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It’s not too late to save Taiwan’s languages

UNESCO has long defined Taiwan’s indigenous languages, as well as Hakka and Hoklo (also known as Taiwanese) as endangered languages.

Endangered languages are defined as a language that is not used in schools and that less than 70 percent of the population use, meaning that people using such a language would no longer be able to communicate in their mother tongue during their daily activities within two or three generations.

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KMT’s methods are self-defeating

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is again playing the game of mausoleum pilgrimages, with KMT Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) on Tuesday last week visiting the mausoleum of Republic of China (ROC) founder Sun Yat-sen (孫逸仙) in Nanjing.

A spokesman for the delegation, making an address at the ceremony, used the ROC calendar in a reference to the “105th year of the republic” and later used artful wordplay to make an oblique reference to the ROC with the words “Chinese magnificence, glorious republic.”

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KMT occupies podium over agenda


Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday occupy the speaker’s podium at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei amid a dispute over the legislative agenda.
Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday protested against the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus’ “authoritarian gesture” of restricting the legislative discussion agenda to bills proposed by the DPP caucus.

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Military must leave students alone

Many people might find it hard to believe that my favorite class in high school was taught by a military instructor, whose name, Fu Chun (傅駿), I still remember.

Fu was a graduate of Wuhan University and he was deeply knowledgeable about literature, history and philosophy. Unlike other military instructors, he seldom spouted anti-communist cliches. One time in class he gave a lengthy talk about British philosopher Bertrand Russell, which struck a chord with me as I happened to be a big fan of Russell at that time. That was all more than 40 years ago.

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Newsflash


US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, left, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu hold a news conference at the Grand Mayfull Hotel in Taipei’s Zhongshan District yesterday prior to a closed-door meeting.
Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times

International organizations are not the place to play politics, especially when the matter relates to healthcare, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said in Taipei yesterday, adding that the region and the world are safer because of Taiwan’s commitment to health promotion.