Dear Editor,
Since I immigrated to Belgium, your magazine has continuously provided timely relief for my bouts with homesickness. I always read Sinorama cover to cover, without passing over a single word. Engrossed in the text, it is as though I am transported back to Taiwan, living and breathing my mother tongue, homeland, and culture. Though far from home, with Sinorama one can seemingly return as the heart desires. Thank you for opening a window for us, the multitude of overseas travelers: this window that faces our homeland, it only need be opened, and we may bask in the sweet fragrance of home.
Sharing one's culture and country is no easy matter while abroad, especially in a cosmopolitan place like Brussels, where we make our home. People here frequently hear about mainland China, but their knowledge of Taiwan is extremely limited. You could say that we stand on the front line in the effort to increase the locals' understanding of Taiwan. We often use your publication's articles, pictures, and charts to provide them with their first impressions of Taiwan. For this, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks for the efforts of the editorial staff. May your fluent brushes bring us visions of Taiwan's bright future.
Surprise at Sydney Olympics
Hugo Schramm, USA (tr. by Robert Taylor)
Dear Editor,
I was waiting for the ROC (Taiwan) athletes' contingent to come into the camera's view. I saw about eight men dressed in dark business overcoats-but they didn't look like athletes, they were portly. They did not carry their country's national flag (as the mainlanders did); instead it was a white banner with some unrecognizable inscription about their country that merely said something about Chinese. "It's the Chinese Taipei Group." Nothing more.
Why did the announcer short-shrift the Taiwan people? What is Chinese Taipei? And why did Taiwan put up with this nonsense? Can you shed some light on this matter?
Also: Can I quote from your Mrs. Chennault article and maybe obtain the right for us to reproduce one of her pictures?
Editor's reply:
The international status of the Republic of China has remained unresolved for many years. This is unfair not only to the 23 million people of Taiwan, but is also a great loss to the international community. We hope that our friends worldwide can take this issue seriously and help Taiwan to break out of its diplomatic isolation.
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