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Teachers urged not to use new books

Thursday, 02 July 2015 07:04 Taipei Times

Taiwan Solidarity Union caucus whip Lai Chen-chang, right, and deputy whip Yeh Chin-lin yesterday hold a news conference in Taipei to criticize the deletion of certain historic events from some senior-high-school history textbooks.
Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times

The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) caucus yesterday urged teachers not to use the new version of high-school social studies textbooks approved by the National Academy for Educational Research (NAER), which it said contain distorted and unsubstantiated historical information and aim to instill a China-centric mindset in young Taiwanese.

Freddy Lim unfolds New Power Party platform

Friday, 26 June 2015 07:53 Taipei Times

Chthonic frontman and New Power Party legislative candidate Freddy Lim is pictured on Sunday last week in Taipei.
Photo: Su Fang-ho, Taipei Times

The frontman of the heavy metal band Chthonic, Freddy Lim (林昶佐), has channeled his anger at corruption into action. He intends to effect change from the inside out by running for office in Taipei’s Wanhua (萬華) and Zhongzheng (中正) districts under the banner of the the New Power Party (NPP), which he founded.

In an interview, Lim recently outlined his party’s campaign platform and described his commitment to promoting independence, justice and fairness.

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Anti-China activists display placards as they protest yesterday outside Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan as Chinese envoy Chen Deming arrives for an eight-day visit.
Photo: Sam Yeh, AFP

Activists from various groups yesterday protested against a visit by the Association of Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chairman Chen Deming (陳德銘) over concerns about the negative impact of the cross-strait service trade agreement.

Protesters from the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) and civic groups followed Chen, who arrived in Taipei yesterday for an eight-day visit, at every stop, including the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and the Strait Exchange Foundation’s (SEF) headquarters.