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ANNUAL RALLY: Politicians urged Taiwanese to support Tibetans, and to never stop pursuing democracy and freedom in the face of the Chinese Communist PartyBy Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
Demonstrators remember 1959 Tibetan uprising
ANNUAL RALLY: Politicians urged Taiwanese to support Tibetans, and to never stop pursuing democracy and freedom in the face of the Chinese Communist Party
By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
More than 100 demonstrators yesterday marched in Taipei ahead of the 62nd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, with several politicians calling on Taiwanese to show support for Tibetans.
Demonstrators carried the Tibetan flag and held signs reading: “Tibet belongs to Tibetans,” “Free Tibet” and “Stop killing in Tibet.”
Yesterday’s Tibetan Uprising Day rally was the 18th to be held in Taiwan, organizers said.
Members of the Taiwan Tibetan Welfare Association and other groups in Taipei yesterday hold flags during a rally commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising.
New policies needed to solve fruit export impasse: NPP
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Taiwanese buying locally produced pineapples is not enough to help farmers after China on Monday suspended imports of the fruit from Taiwan, the New Power Party (NPP) said yesterday.
The government should seek to solve the dispute through WTO mechanisms and reconsider the nation’s export policies for agricultural products, NPP Chairwoman Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華) said, adding that Taiwan relies too much on China for fruit exports.
The government has highlighted the importance of diversifying the nation’s export markets, but it is unclear whether it has ever surveyed potential markets and worked to improve the quality of fruit farming to enhance Taiwan’s international competitiveness, she said.
NPP to hold competition for new national emblem
AUTHORITARIAN PAST: Ninety percent of people in a poll said they had trouble distinguishing the national emblem from the KMT’s emblem, the NPP said
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The New Power Party (NPP) yesterday said that it would soon announce details of a design competition for a new national emblem, as the one currently used by the government is similar to the Chinese National Party’s (KMT) emblem.
“The purpose of this competition is to raise public concern over the issue,” NPP Chairwoman Chen Jiao-hua (陳椒華) said. “We also hope that the Ministry of the Interior would listen to the public, and carefully evaluate the necessity and feasibility of changing the national emblem.”