In Irvine, the city council has this notion of "sister cities" which is basically an excuse for them to vacation at taxpayer expense.

Recently, Irvine sents some folks to China. There, as part of a "sister city" deal, the Irvinoids signed a document saying there is one China, ie, no independent Taiwan (Formosa). This rather pissed off a lot of the Taiwanese inhabitants of Irvine, as well it should.

Amazingly (Mayor Beth) Krom et al were not impeached and there was some backpedalling.

Rubes.