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Giant Taiwan flag flies from helicopter for national day, defying Beijing reut.rs/4yfLrLZ

reut.rsGiant Taiwan flag flies from helicopter for national day, defying BeijingLargely banned from display internationally due to Beijing's objections, a giant Taiwan ‌flag suspended under a US-made Chinook helicopter and flown over Taipei is one of the most eye-catching moments of its national day.

9/10/26, 1:10 am3 reposts36 likes

Fermion

@weylfermion.bsky.social

national day is about celebrating Taiwan, if beijing gets pissed it's just a side effect

Hamiltwan

@hamiltwan.bsky.social

Defying?

Margot Sibley

@margotsibley25.bsky.social

Unwise.

BisNaia, Ghost-Possessed Bunny Lady🔞

@bun.mom

What? Celebrating their existence or pretending it's all about sticking it to China?

Turai

@turanja.bsky.social

So disappointed that my government doesn't recognise Taiwan. Why is it impossible for politicians to have a spine?

Bogdan Buduroiu

@buduroiu.com

To be fair, there's nothing to recognise legally. The question isn't "do you recognise Taiwan", it's "do you recognise the ROC as the true and only China in the world".

Turai

@turanja.bsky.social

The only sensible choice is to stand with Taiwan over mainland China.

Bogdan Buduroiu

@buduroiu.com

Well, you can. There still isn't any mechanism to express that diplomatically. Taiwan hasn't formally declared independence.

Greta Garchomp 🇵🇭𓄿

@cvlove.bsky.social

Yen-han Chen 陳彥翰 🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦@chen-yenhan.bsky.social

Taiwan celebrating National Day not about defying Beijing. Taiwan exists on its own terms, not only by its relationship to its neighbors, much less China.