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Judicial reform groups march in 20th day of protests

Taipei Times

Lawyer Chang Ching, second left, Judicial Reform Foundation chairman Lin Yung-sung, second right, Taiwan Jury Association founder Jerry Cheng, right, and other members of judicial reform groups protest outside the Leiglsative Yuan in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: CNA

A group of judicial advocates yesterday marched in Taipei as they entered their 20th day of protests to urge Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers to include a jury system in a judicial reform bill.

Carl Schmitt and Taiwan’s future

Jerome Keating

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” So goes the ancient saying, one that nonetheless rings true. It is an aphorism that Taiwan needs to consider as it watches the enemy at the gates in Hong Kong and ponders the future.

Taiwan is an independent, multi-party democratic state. If it ever has any doubts about who is its enemy, it need look no farther than the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the one-party state on the other side of the Taiwan Strait.

Two pilots killed in helicopter crash

Taipei Times

Two Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters participate in the Han Kuang military exercises yesterday.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times

This year’s Han Kuang military exercises were marred yesterday afternoon by the crash of an army helicopter at Hsinchu Air Force Base that killed the pilot and copilot.

Beijing’s broken promises matter

Clifton Yin 尹立崇

On June 30, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee unanimously passed the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.” It took effect later that day.

The contents are secret and even Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥) had not been permitted to see a draft before its passage.

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