Taiwan has gained new favorites in the China conflict. Celebrated with applause and purchase of rum and beer.
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Taiwan has gained new favorites in the China conflict. Celebrated with applause and purchase of rum and beer.

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TAIPEI (The Washington Post): Ricardas Sedinkinas is not used to being treated like a rock star. The Lithuanian in Taiwan must now adapt to life as a kind of celebrity.

Lithuanian Ricardas Sedinkinas says Taiwanese now often thank him for the country’s support for Taiwan. Here he is at a food fair in Taipei with Herry Hsu, a blogger who writes about Lithuania, and Chen Guan-Lun (left). Photo: Private
  • Lily Kuo

    The Washington Post

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– It happens all the time. I go to buy a packed lunch, and when they hear I’m from Lithuania, everyone starts clapping, says Sedinkinas.

The businessman says Taiwanese are generally friendly, but thinks this is unique.

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