Taipei, Feb. 28 (CNA) Hundreds of people took to the streets of Taipei on Monday in a commemorative march on the 75th anniversary of the 228 Incident, and they demanded to know the truth about the violent crackdown on the civilian uprisings in 1947.
Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) A coalition of over 50 civil society groups will march in Taipei next Monday to remember the victims of the Feb. 28 Incident while calling on Taiwan's government to do more to promote transitional justice.
Political parties in Taichung are focusing their campaigns on a planned MRT Blue Line in the special municipality.
The line would connect the old and new parts of Taichung, just like the Taipei MRT System’s Bannan Line (Blue Line), which runs along Zhongxiao E Road. Taichung’s old areas have railway transfer stations, while department stores are located along Taiwan Boulevard, where a new municipal government center encourages development. During weekends, traffic congestion is a problem along this route.
Taichung is a major transportation artery in central Taiwan.
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In the nearly three decades since responsibility for Taichung’s transportation system was