ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 8月7日 12時39分

To say baseball is a national obsession in Taiwan might be an overstatement. But it does seem deeply ingrained in its national identity as a small but spirited bastion of democracy. At a time when China endeavors to isolate Taiwan diplomatically, #baseball remains one of the island’s potent instruments of soft power and a path to international recognition. When the sport debuted in the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992, #Taiwan won the silver medal, losing the championship game to another small, baseball-crazed island: Cuba. “Brazil has football,” said Shih Fu-dao, a taxi driver in Taiwan. “Taiwan has baseball.” Attend a baseball game in Taiwan and everyone around you will seem to know not only the words to the chants, but also the dances that go with them. While on #nytassignment in Taiwan, Isaac Lawrence took this photo of a man waving a large Lamigo Monkeys flag. The Chinese Professional Baseball League — its very name a reflection of Taiwan’s complicated history with China — has 4 teams. Only the Monkeys, winners of the championship 3 of the last 4 years, have a dedicated stadium. Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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