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This land has long been our home

Omi Wilang

On the evening of Oct. 9, I attended a concert put on by Aborigines from various tribes and from all over Taiwan. The title of the concert was “Aboriginal millennium — Taiwan Bale” — a reference to the recently released film Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale — and it took as its theme the blood and tears shed by Taiwan’s Aborigines over the centuries.

Peace proposal puts Taiwan at risk: Tsai

Taipei Times

President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) proposal for a possible peace accord with China within a 10-year time frame could put Taiwan’s sovereignty and democratic values at risk and leave future generations with no freedom of choice, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday.

Speaking as the head of her party, Tsai, the DPP’s presidential candidate in January’s election, told a press conference that Ma’s proposal was “irresponsible and impetuous” and that it amounted to the manipulation of a highly sensitive political issue to cover up his administration’s failures, as well as a bargaining chip that benefits his presidential campaign.

A Tibetan nun dies after self-immolation, Situation in Tibet spiraling out of control

Sherab Woeser

Tibet Burning: A campaign poster calling world's attention and support for the sacrifices being made by Tibetans inside Tibet.

DHARAMSHALA, October 17: Reports coming out of Tibet confirm the demise of yet another Tibetan, this time a nun, after she torched her body in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet.

Tenzin Wangmo, around 20 years of age, set herself on fire at around 1 pm local time in the Ngaba region of eastern Tibet today.

Ma talks peace deal with China

Taipei Times

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday said his government would “cautiously consider” whether the nation should sign a peace agreement with China within the next decade, but added that such a move would require strong domestic backing.

“We are now thinking of cautiously considering whether we should sign a cross-strait peace agreement within the next decade, as the two sides’ relations are gradually improving,” Ma said during a press conference at the Presidential Office where he presented the latest in a series of plans for his “golden decade” blueprint for the country’s development over the next 10 years.

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