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Statue of Comfort Woman unveiled in Tainan Rued

Ma Ying-jeou and statue of comfort woman
Society 
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The installation of a statue in Tainan City commemorating “comfort women” was “extremely regrettable,” said Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Wednesday. Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (JTEA) reiterated its government’s regret over the statue, saying that the installation and display of “comfort women” statues runs against the Japanese government’s position and its efforts in facing the issue. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Andrew Lee said that Taiwan was still pushing Japan on the issue, but the statue has nothing to do

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KMT Youth League Trashes Independence Camp

vandalized pro-independence tent
Politics 
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Four members of the KMT Youth League were arrested today after a group of around 10 vandalized a camp set up by a group of Taiwan independence advocates camped outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei City this evening. At around 5:20pm, the group of Chinese Nationalists entered the tents and tore banners, splashed red paint, turned over tables and chairs, and threw pamphlets and materials around. The group filmed the action and broadcast video live to the ROC Blue Power

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Political Fanpage Apologizes for Aboriginal Joke

Wu Den-yih
Politics 
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The manager of an official fan page for former Vice-President, and contender for the post of KMT chairperson, Wu Den-yih, posted an apology on Facebook, after being criticized over a joke published to the page, that many considered discriminatory towards Taiwan’s indigenous people. Critics said the joke played on ethnic stereotypes of aborigines being uneducated, and at the same time mocked their accent. Wu served as Vice-President to Ma Ying-jeou from 2012-2016. He was First Vice Chairman of the KMT

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