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New deal a ‘defeat:’ opposition


Taiwan Solidarity Union Chairman Huang Kun-huei, right, accompanied by party lawmaker Lin Shih-chia, speaks at a press conference in Taipei yesterday after the eighth round of cross-strait negotiations.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) yesterday blasted the freshly signed cross-strait agreement on investment protection and promotion, saying Taiwan has suffered a humiliating defeat in the negotiations.

Both opposition parties called press conferences yesterday afternoon right after the signing of the cross-strait agreement.

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Granddaughter visits ex-president for Father’s Day


People watch a traditional lion dance during the opening ceremony of the President A-bian Hotel, named in honor of former president Chen Shui-bian, in Greater Kaohsiung’s Sanmin District on July 29.
Photo: Huang Chih-yuan, Taipei Times

As households nationwide gathered yesterday to celebrate Father’s Day, five-year-old Chen Chieh-hsin (陳潔歆), the granddaughter of former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), expressed her hope for a family reunion in a hand-written card.

“Dear Grandpa, this is my first time to write you a card. Are you happy? People often told me how much I resemble you, but when can you finally come home for a family reunion?” Chen Chieh-hsin wrote in a card delivered to her grandfather during a visit to Taipei Prison on the eve of Father’s Day.

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Newsflash

The air force has received domestically developed supersonic cruise missiles with a range of 2,000km, a source said on Saturday.

The Ching Tien (擎天) missile, which can hit targets north of Beijing, is being deployed by the air force and has entered mass production, the source said.

The addition of the Ching Tien means that the military now has four missile types with ranges of more than 1,000km, including an extended-range variant of the Hsiung Feng IIE, the source said.