Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials and political experts yesterday criticized Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (
The DPP claimed that in the article, which was published in the blue-leaning China Times on Constitution Day last Sunday, Ma smeared the government for its constitutional reform efforts and tried to justify the KMT's rule of Taiwan for the last half century.
DPP secretary-general Lee Yi-yang (
Lee made the remarks at a forum yesterday which was held to discuss the difficulties of current constitutional reforms.
In his article, Ma denounced President Chen Shui-bian (
Lee said that Ma has intentionally omitted the contributions to democracy made by opposition members during the tang wai (outside the party) period and by former president Lee Teng-hui (
Referring to the latest poll conducted by the DPP, Chen Ming-tong (
"In this regard, it is obvious that Ma, who opposed the government's constitutional reforms in his article, violated his supporters' wishes," Chen Ming-tung said.
Chen Yi-shen (陳儀深), an associate research fellow at the Academia Sinica's Institute of Modern History, said that it is a joke for Ma to pursue "linking Taiwan with China," as Ma has been denying former president Lee Teng-hui's efforts to "localize" the KMT during his 12 years as president.
"If Ma really wants the KMT to become more connected with the people of Taiwan, he has to get rid of his obsolete thinking, which is deeply influenced by the two dictators Chiang Ching-kuo (
The National Immigration Agency (NIA) said yesterday that it will revoke the dependent-based residence permit of a Chinese social media influencer who reportedly “openly advocated for [China’s] unification through military force” with Taiwan. The Chinese national, identified by her surname Liu (劉), will have her residence permit revoked in accordance with Article 14 of the “Measures for the permission of family- based residence, long-term residence and settlement of people from the Mainland Area in the Taiwan Area,” the NIA said in a news release. The agency explained it received reports that Liu made “unifying Taiwan through military force” statements on her online
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Actor Darren Wang (王大陸) is to begin his one-year alternative military service tomorrow amid ongoing legal issues, the Ministry of the Interior said yesterday. Wang, who last month was released on bail of NT$150,000 (US$4,561) as he faces charges of allegedly attempting to evade military service and forging documents, has been ordered to report to Taipei Railway Station at 9am tomorrow, the Alternative Military Service Training and Management Center said. The 33-year-old would join about 1,300 other conscripts in the 263rd cohort of general alternative service for training at the Chenggong Ling camp in Taichung, a center official told reporters. Wang would first
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