Guards raise Taiwan’s national flag on the Democracy Boulevard at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov. 29, 2024. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images
TAIPEI, Taiwan—A Japanese national was recently deported after saying “Taiwan belongs to China” and holding a communist China flag in a social media video filmed at one of the island’s famous tourist sites, Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency (NIA) announced on Aug. 25.
The NIA stated that it started an investigation after becoming aware of the video on Aug. 24, noting that it was filmed by two Japanese nationals in Taipei’s Ximending—a vibrant neighborhood known for entertainment and shopping that is particularly popular among local youth.
