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Taiwan as the World Turns: the Three Pigs and the KMT Dominated Control Yuan, Pettiness at its Best.

Jerome F. Keating Ph.D.

November has been termed the month of the "three pigs" in Taiwan, or the month of the "Great Piggy Bank Kerfuffle" What is at issue here is that a short while ago, three young children, inspired by their grandparents support for Tsai Ing-wen wanted to donate their piggy banks to Tsai's campaign fund. "Not So!" stated the Control Yuan, the nation's watchdog. These would be minors giving political donations and that is forbidden, as if the Control Yuan did not have any greater and worthier crimes that they should protect the nation from.

Piggy banks fly as change desired

Taipei Times Editorial

Forget about the saying “when pigs fly,” because throughout the country they are doing just that. Off the shelves, that is.

Highlighting the desire for change in the country, people are rushing to fill piggy banks and donate them to the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) election campaign. And the DPP has the Control Yuan to thank for this.

Tibetans, police clash in Nepal at memorial service

Taipei Times

Tibetan exiles in Nepal clashed with local police when the police tried to take down a picture of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, as well as a banner accusing China of violating their rights in Tibet, a Taiwanese witness said.

The clash happened during a memorial service at a Tibetan settlement in Nepal for Tibetans who have immolated themselves.

Chinese centennial raises question about Taiwan future

Michael Richardson

The recent centennial anniversary of the Chinese revolt that ended rule by centuries of imperial emperors was celebrated in both Beijing and Taipei. Both the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China in-exile commemorated the Wuhan uprising of October 10, 1911, which began a revolution that ended the Qing dynasty.

Both Chinese governments honored revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen and laid claim to his legacy in ceremonies in held in China and on the island of Taiwan. However, the People’s Republic of China communist regime did not come into existence until 1949 when it defeated the Kuomintang government of the Republic of China which had replaced imperial rule.

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