10/10 is a very KMT celebration.
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English as a Second Language – Hao or Nga’ay?
Premier William Lai wants Taiwan to make English its second official language. Will it actually help Taiwan’s language learners?
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Endless ‘Orwellian Nonsense’ and Weird ‘Weiplomacy’
China’s “Orwellian nonsense” apparently knows no bounds.
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Taiwan Eats Bitterness; Dominican Republic Gobbles RMB
And then there were 19.
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Sunflowers Bask in Judicial Blessing
“I want to tell Xi Jinping that even if you can become an ’emperor’ and have endless terms, Taiwan is a democratic country,” Chen Wei-ting (陳為廷) said.
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Tumultuous 2017
It’s been quite a year for Taiwan and the region.
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Tsai’s Truth and Justice Special
Taiwan President Tsai Ying-wen (蔡英文) last week brought an old campaign promise to the table: The Act on Promoting Transitional Justice.
But not everybody is happy with what’s on the menu. Indigenous groups have come out strongly against the law, as no efforts were made in this legislation to return land seized from them during the Japanese colonial period that (1895-1945).
Please read: https://international.thenewslens.com/article/85338
*A full analysis of the Act can also be found here on The News Lens International.
China Sentences Taiwanese Activist to Five Years in Jail for Subversion
Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che (李明哲) was sentenced to five years in prison by a Chinese court for subversion of state power.
Taiwan‘s Presidential Office wrote, “It is regrettable that the Lee Ming-che case has seriously damaged cross-strait relations and especially challenged Taiwanese people’s persistence and ideals for democracy and freedom.”
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The Public Calls for ‘Justice’
Should Taiwan allow the police to flog citizens for drunk driving, sexual offenses or abusing children?
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Taiwan Pulled from Climate Summit by Political Undertow
Taiwan’s ship of state lacks the power to get to the UN climate summit.
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