February 24, 2016

"Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Gao Jyh-peng recently proposed some amendments to the island's legislation. He pledged to remove the legal requirement to hang the portrait of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China (ROC), in schools and government agencies, and also that the future 'president' will no longer be required to salute Sun's portrait. The bill will be probably brought to Taiwan's Legislative Yuan this Friday.

The incident has caused a huge debate on the island. Pro-status quo forces and the media sharply denounced the proposal and demanded a response from newly-elected Tsai Ing-wen. Yet Tsai had only made a non-committed reply Tuesday. In the meantime, pro-independence forces, including the Liberty Times, mocked Sun for being only 'a founding father on the wall.'

November 12, 2016 is the 150th anniversary of Sun's birth. The Chinese mainland has already announced it will hold a grand ceremony."

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