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Groups mark 40th anniversary of Jhongli Incident

Monday, 20 November 2017 06:48 Taipei Times

Free Taiwan Party Chairman Tsay Ting-kuei, left, speaks at a rally on the 40th anniversary of the Jhongli Incident outside the Jhongli Police Station in Taoyuan yesterday.
Photo: CNA

Several civic groups and pro-independence organizations yesterday gathered outside a police station in Taoyuan to mark the 40th anniversary of the Jhongli Incident (中壢事件), which is considered a watershed event in Taiwan’s democracy movement.

Schriver eyes deeper US-Taiwan ties

Saturday, 18 November 2017 05:38 Taipei Times

Randall Schriver, who has been nominated as US assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs, sits with his children before the commencement of the Senate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing in Washington on Thursday.
Photo: CNA

Randall Schriver, who has been nominated for US assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs, on Thursday said he would make strengthening ties with security partners such as Taiwan a priority if his nomination is confirmed.

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The words “villain” and “killer” were painted on a statue of former president Chiang Kai-shek in Taichung’s Jhongjheng Park, pictured yesterday.
Photo: Chang Ching-ya, Taipei Times

An usually high number of protests targeting statues of former president Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) have been reported across the nation in the wake of the 68th anniversary of the 228 Incident on Saturday.

A statue of Chiang erected in Taichung City’s Jhongjheng Park (中正公園) was found yesterday morning covered with white and red paint as well as ghost money, with the Chinese characters for “killer” and “villain” spray-painted on its pedestal.