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HQ for ‘voting out candidates’ opened


Supporters of Taiwan’s first Headquarters for Voting Out Candidates yesterday march through the streets of New Taipei City.
Photo: Chang An-chiao, Taipei Times

A group of activist organizations yesterday established a “Headquarters for Voting Out Candidates” (落選總部) in New Taipei City, announcing Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative candidates Liao Cheng-ching (廖正井), Chang Ching-chung (張慶忠) and Wu Yu-sheng (吳育昇) as their primary targets.

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The absurd, delusional ‘one China’ propaganda

President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) failure to bring up “each side having its own interpretation” as part of the “one China” framework during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) has sparked fierce criticism. However, if he had mentioned it, would Taiwanese have been content? Fixating on this term to avoid saying “one China, same interpretation” is only trading one delusion for another.

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Chinese tourists ruining tourism

The Tourism Bureau on Friday announced that the number of Chinese tourists allowed into Taiwan is to be increased from 5,000 to 8,000 before the end of February next year. The decision is certain to add to the deteriorating quality of tourism in Taiwan.

Taiwanese are a friendly people, so the more foreign visitors the better. The problem is that since Taiwan was opened up to Chinese tourism, the environment at Taiwan’s tourist spots has suffered from varying levels of destruction, causing the quality of tourism to drop and scaring away “good” tourists from many other countries, Japan in particular.

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KMT tricks and the US’ rebalancing toward Asia

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Eric Chu’s (朱立倫) US visit was a failure, because both Chu and the KMT are denying reality and have failed to keep up with changing times. The fact that this century-old party is out of touch with reality is related to its concern about its own benefits. In particular, it is paving the way for President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to step down safely next year.

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Newsflash


A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile is being fired in an undated picture.
Screengrab from Lockheed Martin’s Web site

Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile systems were moved to the Hualien and Taitung areas ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday to ensure that Taiwan’s southeastern border is adequately defended in case of an attack, sources at the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said.