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Tsai Ing-wen, Sunflower leader slam Ma comments

Taipei Times

Several groups protest near the Jingfu Men East Gate outside the Presidential Office Building in Taipei during the National Day celebrations yesterday.
Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday said President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) forgot that Taiwanese are the “true masters of the nation,” adding that this is why there was not much of a festive atmosphere for Double Ten National Day yesterday.

US experts voice confidence over Taiwan sub fleet

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Taiwan could have the first of a new fleet of diesel-electric submarines operating in its waters in seven years, a US military expert predicted on Tuesday.

Speaking at the close of the 13th annual US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference, 2049 Institute executive director Mark Stokes said that if Taipei remains committed to the submarine program, “I don’t have any doubt they will succeed.”

KMT resorts to dirty tricks, again

Taipei Times Editorial

Many have been hopeful that Taiwan’s democratization, touted as a success story, would lead the nation toward the maturation of its democracy every step of the way, with every election freer and fairer than the previous ones as the state protects democratic values by upholding the principle of administrative neutrality.

However, recent incidents suggest otherwise, with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) administration again managing to amaze with its brazenness. In the ongoing controversy over the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) MG149 bank account involving independent Taipei mayoral candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), it appears the entire party-state apparatus has been mobilized to attack Ko on all fronts.

Ma book-thrower reports to police for questioning

Taipei Times

Flanc Radical election campaign director Yen Ming-wei speaks yesterday outside the Zhongshan Police Station in Taipei.
Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times

Accompanied by fellow members of political group Flanc Radical, Yen Ming-wei (顏銘緯), the college freshman who hurled a copy of Formosa Betrayed at President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) last month, reported to the police yesterday afternoon amid cheers of encouragement from supporters.

Police summoned Yen for questioning following two lawsuits filed separately against him, including one by the head of the Shilin military police station for allegedly obstructing officers, and another by a man surnamed Lee (李), who claimed the book hit his stomach.

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