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Life goes on for most Taiwanese after 'unwise' Pelosi visit
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Lights on: Dusk falls over the Taipei skyline in this stock photograph published on Sept. 1, 2020. Local resident Jeremy Huai-Che Chiang says “people aren’t panicking” over United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on Aug. 2 to 3, but they are more alert over the latest developments. (Unsplash/Timo Volz) (Unsplash/Timo Volz)
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em>While global media, politicians and analysts have pitched in on the significance of United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, ordinary life continued for most Taiwanese people, albeit with a heightened sense of awareness.
Emily Y. Wu had a “very beautiful, lovely Sunday” and a “normal week” in Taiwan, even as daily headlines reported on escalating tension in the Taiwan Strait for the two weeks following United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island territory on Aug. 2 to 3.
Wu, the 38-year-old CEO and cofounder of Taiwanese multilingual podcast network Ghost Island Media, said she had dinner with friends, watched a TV miniseries and worked.
Despite her relatively uninterrupted daily life, however, Wu said “there’s a sense of alertness”, with people “talking about this” and “taking it very seriously”.
“But there’s no panic, I think part of this is because for decades, we had to deal with the threat from China. [It] has been the reality for us for decades,” she said. “So, it’s not new. […] We do recognize this, but at the same time, life goes on.”
Life as usual
