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KMT hurt democracy, Tsai says

Thursday, 16 August 2012 09:03 Taipei Times

Former Democratic Progressive Party chairperson Tsai Ing-wen talks to reporters in Taipei yesterday, alleging that the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) manipulation of the Yu Chang case hurt Taiwan’s democratic development.
Photo: Li Hsin-fang, Taipei Times

Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday said the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) manipulation of the Yu Chang Biologics Co case has hurt Taiwan’s democratic development and added that the party’s collaboration with the media on the case during the presidential campaign was “vicious.”

The KMT government’s misconduct and the negative impact of the alleged case on Taiwan’s biotechnology industry were what really concerned her, Tsai said on the sidelines of a workshop on Taiwan’s economy organized by her foundation.

Fresh protests in Rebkong

Wednesday, 15 August 2012 08:44 Phayul.com

Tibetans in Rebkong, eastern Tibet carrying out a demonstration against local Chinese authorities on August 14, 2012. The banner in Tibetan reads “District authorities are torturing the people.”

DHARAMSHALA, August 14: After yesterday’s self-immolations and protests in Ngaba, fresh public demonstrations are being reported from Rebkong in the tradition Tibetan province of Amdo, north- eastern Tibet.

According to sources in exile with contacts in the region, around three hundreds Tibetans took to the streets today to protest against the local Chinese authority’s heavy-handed behaviour and repressive actions.

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Democratic Progressive Party legislators Tsai Shih-ying, top left, and Lo Chih-cheng, top center, and Japanese Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers Masahisa Sato, top right, and Taku Otsuka, bottom center, yesterday discuss trade and defense during a videoconference.
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The ruling parties of Taiwan and Japan yesterday held their first diplomatic and defense policy discussion, with representatives of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) pledging to support Taiwan’s bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).