Former President’s historic China visit overshadowed by death of baboon

composit image showing former president Ma Ying-jeou and municipal officials bowing to dead baboon

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Kuomingtang, Ma Ying-jeou

The first former president of the Republic of China to visit the People’s Republic of China may have made international headlines in recent days, but the leading news story in Taiwan was the tragic death of a baboon who was found fatally injured upon capture, Monday, March 27. [See previous story: African baboon caught after more than 17 days on the loose in northern Taiwan] An analysis of headlines from a wide range of Taiwanese news outlets collected by a

Ma Ying-jeou and statue of comfort woman

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August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments comort women, Japan, kmt, Kuomingtang, Tainan

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