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CONFLICTING: Police said the scuffle ensued when Chang did not provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, while Chang said it was about him wearing a vest of his party/ Staff writer, with CNA
China Unification Promotion Party (CUPP) founder Chang An-le (張安樂) was on Tuesday released on NT$300,000 bail after prosecutors questioned him over his involvement in a brawl between CUPP members and police during the Dajia Matsu procession over the weekend.
Chang reported to the Changhua District Prosecutors’ Office at 6pm on Tuesday after being summoned over the scuffle. Chang was released on bail at about 11pm.
Prosecutors questioned him on suspicion of breaching organized crime prevention regulations, obstructing social order and hindering police officers in performing their duties.
The incident occurred on Saturday when Chang led party members to welcome a palanquin bearing a
ECFA at 10
There is a reason why people don’t remember the trade agreement: it did nothing to benefit Taiwan
By Michael Turton / Contributing reporter
With 2020 headed for the exit (good riddance), it’s time once again for the annual listicles and retrospectives. In that spirit, let me note that it’s been a decade the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) came into law in Taiwan on Jan 1, 2011. The “landmark” (in the sense that a shipwreck is a “landmark”) agreement, widely praised at the time by commentators who didn’t live in Taiwan, was formed after months of negotiations between the governments of China and Taiwan in 2010.