Giant Taiwan flag flies from helicopter for national day, defying Beijing
The 12-metre-by-18-metre flag has been flown annually since 2019 as Taiwan seeks to project unity and sovereignty under Chinese pressure.
- On Saturday, Taiwan's army will fly a massive 12-metre-by-18-metre flag beneath a US-made Chinook CH-47SD helicopter over Taipei during the October 10 national day celebration.
- Taiwan initiated these annual aerial displays in 2019 to boost unity amid rising Chinese pressure, commemorating the 1911 uprising that established the Republic of China government.
- Pilot Lin Chang-cheng called the flag a "concrete symbol of national sovereignty," while observer Hsiao Shao-chun, 44, said it represents "freedom, democracy and freedom of speech."
- President Lai Ching-te will deliver a keynote address on Saturday, laying out policy objectives and cross-strait relations; Beijing previously called him "a troublemaker, creator of danger and a war-maker."
- Beijing frequently objects to the flag, preventing its display at international events like the Olympics where Taiwan competes as "Chinese Taipei," as neither government formally recognizes the other.
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Giant Taiwan flag flies freely on National Day
Largely banned from display internationally due to Beijing’s objections, a giant Taiwanese flag suspended under a US-made Chinook helicopter and flown over Taipei is one of the most eye-catching moments of Double Ten National Day.Since 2019, as a way to boost unity amid rising Chinese pressure, the
TAIWAN celebrates its national day by flying a giant flag carried by a helicopter. Despite pressure from China, which bans Taiwanese symbols, the act is a symbol of sovereignty and unity.
Giant Taiwan flag flies from helicopter for national day, defying Beijing
Largely 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.
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