Memorial to Chen Wen-chen dedicated
FREEDOM FIGHT: Like the democracy advocate, Taiwanese today are not afraid in the face of Chinese intimidation, the chair of the Chen Wen-chen foundation said
By Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer
A memorial in honor of democracy advocate Chen Wen-chen (陳文成) was officially inaugurated yesterday, as dignitaries and family members commemorated the mathematician who died under mysterious circumstances during the White Terror era.
Chen, an assistant professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, was visiting family in Taiwan when he was found dead near a library at National Taiwan University (NTU) on July 3, 1981.
A day earlier, the 31-year-old had been detained and interrogated by the Taiwan Garrison Command, a state security force that has since been disbanded.