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Taiwan’s 228 Museum reopens in time for anniversary of 1947 massacre

Michael Richardson

As Taiwan’s most somber holiday approaches, the 228 Museum has reopened following an extensive remodeling. The 228 Museum is a quiet place of contemplation in a popular Taipei city park. The Museum exhibits showcase the horror of the 228 Massacre, which began on February 28, 1947.

On February 27th, the day before the 1947 massacre began, tax collectors from the occupying Republic of China regime mercilessly beat a cigarette vendor because she wasn’t paying taxes to the ROC from her sidewalk sales.

Taiwan shakes hands with the devil

Taipei Times Editorial

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has often said that rapprochement with Beijing would, over time, have a salutary effect on the political situation in China, a theory predicated on the assumption that democracy can be transferred by osmosis.

Although this strategy is worth considering, it also imposes responsibilities on the actor seeking to change the other party. Among them is the need to use carrots and sticks in equal measure.

The information threat from China

Nathan Novak 李漢聲

When hearing accusations that the US is pushing its values onto China and thereby attempting to sneak a democratic Trojan Horse through the “Great Firewall of China,” or trying to contain or weakenen China, we need to first look at the facts.

The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, although obviously not unbiased, is attempting to do just that. Although most politically sensitive foreign media are blocked in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) — note that the recent political upheaval in far away Egypt was heavily censored in China — the PRC’s state-run media have a free hand in the US and other open societies. This begs the question what values is the US able to force on Chinese that China is unable to force on Americans?

‘Too early’ to assess Chen Shui-bian legacy: academics

Taipei Times

Representatives of former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) said it was “too early” to begin assessing his historical legacy, as government officials said they were unsure how to proceed with an official account of his presidency.

The Chinese-language United Daily News reported yesterday that Academia Historica officials have deviated from past practice by not writing an historical account of Chen’s eight-year administration.

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