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Beijing sees riots as protestors even wave the ROC flag 

釣魚台詭譎

中國爆發反日大遊行，昨天在北京的抗議現場，五星旗海飄揚，但當中也出現了中華民國國旗，這是1949年中國建政以來，青天白日旗首度出現在公開場合，立委痛批，這是吃台灣豆腐，學者更解讀，釣魚台只是工具，中國想吃掉的是台灣。

為了爭奪釣魚台主權，中國反日情緒高漲，但示威抗議場子裡，這面旗幟，格外面熟，中華民國國旗竟然在中國飄揚，而且有的還直接寫上了中國釣魚島！

[[立委(台聯) 黃文玲]]
“從釣魚台事件開始發生到現在，事實上中國一直在吃台灣的豆腐，以這個釣魚島事件激起民族主義，跟愛國主義，然後來對抗日本和其他的鄰近國家，很容易讓國際社會誤認為，釣魚島事件是屬於台灣跟中國，內部的關係”

[[東華大學教授 施正鋒]]
“中華民國的旗子對他來講，是有功能的，這個功能的意思就是代表，用旗子可以號召台灣的人來呼應他，他基本上是用釣魚台來吃台灣，把台灣當作夾心餅吃掉”

立委和學者都質疑，抗議民眾手持青天白日旗有政治目的。回顧過去，就連陳雲林來台灣，民眾的國旗還曾被要求收起來，發生衝突，但如今，卻容許中民國國旗飄揚在北京街頭。面對中國祭出民族主義牌，保釣怎麼保，考驗馬總統的政治智慧。

Anti-Japanese protests took place in Beijing yesterday, after Japan’s recent purchase of the islands. Amongst the sea of protestors waving the PRC flag, an ROC flag was spotted, the first public display since 1949 as China continues to ban the display of emblems representing the ROC. However, legislators say it may be a ruse as China may be manipulating the Tiaoyutai protests to mask its true ambition of taking Taiwan. 

The Tiaoyutai Islands sovereignty dispute has led to a swelling anti-Japanese sentiment in China. Demonstrators attending protest rallies have even spotted an ROC flag with the character’s “China’s Tiaoyutai Islands” on the flag.

Since the Tiaoyutai Island issue flared up, China has been taking advantage of Taiwan. The Tiaoyutai protests are provoking nationalism and patriotism, and are aimed at antagonizing Japan and other neighboring countries. It’s easy for the international community to mistakenly believe that the Tiaoyutai Islands are an internal issue between Taiwan and China.

Shih Cheng-Feng
National Dong Hwa University Professor 
"The ROC flag serves a function as it is meant to rally Taiwanese people. Basically, they want to use the Tiaoyutai Islands to takeover Taiwan, putting it between two pieces of bread and eating it whole. 

Both lawmakers and scholars have questioned the use of the ROC flag by protesters. And in light of the suppression of the ROC flag during Chinese envoy Chen Yunlin’s visit to Taiwan, it seems strange to see the ROC flag now flying in the streets of Beijing. However, many warn we should be wary of China playing its nationalism card, and the potentially grave effects it may have for Taiwan in the near future.