Taiwan Civil Government used the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the implementation of the San Francisco Peace Treaty to petition the American Institute in Taiwan for a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The group is headed by a former Republic of China in-exile Justice Minister, Cheng Chung-mo, and legal researcher Roger Lin.
Lin spoke outside the AIT to a crowd of an estimated 600 supporters. The United States officials always take note of Lin’s annual demonstrations against the ROC control of Taiwan. Cheng and Lin are two of the island’s most vocal proponents of action by the U.S. to ensure the island’s residents achieve self-determination.