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Clueless Ma adrift in delusion

Taipei Times Editorial

Describing President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) apparent detachment from the public and how oblivious he seems toward the difficulties of the nation’s workers as dumbfounding would be an understatement.

Ma’s seeming indifference to the economic plight of Taiwanese was made evident by his remarks on Wednesday at the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Central Standing Committee’s weekly meeting.

Academics slam curricula changes

Taipei Times

The proposal by the Ministry of Education that high-school curriculum guidelines should say that the right to self-determination of people under colonial rule is restricted is aimed at depriving Taiwanese of their right to determine the future of their own country, while downplaying the White Terror era is an attempt to legitimize authoritarian rule, academics said yesterday.

Amid strong criticism, the ministry announced the full versions of adjustments to be made to the history, civic and social studies, Chinese language and geography curricula on Monday night.

Implications of independence polls

Taipei Times Editorial

President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) 2008 presidential campaign was widely interpreted as evidence of Taiwanese disgust at the alleged corruption of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration and as a wish for better cross-strait ties with Beijing.

Ma’s 2012 re-election appeared to affirm that interpretation, at least to the international community and Taiwan’s major democratic allies, but only until the pro-unification Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) leaves office.

Taiwan Nation Alliance planning 228 parade

Taipei Times

The Taiwan Nation Alliance is planning a parade in Taipei on Feb. 28 to mark the 67th anniversary of the 228 Incident.

The parade theme will be “Remembrance of the national trauma of the 228 Incident, build a new nation — Taiwan,” alliance convener Yao Chia-wen (姚嘉文) said.

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