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‘Without independence Tibet will be annihilated,’ a self-immolator’s last words

Tibetan self-immolator Phagmo Dhondup in an undated photo.
Tibetan self-immolator Phagmo Dhondup in an undated photo.

DHARAMSHALA, May 9: More than two months after Tibetan self-immolator Phagmo Dhondup set himself on fire, details of a conversation he had with a friend before he set himself on fire, has come out.

According to Kunsang Rinzin, a Tibetan living in south India, Phagmo Dhondup went to a restaurant with a friend before his self-immolation protest and left a message for Tibet’s independence and freedom.

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DPP China Affairs Committee holds first meeting


Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Su Tseng-chang adjusts a microphone yesterday prior to the first meeting of the party’s nine-member China Affairs Committee in Taipei.
Photo: Lo Pei-Der, Taipei Times

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took the first step toward the formulation of its cross-strait policy as its nine-member China Affairs Committee held its first meeting yesterday in the face of mounting cross-strait challenges.

“Almost every member of the committee agreed that the DPP’s core values have withstood the test of time and changing political situation. Discussions over strategic options and substantial policies are what this committee has to accomplish in the future,” committee spokesperson Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) told a press conference.

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Newsflash

In a pre-trial hearing at the Taiwan High Court yesterday, former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and his attorneys said certain key evidence and witness statements should not be admissible in court.

Chen and his attorneys appeared at the appeals court where judges are reviewing the guilty verdicts the Taipei District Court handed the former president, his family members, former government officials and other co-defendants.