Taiwan will tear down all remaining statues of Chiang Kai-shek in public spaces

TAIWAN Taipei accelera la ‘controversa’ rimozione delle statue di Chiang Kai-shek

Sono oltre 760 sparse per l'isola, dai luoghi pubblici alle accademie militari (dove è onorato). Per i critici è un tentativo di 'cancellare' la memoria e i legami con Pechino. Ma sulla sua figura aleggiano i massacri legati a due episodi mai approfonditi dagli storici. Intanto il pronipote Chiang Wan-an da sindaco della capitale studia da futuro presidente.

Taiwan pledges to remove 760 statues of Chinese dictator Chiang Kai-shek

In move seen by the opposition as an attempt to de-sinocise Taiwan, the ruling party is pushing ahead with plans to rid the island of monuments to the dictatorTaiwan’s government has pledged to remove almost 800 statues of Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese military dictator who ruled the island for decades under martial law, but whose legacy remains a point of contentious debate.In 2018 the government established a transitional justice committee to i…

Taiwan will tear down all remaining statues of Chiang Kai-shek in public spaces

DPP government says more than 760 statues of Chiang, who ruled the island for nearly three decades, will be swiftly removed.