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"Selamat Idul Fitri," says Taiwanese leader
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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech before traveling to visit Central American allies and transiting through the United States. (Central News Agency via AP/File)
A
n Idul Fitri greeting from Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen may be special for Indonesians, especially for those who are migrant workers in Taiwan.
Tsai expressed her Idul Fitri wishes through a video posted on her official Facebook page on Sunday. She closed her speech with three words in Indonesian: “Selamat Idul Fitri [Happy Idul Fitri].”
Tsai added in a caption accompanying the video that she invited people to feel the warmth of the celebration and blessed Muslims to be happy during the festivity, as several places in the country would celebrate Idul Fitri.
About 60,000 Muslims reportedly live in Taiwan. About 90 percent of them come from the local Hui ethnic group.
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The video drew a positive response from several Indonesians, such as a Facebook user identified as Deyus Mubarok who wrote in the comment section: “I’m Indonesian and I […] thank you. Thank you Taiwan President!”
“Thank you so much to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen [for taking] care [of] Indonesian Muslims [in] Taiwan,” another Facebook user identified as Echi Dewii Er commented.
Since getting elected in mid-2016, Tsai has pledged to reduce her country's economic reliance on mainland China while also strengthening ties with New Zealand, Australia and Southeast Asia, including Indonesia.
Taiwan is home to around 240,000 Indonesian migrant workers. (kuk/bbs)
