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Five armed policemen barged into Sanmin Bookstore (三民書局) on the morning of March 10, 1947, demanding to see owner Chiang Wei-chuan (蔣渭川). “We’re here to shoot you to death!” one yelled when Chiang appeared and asked what they wanted. Chiang was shocked; just a few days earlier he was negotiating with governor general Chen Yi (陳儀) for political reform and making broadcasts to help pacify the people after the anti-government uprising on Feb. 28. Chen was just buying time. Everything changed once the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) reinforcements arrived from China on March 8. Martial Law was declared the following ....
Over 200 people march in Taipei ahead of 228 incident ANI | Updated: Feb 24, 2021 09:58 IST Taipei [Taiwan], February 24 (ANI): More than 200 people marched in Taipei ahead of the 74th anniversary of the 228 incident, wherein about 20,000 people were massacred in Taiwan in a crackdown that began on February 28, 1947. The rally held on February 21 was the fifth in a series of annual demonstrations first organized in 2017 by the Tsai Jui-yueh Dance Research Institute and the Nylon Cheng Liberty Foundation and Memorial Museum, according to a report by Taiwan Times. The groups that participated in the rally included Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Covenants Watch and the 228 Memorial Foundation. ....
Anti-authoritarianism group quits 228 Incident event over Ma Ying-jeou invite Staff writer, with CNA An anti-authoritarianism group on Monday decided not to attend a 228 Incident commemorative event after learning that former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) had been invited to participate. The Taiwan Nation Alliance (TNA), which was the co-organizer of this year’s 228 Incident commemoration, made the announcement in a statement. TNA convener Wu Shu-min (吳樹民) said in the statement that the group was coordinating the program for the event scheduled to take place on Sunday afternoon with the other co-organizer, the Taipei 228 Memorial Museum, when the museum informed the group that Ma had been invited to give a speech. ....