The Executive Yuan has no immediate plans to mandate the renaming of roads referring to Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石), Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said on Thursday, in the wake of opposition from some local government officials.
While removing symbols related to Chiang and former president Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) is important for transitional justice, the decision to change road names should be left to local governments and their residents, Cho said during a Cabinet meeting.
As local governments across Taiwan must consult their residents on the issue, the Cabinet has no plans to enforce a full rollout of the name changes, he said.
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Changing road names is not a priority for the government, he said.
Instead, attention should focus on the next steps after funds are unfrozen by the central government, as well as the administration's plans for national security and the economy, he said.
The issue of renaming roads named after the Chiangs has drawn public attention after the Ministry of the Interior said it has commissioned a study into the issue.
However, the ministry said that it would not enforce changes until there is broader consensus across the nation.
Local government leaders are divided on changing names, with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) officials opposing it, while Democratic Progressive Party politicians support the move.
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