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US promises to assist Taiwan ‘in any way’ possible

Taipei Times

Buddhist nuns yesterday pray for the victims of Wednesday’s TransAsia Airways plane crash at Taipei’s Second Funeral Parlor.
Photo: David Chang, EPA

The US will help in any way it can with the investigation into the crash of TransAsia Flight GE235, a Washington official said on Wednesday.

US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs Daniel Russel told a media briefing that he did not know if Taipei had actually made a request for assistance.

China to participate in investigation of disaster

Taipei Times

A crane lifts a section of the fuselage from TransAsia Airways Flight GE235 from the Keelung River in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: CNA

The Executive Yuan yesterday said China would take part in the investigation of the crash of TransAsia Airways (復興航空) Flight GE235, adding that the move is “in accordance with international conventions.”

Executive Yuan spokesperson Sun Lih-chyun (孫立群) confirmed that China is to participate in the investigation and the government would ask the Mainland Affairs Council to pay extra attention to the issue of jurisdiction to prevent it being overstepped.

Support for Taiwanese independence, identity: think tank poll

Taipei Times

The Taiwan Braintrust yesterday displays a graph at a news conference in Taipei.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times

A poll conducted by the Taiwan Braintrust shows that nearly 90 percent of the population would identify themselves as “Taiwanese” rather than “Chinese” if they were to choose between the two — and the percentage is even higher among those aged from 20 to 40.

Constitutional reform deadline issued

Taipei Times

A coalition of civic groups and human rights organizations yesterday demanded leaders of the nation’s political parties to follow through on their promises to pursue constitutional reforms.

Despite diverse proposals for constitutional reforms from across party lines, action on the issue has been “limited to verbal expressions,” the groups said.

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