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Santo Domingo.– Taiwan´s First lady Chow Mei-ching will arrive Monday in Santo Domingo for a two-leg humanitarian trip that will take her to Haiti and the Dominican Republic to show concern for disadvantaged people in the two nations.

Chow is visiting the two Caribbean allies as honorary president of the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China and as a "Love Ambassador" of World Vision Taiwan (WVT), a Christian charity.

The five-day trip, which she described as a "journey of care and concern," marks the first time that Chow has visited diplomatic allies of Taiwan on her own and not in the company of President Ma Ying-jeou.

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Written by: guillermone, 30 Aug 2010 12:34 AM
From: United States
Just what Haiti needs, Chinese food.
Written by: generoso, 30 Aug 2010 7:31 AM
From: United States, Quisqueya
Follow her journey and the published news and I bet that she will open up her checkbook, and be generous to the needy when she visits.
Written by: JimHarrington This user is banned, 30 Aug 2010 8:54 AM
From: United States
I didn't beleive there were needy people in the DR. At least according to Leonel and the PLD the DR is the land of sugar and honey.
Written by: Ricardolito, 30 Aug 2010 9:15 AM
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
There are disadvantaged people in every country ...disadvantaged is the word used in the article..and there are those people who make it their duty to assist them and full marks to this lady who is an honorary President of the Red Cross and of World Vision who I hope she will be an inspiration to those who are in a position to assist those less fortunate people.
Written by: JimHarrington This user is banned, 30 Aug 2010 9:22 AM
From: United States
Leonel will turn a blind eye. Oh no he will take the money and it will never reach the people it was destined for."
I do not beleive that this lady should help the DR. Once the politicans PLD realize they have to do something on their own for a change. Stop funding their private jeepets and pretending that they will save the world and start saving their own country.

I guess the next thing on Leonels agenda will be that he and a group of dignitaries will fly by private jet to Taiwan to thank the first lady.

OK Ricardolito your serve!
Written by: curlando, 30 Aug 2010 11:23 AM
From: United States, Bronx
She should try the chinese food in DR. It's the best.
Written by: eddiearkadian, 30 Aug 2010 11:59 AM
From: United States, Chicago, IL
"Just what Haiti needs, Chinese food"
Hahahaha that was kinda funny. My mom always talks about her uncle trying to make chinese food with left over rice back in the day when PAP was a nice city u could live in. Random side note, there is actually a super small amount of Chinese and other Asian descent Haitians. Nowehere near the size of the Arab population but they came too
Written by: vacanos, 30 Aug 2010 12:57 PM
From: United States, An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

It is really great visit for our country. We should study Taiwan's perseverance as an example whose from the very beginning of their existence post-civil war had stood up toe to toe against the big bully of China. The conservative, righty, intellectual, anti-Commies along with the Chiang Kai Chek loyalist formed the Government in Taiwan with Chiang Kai Chek at the helm. Let's hope that the leftist in the U. S. congress looses the November election so they won't be able even with Obama to sell them out to the Communist. The U.S. law still stand as the USA by law requires to sell them top military equipment and that if the Communist attack Taiwan the USA will force to retaliate against the Communist China.
Written by: abc200, 30 Aug 2010 4:31 PM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
Taiwan's links with the mainland will grow - and just as with Hong Kong they will adapt to the advanced ideas of the Chinese government - a fusion of socialism and capitalism. US will try and manipulate the Tawanese to increase US imperialist influence in the region but eventually Taiwan will reject this.

S.
Written by: THINK, 30 Aug 2010 4:36 PM
From: United States, SDQ -- Mia --NY

Further explanation on Vocano's comment:

1. I do not think there will be any war between Mainland China and Taiwan, the hate were long time ago for older generation, the young generation no more hate to each other.

2. One of the biggest reason that Taiwan can advance is: "NO corruption allowed"., even the ex president from Taiwan had been sentenced life for the first trial because of his corruption and his wife's accepted bribery. Can DR do this?

If DR can do this, then there may be a hope.
Written by: Ricardolito, 30 Aug 2010 5:07 PM
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
Taiwan is not a Latin country ,,corruption thrives in Latin countries for reasons that i have not fully been able to explain,
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