WHO’S TO BLAME?: The government and the opposition yesterday blamed each other for inflaming the situation and causing the protesters to clash with police
By Mo Yan-chih And Rich Chang
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) traded accusations yesterday, with each side blaming the other for chaotic protests during Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin’s (陳雲林) visit to Taipei.

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By Mo Yan-chih
China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin (陳雲林) ended his five-day visit yesterday morning, reiterating his gratitude to the police while promising Taiwanese “harmonious” trips to China.

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NIL BY MOUTH: Yunlin County Commissioner Su Chih-fen's supporters claim she is innocent and continue their protest outside the District Prosecutors' Office
By Jimmy Chuang
Detained Yunlin County Commissioner Su Chih-fen (蘇治芬) was hospitalized last night as her hunger strike entered its third day, while prosecutors in charge of her corruption case implied she could be released as soon as the indictment is complete.

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Fresh fighting broke out yesterday in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), wreaking panic among civilians even as regional leaders gathered in Nairobi to try to rekindle dialogue and hammer out a road map to peace.

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US president-elect Barack Obama was scheduled to meet his economic team yesterday and hold his first news conference since winning Tuesday’s election as the country awaited signs of how he might tackle the economic crisis.

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