Taiwan pledges to remove 760 statues of Chinese dictator Chiang Kai-shek
by The Guardian
The Guardian— In move seen by the opposition as an attempt to de-sinocise Taiwan, the ruling party is pushing ahead with plans to rid the island of monuments to the dictatorTaiwan’s government has pledged to remove almost 800 statues of Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese military dictator who ruled the island for decades under martial law, but whose legacy remains a point of contentious debate.In 2018 the government established a transitional justice committee to investigate the rule of the former generalissimo,...
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Taiwan vows to remove 760 remaining public statues of martial law-era leader Chiang Kai-shek. Taiwan has vowed to remove 760 remaining statues of its late martial law-era leader Chiang Kai-shek, despite criticism that such moves “erase” the past. See also: HKFP Lens: Symbols of savagery or tributes to founder figure? Taiwan ponders fate of Chiang Kai-shek statues The island has long been divided over how – if at all […]
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