For Taiwanese, Tests of Loyalty to China Bring Trouble in Workplace<br />China’s Global Times — a state news media outlet — published an article the following day, asking readers: "What do you think about this incident, mainland netizens?" The editors, leaving little to chance, added<br />that The Global Times "would like to go to Sydney, and give ‘Mr.<br />Sydney said that They are helping China erase the values that Taiwan and Australia share: democracy, human rights and the rule of law,<br />Mr. Li, of the Australian Taiwanese Friendship Association,<br />and many others in the Taiwanese community said Australia must do more to address the issue.<br />Their efforts have added to a sense of Chinese ubiquity: For anyone who identifies as Taiwanese, supports Taiwan’s independence — or even inadvertently refers to Taiwan as a country — Chinese nationalism has become a threatening<br />and unrelenting presence, like a smog that never lifts.<br />In Australia, service workers, professionals and students from Taiwan have all described gatherings with mainland colleagues<br />and acquaintances where the default setting is that Taiwan and China are one country.<br />Paul Lin, president of the Australian Taiwanese Friendship Association, said several people believed<br />to be Chinese agents were snapping photos of people at the Sydney Taiwan Festival in 2016.<br />But the experiences of Ms. Yang and Ms. Tuan — along with many others — reveal how Chinese nationalism<br />is also affecting private enterprise and, in some cases, leading to accusations of discrimination.
