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https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3314227
From earlier this year:
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ea...orial-hall-removes-souvenirs-of-former-leader
I understand that Chiang did some bad things, but am I the only one who thinks this is going too far? It's the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial, but they can't sell Chiang Kai-shek souvenirs? In Mainland China, Mao Zedong is on merchandise everywhere. But apparently in Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek has to be erased from everything.
The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial is a place I really wanted to visit one day. But now I'm afraid that by the time I get around to it, all references to one of the most interesting 20th century leaders will be removed. I hope at the very least that people aren't going to do the same thing to Sun Yat-sen.
Ironically, the Chiang Kai-shek merchandise I do own I bought in Beijing.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Wednesday praised the passage of the Transitional Justice Act by the Legislative Yuan the previous evening as a milestone in the development of Taiwan’s democracy.
The wide-ranging measure will likely lead to the revelation of secrets from the Martial Law era, to the redressing of injustices, and to the removal of symbols from the authoritarian era, most prominently from the rule of President Chiang Kai-shek from 1945 to 1975...
The passage of the law is also expected to lead to the removal of Chiang Kai-shek statues and of his name from schools and roads. The fate of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei is also likely to come up for review following long-term demands to change its function.
From earlier this year:
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ea...orial-hall-removes-souvenirs-of-former-leader
TAIPEI (AFP) - A Taiwanese memorial hall named after Chiang Kai-shek has stopped selling souvenirs depicting the former nationalist leader, authorities said Saturday (Feb 25), as the island deals with the "deep scar" left by his rule...
The Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall, which was built after the leader's death in 1975 and is one of Taipei's most recognisable landmarks, will stop playing a song dedicated to Chiang at its opening and closing, a statement from the culture ministry added.
References to the former ruler would be removed from the names of galleries, but a 6.3-metre-tall bronze statue of a seated Chiang - the hall's centrepiece - would remain, the ministry said.
Relatives of White Terror victims have said that memorials named after Chiang should be changed and his statues removed.
The former ruler led the KMT to Taiwan to establish a separate government after losing a civil war in 1949 to the Communists.
The hall was renamed "National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall" in 2007 by former president Chen Shui-bian of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which has its roots in a movement opposing KMT's one-party rule.
I understand that Chiang did some bad things, but am I the only one who thinks this is going too far? It's the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial, but they can't sell Chiang Kai-shek souvenirs? In Mainland China, Mao Zedong is on merchandise everywhere. But apparently in Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek has to be erased from everything.
The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial is a place I really wanted to visit one day. But now I'm afraid that by the time I get around to it, all references to one of the most interesting 20th century leaders will be removed. I hope at the very least that people aren't going to do the same thing to Sun Yat-sen.
Ironically, the Chiang Kai-shek merchandise I do own I bought in Beijing.