Taiwan envoy boycotts Nagasaki atomic bombing memorial over seating row

Taiwan’s representative in Japan boycotted Nagasaki’s atomic bombing anniversary ceremony after Taipei objected to its delegation being seated alongside international organisations rather than with foreign diplomatic missions.

New Delhi: Taiwan’s top representative in Japan, Lee Yi-yang, boycotted the 81st anniversary ceremony commemorating the US atomic bombing of Nagasaki, accusing the city authorities of deliberately downgrading Taiwan’s status through its seating arrangements.

Lee, who heads the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Tokyo, said Taiwan’s delegation was placed in a section designated for international non-governmental organisations rather than alongside foreign........

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