Is it just me, or is it not clear why scantily clad ladies prancing about in banana skirts somehow contribute to the claim the Taiwan is a part of China? Here is the caption for the picture below from the China Daily:
Actresses perform Tuesday during a big gathering in Beijing in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the recovery of Taiwan from Japanese colonial rule. Historical facts "indisputably" prove that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory, said Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. [Xinhua]
And, no, there is no ancient Chinese philosophy
angle here (I can find no references to banana skirts in any of the
great books). I just couldn't resist.
Update: HK Dave at Simon's World noticed the skirts, also
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