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.
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Legislators from three political parties last week called for the creation of a climate action law.
More than a dozen members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) and the New Power Party expressed support for the law at a news conference at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei.
DPP Legislator Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) said he submitted a draft of a climate action act in December last year that included a goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 and setting up a climate change coordination post at the Executive Yuan.
Net zero emissions means Taiwan would remove the same