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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia (夏立言) has resigned as an adviser to the Taichung City Government in the wake of a heavily criticized trip to China. In a statement issued on Saturday, the city government said Hsia, who departed for China on Wednesday and is undergoing 10 days of COVID-19 quarantine, tendered his resignation on Friday. The city government added that it respects his wishes, and expressed gratitude for his contributions and assistance to Taichung. Hsia is visiting as Beijing continues a high-pressure military and economic campaign against Taiwan in retaliation for a 19-hour visit to Taipei by US House ....
VISIT BACKLASH: The Mainland Affairs Council said that Hsia’s trip to China amid rising military threats from Beijing sends a confusing message to the international community/ Staff writer, with CNA ....
President Tsai Ing-wen, right, presents a citation to family members of former presidential adviser Peng Ming-min in Taipei yesterday. Peng, who died on April 8 at the age of 98, was a democracy pioneer who in 1964 coauthored “A Declaration of Formosan Self-salvation” that proposed the concept of a Taiwanese nationhood. ....