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Democracy should not be hijacked by the KMT

Lee Min-yung 李敏勇

Holding the Republic of China (ROC) as its hostage, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) moved its “party state” from its place of origin to Taiwan. In this occupied land, it took over the assets left by Japan when its colonization ended, registering some of it to government agencies, while some of it was given to the KMT for its use. In addition, some of it fell into the pockets of top officials.

Chen Shui-bian deserves parole for health: rally

Taipei Times

Members of the Taiwan Democratic Human Rights Platform protest on Ketagalan Boulveard in Taipei yesterday over the government’s treatment of former president Chen Shui-bian.
Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times

More than 100 supporters of former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) marched through Taipei yesterday, highlighting their demand that the government uphold his human rights.

The protesters, led by a new activist group called the Taiwan Democratic Human Rights Platform, called for the government to grant Chen medical parole so he could receive treatment at home.

Returning salmon or cross-strait sharks?

Huang Tien-lin 黃天麟

The tainted cooking oil scandal caused by Ting Hsin International Group (頂新集團) is perhaps the timeliest “National Day gift” Taiwanese could have given the Republic of China (ROC), this nation that does not seem to quite be a nation.

Newspaper editorials have condemned the Wei (魏) family who run the group as “rich, but cruel.” However, are they the only rich, but cruel family in Taiwan?

Groups call on Ma and Jiang to step down

Taipei Times

Activists clash with police during a protest in front of the Executive Yuan yesterday. The protesters demanded that President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Jiang Yi-huah step down.
Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times

Groups protesting what they called high-level governmental officials’ lack of political responsibility toward an adulterated cooking oil scandal yesterday clashed with police in front of the Executive Yuan, while calling for both President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) to step down.

Taiwan Adequate Housing Association president Huang Yi-chung (黃益中) said that the Executive Yuan’s plans to establish a food security office was “a joke” and the nation would be much better off if Jiang resigned from office.

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