A coalition of civic organizations yesterday filed a complaint with the Control Yuan, requesting a probe into whether negligence on the part of government officials played a role in the controversies caused by Taiwanese speedskater Huang Yu-ting (黃郁婷).
In the run-up to the Beijing Winter Games, Huang was criticized for posting a video of her training in a Chinese uniform, and sports officials drew flak after demands that she be removed as Taiwan’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony went unheeded.
During the Games, some of Huang’s comments again gave rise to controversy, such as the statement: “I felt like I was competing
Groups urge changing name of Olympic team
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The Ministry of Culture yesterday vowed to continue public dialogue as work on transforming the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei progresses.
Since 2017, the ministry has been engaged in discussions over the transformation of the site in Zhongzheng District (中正), it said in a statement.
That process has involved forming an expert advisory panel, building a Web site, curating exhibits and conducting a series of 12 “vision workshops” in the spirit of deliberative democracy, it said.
In that time, members of the public have made several recommendations on how the transformation should take place, the ministry said.
With those suggestions, the first phase
Budget targeted over new China Airlines jet livery
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Members of pro-independence groups yesterday urged lawmakers to freeze the budget of the China Aviation Development Foundation (航空事業發展基金會) the largest shareholder of China Airlines as the airline had failed to deliver a new design for its planes that would clearly identify it as a Taiwanese airline.
The groups at a rally outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei said that they would start gathering signatures to seek public support for such a resolution.
The airline’s new cargo jet livery, which was unveiled last week, has the word “Cargo” painted at the front of the fuselage with an outline of Taiwan proper placed in the letter “C.”