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Ko’s Taipei parade draws thousands

Monday, 24 November 2014 10:56 Taipei Times

Crowds gather in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall during a campaign rally for independent Taipei mayoral candidate Ko Wen-je in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Wang Min-wei, Taipei Times

More than 200,000 people, according to organizetrs’ estimates, took to the streets yesterday to join independent Taipei mayoral candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) in a carnival-themed campaign parade, voicing their support for Ko’s “campaign for a change.”

Obama lauds Taiwanese democracy

Monday, 17 November 2014 07:30 Taipei Times

US President Barack Obama acknowledged Taiwan as a “thriving” democracy for the first time on Saturday in a speech on the US’ policy in Asia that he gave at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, where he was attending the G20 summit.

In the speech, Obama said that Americans believe in democratic government and “that the only real source of legitimacy is the consent of the people.”

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Legislators vote on “motions to amend” made by each legislative caucus regarding draft amendments to the Classified National Security Information Protection Act at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times

Lawmakers yesterday stiffened penalties for people who leak state secrets and approved amendments to ensure that Chinese spies face the same punishment as Republic of China (ROC) citizens who commit “offenses against the external security of the state.”