sawela esilingweni! Ilungu leqembu lethu elizimisele laze lakwazi ukulandelela indawo lapho umuntu enganambitha khona isobho lenyoka.

Amahhotela esabelomali ngasinye

Amahhotela aseTaiwan ahlukahluka ezikhungweni zokunethezeka ezinezinkanyezi ezi-4 no-5 lapho umuntu angaqasha khona umphathi wezinduna wakhe ekukhetheni okuthobekile kulabo abasesabelomali esiqinile. Isizinda sethu eTaipei kwakuyihhotela elibabazekayo lasePalais de Chine, elenzelwe ukuhlanganisa ubuhle nobukhulu besigodlo saseYurophu nokuthula nokuzola okubonakalayo kwaseMpumalanga. Amakamelo anethezekile, avulekile, futhi ahlanzekile.

Abasebenzi basiza ngokweqile futhi banenhlonipho. Lokhu bekungukuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​kokuqala kochungechunge lwePalais de Chine, futhi ngangihlabeke umxhwele impela futhi ngizohlala kokunye futhi uma ithuba livela.

IGrand Hotel ngesinye isigodlo esihle esinomlando obalulekile. Leli hhotela lasungulwa ngo-1952 ngokuyalelwa ngunkosikazi kaChiang Kai-Shek ukuba asebenze njengesizinda esihle esifanele abaholi bamazwe abavakashile nezinye izicukuthwane zakwamanye amazwe. Indawo yokudlela esitezi esiphezulu inikeza ukubukwa okumangazayo kweTaipei.

ISun Moon Lake

ITaiwan neziqhingi zayo ezingaphandle zihlanganisa amakhilomitha-skwele angama-36,000 amahlathi, izintaba nezindawo ezisogwini. Inezinsiza ezithuthukiswe kahle ukujabulela imisebenzi esukela ezintabeni, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, ukuhamba ngesikebhe neminye imidlalo yezamanzi, ukubuka izinyoni nokuhlola amasayithi omlando.

Ngemuva kohlelo lwethu olumatasa, kube yintokozo ukuphuma eTaipei siye echibini elihle laseSun Moon. Kwakududuza ukuvuka lapho ubona ichibi elinokuthula elizungezwe amagquma agcwele izihlahla nezitshalo eziqhakazayo ezihlanganisa uqalo, umsedari, izintende, i-frangipani ne-hibiscus. Sahamba ngesikebhe saya ethempelini, eliqukethe izinsalela zendela yamaBuddha, uXuanguang, nesithombe sikaSakyamuni Buddha wegolide. Asikwazanga ukuhamba ngaphandle kokunambitha okunye ukudla okumnandi kwaseTaiwan, yize kuyinto enambitheka etholakele - amaqanda aphekwe etiyeni. Lawa athengiswa etafuleni elincane eliseduze nephothali eliqhutshwa ngowesifazane oneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, othole, eminyakeni edlule, ukuba yedwa phezu kwalokhu okusobala ukuthi kungumsebenzi onemali.

Indawo ezungeze ichibi ihlala abantu baseThao, esinye sezizwe ezingaphezu kuka-16 zomdabu eTaiwan. Ngokwenganekwane, abazingeli baseThao babona inyamazane emhlophe ezintabeni base beyijaha bafika ogwini lweSun Moon Lake. Bahlabeka umxhwele kangangokuthi banquma ukuhlala lapho. Kwakudabukisa kakhulu ukubabona behliselwa ekwenzeni izingoma zomdabu nemidanso yokulayisha izikebhe zabavakashi, kepha umuntu angafunda kabanzi ngomlando wabo kanye nasendaweni yezivakashi yendawo. Okuthengiswayo yizinto ezenziwe ngezandla, izinto zobumba, nezinye izinto ezenziwe ngabantu bendawo. Isifunda saziwa ngetiye laso elethwe livela e-Assam naseDarjeeling. Okunye okutholakalayo yiwayini elenziwe ngemithombo yendawo okubandakanya ilayisi, amabele, iplamu, ngisho noqalo.

Ikusasa laseTaiwan elingaqinisekile 

ITaiwan iyi-minnow ngokomzimba nangomthelela uma iqhathaniswa nomakhelwane wayo omkhulu, kepha abantu bayo bayivikela ngokunamandla intando yeningi eyalwelwa kanzima namalungelo omphakathi. Njengoba ukhetho lukaMengameli luzoba ngoJanuwari, abantu baseTaiwan bayajabula ngokugaya umkhankaso wezepolitiki. Ekugcineni, umuntu angazibuza ukuthi iBeijing izojabula kuze kube nini ukuvumela iTaipei ukuba izibeke njengensika yeningi lamaqembu amaningi nentando yeningi e-East Asia ethokozela inkululeko yamaShayina ezweni ongaphupha ngayo kuphela.

I-Taiwan: Ukuhlala ethunzini likaBig Brother

Indawo yokudlela yaseYamazato, i-Okura Prestige Hotel, iTaipei - Isithombe © Rita Payne

I-Taiwan: Ukuhlala ethunzini likaBig Brother

Imakethe yaseShilin ebusuku, iTaipei - Isithombe © Rita Payne

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Imakethe yasebusuku yaseShilin - Isithombe © Rita Payne

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Abapheki eDin Tai Fung Dumpling House, eTaipei 101 Branch - Isithombe © Rita Payne

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Ukuguqulwa konogada, iNational Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, eTaipei - Isithombe © Rita Payne

I-Taiwan: Ukuhlala ethunzini likaBig Brother

I-National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, eTaipei - Isithombe © Rita Payne

I-Taiwan: Ukuhlala ethunzini likaBig Brother

I-Sun Moon Lake - Isithombe © Rita Payne

 

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

  • Ukhumbuze izintatheli ngokugunyazwa kukaNobhala Wezwe waseMelika, uMike Pompeo, owachaza iTaiwan “njengendaba yempumelelo yentando yeningi, umlingani onokwethenjelwa, namandla okwenza okuhle emhlabeni.
  • Iqembu LamaKhomanisi LaseShayina selisho kaningi ukuthi lifisa ukuthi iTaiwan iphinde ihlanganiswe neChina yonke futhi ivame ukusongela lesi siqhingi ngemibukiso yamandla, okuhlanganisa ukuzivocavoca bukhoma komlilo kanye “nokugijima” kokuhlasela.
  • Isendaweni eyingozi olwandle empumalanga yezwe laseShayina futhi ithathwa njengekoloni labavukeli ngumakhelwane wayo onamandla.

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