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The Taiwan-Kyushu Connection
These days, the phrase "Tai jiu xian"-which usually means "Taiwan Provincial Highway No. 9"-doesn't necessarily refer to the east coast high- way at all, but to a burgeoning connection between Taiwan and Japan's Kyushu Region.
The island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan was the cradle of ancient Japanese civilization. And, taking a time machine forward to the late 19th century, we find that
many of the movers and shakers who pushed Japan's momentous Meiji Restoration were from Kyushu. More recently, the ROC diplomat Rong Yee-jung was stationed in Fukuoka, Kyushu's northernmost prefecture, where he served as consul general at the Fukuoka Branch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka (TECO Fu- kuoka Branch). After leaving his position at TECO, Rong was hired as a goodwill ambassador for Miyazaki Prefecture in southeastern Kyushu.
Saat ini, frasa "Tai jiu xian"-yang biasanya berarti "Jalan Raya Provinsi Taiwan No. 9"-tidak selalu merujuk pada jalan raya pantai timur, tetapi pada hubungan yang berkembang antara Taiwan dan Wilayah Kyushu Jepang. Pulau Kyushu di Jepang barat daya merupakan tempat lahirnya peradaban Jepang kuno. Dan, dengan melihat mesin waktu ke akhir abad ke-19, kita menemukan bahwa banyak tokoh yang mendorong Restorasi Meiji Jepang yang penting berasal dari Kyushu. Baru-baru ini, diplomat ROC Rong Yee-jung ditempatkan di Fukuoka, prefektur paling utara Kyushu, tempat ia menjabat sebagai konsul jenderal di Cabang Fukuoka dari Kantor Ekonomi dan Kebudayaan Taipei di Osaka (Cabang TECO Fukuoka). Setelah meninggalkan jabatannya di TECO, Rong dipekerjakan sebagai duta besar untuk Prefektur Miyazaki di Kyushu tenggara.
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