News of the sudden death of “King of Pop” Michael Jackson rippled through the nation yesterday, leaving many in the local music community distraught and nostalgic over his many hits.
Yu Guang (余光), a veteran music program host and concert agent, said he was very sad and confused over the pop star's sudden death at the age of 50.
Yu, who invited Jackson to Taiwan in September 1993 for a concert, the third stop in the pop icon's "Dangerous" concert tour around Asia, said the Michael Jackson he knew was simple, pure and had a childlike innocence.
Jackson also loved and was single-mindedly devoted to music, Yu said.
Wu Chien-heng (吳建恆), a well known Taipei DJ, said he had been a Jackson fan since high school and loved to mimic Jackon's signature “Moonwalk.”
Wu said Jackson's "Thriller" in 1982 opened the door for him to Western pop music, but he picked Jackson's 1991 hit "Black or White" as his favorite.
“It was a great song with a global perspective and compassion,” Wu said.
Wu said many pop icons had visited Taiwan and given concerts over the years, but none have been on a par with Jackson, who raised the standards of music and performance to new heights.
Greenpeace yesterday said that it is to appeal a decision last month by the Taipei High Administrative Court to dismiss its 2021 lawsuit against the Ministry of Economic Affairs over “loose” regulations governing major corporate electricity consumers. The climate-related lawsuit — the first of its kind in Taiwan — sought to require the government to enforce higher green energy thresholds on major corporations to reduce emissions in light of climate change and an uptick in extreme weather. The suit, filed by Greenpeace East Asia, the Environmental Jurists Association and four individual plaintiffs, was dismissed on May 8 following four years of litigation. The
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