Taiwan’s next president goes shrimp fishing

TAIPEI – They might have bigger fish to fry, but Taiwan’s next president and vice president spent the eve of their inauguration on Sunday dangling rods over a murky pond at a shrimp fishing farm.

Shrimp fishing is a popular pastime in Taiwan, especially on weekends when families flock to farms to catch and barbecue crustaceans. Lai, Hsiao and their guests — including some leaders of the handful of countries that maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan — then patiently waited for the shrimp to bite.

“We have been working with international friends like you all who also uphold the values of democracy, freedom and human rights.”“The shrimp will play around with the bait first, so wait for them to swallow before pulling up the line,” Lai said.The attentive assistants were on standby to unhook the critters and drop them in green nets in front of each person.

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