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Chen taken to hospital in handcuffs

Taipei Times

Friends and family of former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) were furious after learning that Chen had to wear handcuffs and ankle cuffs while undergoing medical checkups yesterday, saying that while this might be standard procedure, such measures were unnecessary and humiliating.

Jack Chen (陳嘉爵), who recently took over as director of the former president’s office, said Chen Shui-bian was kept bound while undergoing blood tests and receiving treatment for headaches and chest pains.

ROC missile shoot fizzles embarrassing Ma Ying-jeou at test site

Michael Richardson

A dismal missile test where six of 19 missiles failed left Ma Ying-jeou, president of the Republic of China in-exile, sheepish at the test site. Ma called for better training but the missile failures may indicate a larger problem.

The failed missile test had one spectacular failure which almost came back down on the launch pad but crashed harmlessly into the nearby ocean. The missile tests closely followed China’s test flight of a new, large stealth fighter capable of striking Taiwan.

Seeking an overlapping consensus

Frank Hsieh 謝長廷

My purpose in proposing the idea of a “constitutional consensus” is to get everyone talking about how to keep focused on Taiwan while steadily developing cross-strait relations. The idea is to replace the “one China” principle and establish an “overlapping constitutional consensus” within Taiwan. With respect to cross-strait relations, the goal is to replace the notion of “one China, with each side having its own interpretation” with “each side having its own constitutional interpretation.”

High Court upholds not guilty verdict for Chen

Taipei Times

The Taiwan High Court yesterday acquitted former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) in an embezzlement case involving US$330,000 in secret diplomatic funds.

The Taipei District Court in June last year found Chen not guilty in the embezzlement case and the Taiwan High Court yesterday maintained the lower court’s ruling.

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