KMT protest against removal of memorial wall to Chiang Kai-shek
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- (31 Mar 2007) SHOTLIST
1. Pan from wall of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to protesters
2. Wide of Nationalist Party lawmakers leading the protest
3. Ma Ying-jeou, a former Nationalist Party chairman in protest
4. Placard portrait of former Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai Shek
5. Close-up placard (Mandarin) "Demand peace, against the independence of Taiwan"
6. Flags
7. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) No name available, protester, Vox pop:
"You see this beautiful place. Where can you find this in the world? Why does the wall have to be removed? It wastes our taxpayers' money."
8. Exterior of Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall
9. Interior of Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall
10. Chiang Kai Shek statue
11. Wide of gateway
12. Wide of protest
13. SOUNDBITE: (mandarin), No name available, protester, Vox pop:
"This witnesses Taiwan's history and democracy. If there was no Chiang Kai Shek, there would have no Republic of China and not even Taiwan."
14. Line of riot police
15. Various back shots of police watching protest behind barbed wire
STORYLINE
An estimated 3,000 opposition supporters marched through the streets of the Taiwan capital, Taipei, on Saturday to denounce what they say is an attack on the legacy of General Chiang Kai Shek, the nationalist leader who fled to Taiwan after defeat by the Chinese Red Army 60 years ago.
Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic Progressive Party have condemned Chiang for stifling the island's early attempts at democracy.
They say the late leader, who exerted a tight control on Taiwanese politics after his Nationalists fled the communist takeover of mainland China in the 1949 civil war, should have a place in history for his contributions to Taiwan's economy. Many held portraits of their hero.
The Nationalists - now the main opposition party - admit some excesses of Chiang's rule but say he developed the economy and kept the islands independent with a strong army.
They chanted slogans of "Save the Economy, Stop Power Struggle" and accused President Chen Shui-bian's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of launching the anti-Chiang campaign in order to rally its supporters in the run-up to presidential elections in March 2008.
Chen, who was the island's second elected president in 2000, has long criticised Chiang as an oppressor.
Chiang died in 1975, and his son Chiang Ching-kuo succeeded him as president years later. Taiwan held its first direct presidential election in 1996.
The ruling DPP has held Chiang responsible for imprisoning many of Taiwan's early democratic campaigners.
Chen recently called for removing Chiang's name from a Taipei memorial park dedicated to him.
A giant bronze statue of Chiang was dismantled in an auditorium in the southern city of Kaohsiung this month.
The protesters called on the government to instead seek spurring economic development, saying its mismanagement of the economy has led to a steady increase in jobless rates.
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Damn you removing your past!
It is the DPP.
My grandfather was doctor, he removed Chiang Kai Sheks appendix
Green Sky yes haha, he was the surgeon on a ship, his name was Martin Schmidt
Chang Kai Shek is one of the great Chinese patriot who fought for China in WW2.
他永远是我们的委员长
@@iamcoolboi111 他是一個偉大的英雄，但他也犯過錯誤。
Wow you called chiang kai shek as a hero nah he's not a hero he's a dictator he killed 10 million deaths during his time
@@princebar8how?
Chiang Kai-shek was honestly a great hero compared to other Asian leaders, he fought tremendously in the Second World War. It is so sad that some people hate him so much today. Search his victory speech over the Japanese, it was very deeply inspiring. :)
He wasn't a very nice leader, but he kicked off the economic growth in Taiwan and he's a crucial part of the history of both China and Taiwan. History must be kept.
Chiang Kai-Shek and Francisco Franco were brothers from different mothers (on opposite sides of Eurasia)!
Cancel culture, DPP-style.
I agree that statute should never be tear down. Don’t you dare.
gotta love the DPP