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taiwan president analogizes us-taiwan relations to the relationship of the two main characters in "brokeback mountain."

if you click on that link you'll see that the whole "gay cowboy" element isn't highlighted or even mentioned.

"It motivates us to understand that all of us are bound to make a difficult decision in life; yet we must strive to dispel prejudice, create trust, uphold mutual respect, and seek ways to reconcile and cooperate with one another, because only by so doing can we together reach the frontier of a `great new world,'" he said.

see? taiwanese people are smart. they get the point. that is all.

i wonder what bush's reponse would be... ha ha haaa.

(note: if you're wondering why the taiwanese seem to care so much about this film, two words: ang lee.)