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Unexpected US F/A-18 jet landing sparks discussion

Friday, 03 April 2015 07:09 Taipei Times

The unexpected landing of two F/A-18 jets belonging to US Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 has prompted much discussion and response in public and political circles, with some people suggesting the US government is sending Taiwan a message.

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chiu Chih-wei (邱志偉) said that the jets landing at Tainan Air Force Base showed the ongoing cooperation between the two countries.

US fighter aircraft land in Tainan due to emergency

Thursday, 02 April 2015 07:13 Taipei Times

One of two US F/A-18s that landed at Tainan Air Force Base yesterday, because of a mechanical problem with one of the aircraft, is seen in a photograph taken by an aviation enthusiast.
Photo copied by Wang Chun-chung, Taipei Times

Two US F/A-18s landed at an air force base in Tainan yesterday after one of the planes encountered mechanical problems, the Ministry of National Defense said.

The pilots landed at Tainan Air Force Base at 1:19pm after requesting permission to land because of a mechanical glitch in one of the aircraft, the ministry said.

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Chang Chao-yi, widow of the late minister of justice Chen Ding-nan, speaks at the official opening of the Chen Ding-nan Memorial Park in Yilan County on Saturday. The opening coincided with the fifth anniversary of Chen’s death.

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A memorial park in honor of late minister of justice Chen Ding-nan (陳定南) opened in Yilan County on Saturday, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of his passing.

Chen, of the Democratic Progressive Party, died of lung cancer in November 2006. He was known as “Mr Clean” because of his dedication to fighting corruption during his political career, which began with his election as Yilan County commissioner in 1981.