Pizza and Politics in Taipei
The Taiwanese Need to Decide if Their Government Can Function as Beautifully as Their Civil Society
“A table for three,” says my host at a basement entrance.
We’re at an Italian restaurant in central Taipei, Taiwan’s capital. Within a few seconds, we are seated by a friendly waiter at the last free spot alongside a small stage with a few microphones and a keyboard. Nearby, visitors from China eat pizza and pasta with a lot of red wine. Soon a middle-aged couple takes the stage and starts to perform, to the obvious excitement of the crowd. Loud music makes continued talk difficult. Before giving up our …