Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/09/09
By: Yang Se-rui and Elaine Hou

Taipei, Sept. 9 (CNA) An exhibition featuring more than 100 photos taken during the war of

resistance against Japan (1937-1945) opened Wednesday in the southern city of Tainan, as part of a series of events being held to mark the 70th anniversary of the Republic of China’s victory in the war.

Organized by the Ministry of Culture, the exhibition is showcasing 150 photos taken by reporters of Central News Agency during the war. CNA is the curator of the event.

The photos depict the lives of civilians during the war and how they helped in the fight against Japan, said Liang Chun-ti (梁君棣), director of CNA’s services department, at the opening of the exhibition.

The goal is to remind people of how terrible war is and to encourage them to cherish times of peace, she said.     [FULL  STORY]

Want China Times
Date: 2015-09-09
By: Staff Reporter

China’s nationalistic tabloid Global Times tabloid has sought to deny allegations that a viral

computer-generated video shows the People Liberation Army attacking a US military base.

The six-minute video, titled “Battle to Capture an Island: a Full View of Chinese Military Strength” and produced in a similar style to a war video game, was released around the same time the PLA showcased a wide array of powerful new weaponry at the military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Set in an unspecified year of this century, the opening of the video declares that an unnamed country has broken international law in the seas off mainland China, with several Chinese bases coming under attack. An angry fist is seen pounding a table before the video announces China’s intentions to “comprehensively fight back” with full force to promote “peace through war.”

The ensuing montage of combat operations depicts and labels genuine PLA hardware such as the DF-15B short-range ballistic missile as well as a CJ-20 land-attack cruise missile being fired from a H-6K bomber. The targets of the counterattack include a fighter jet very similar in appearance to an American F-22 Raptor and a fleet escorting a lookalike of a US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. The (Aegis?) defensive systems of the fleet are shown to be no match for the maneuverability of PLA’s anti-ship missiles.     [FULL  STORY]

RUNWAY DRILL:At Chiayi Air Base, units practiced emergency runway repair work to assess their ability to launch fighters after a potential attack on airfields

Taipei Times
Date:  Sep 09, 2015
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

On the second day of the Han Kuang military exercises yesterday, military officials supervised

live-fire drills of artillery and mortar units, and naval maneuvers on Kinmen Island and surrounding waters.

The exercises were conducted by the Ministry of National Defense and the Kinmen Defense Command in the early morning, with the war games postulated on an invasion of Taiwan and outlying islands by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.

Artillery and mortar shells blasted enemy targets set up by the Kinmen Defense Command, displaying military preparedness to fend off opposing forces attacking naval supply vessels heading to Kinmen.

Kinmen Defense Command Lieutenant General Hao Yii-jy (郝以知) said the exercise was held to test the joint capabilities of the artillery units and demonstrate the military’s ability to defend the island, which lies only a few kilometers from Xiamen City in China’s Fujian Province.

The weapons included four 8-inch howitzers, four 155mm cannons, eight 105mm howitzers, six 120mm mortars and six 42mm mortars, which fired a total of 208 shells, Hao said.      [FULL  STORY]

CLEANUP FOILED?The EPA said a full ban on the burning of petroleum coke and coal in Yunlin County would deprive citizens of their legal rights

Taipei Times
Date:  Sep 08, 2015
By: Chen Wei-han  /  Staff reporter

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday rejected the Yunlin County

Government’s move to ban the burning of petroleum coke and coal in the county, saying that it is a matter of national energy management and beyond the scope of the county government’s juridisction.

In a bid to reduce the emissions of airborne pollutants measuring less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) and other air pollutants, the Yunlin County Government on June 10 announced that the burning of petroleum coke and coal would be prohibited starting on June 11 next year and June 11, 2017, respectively.

The administration said the ban involved not only local environmental issues, but national energy policies and regulations that fall within the jurisdiction of the central government according to the Energy Administration Act (能源管理法).

The Yunlin ban contravenes the Local Government Act (地方制度法), which stipulates that local governments can only draft laws on matters that are within their jurisdiction, the administration said.   [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-09-07
By: Ko Lin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Independent presidential candidate Shih Ming-te pointed out Monday that Kuomintang

contender Hung Hsiu-chu should take a more proactive approach to eliminating the government’s campaign subsidies through revision of the Republic of China constitution.

Shih said during a press conference that the government should stop feeding political fat cats with campaign subsidies, which is often perceived as ways for them to garner wealth and fortune during election times.

“I understand government subsidies were carved to provide for the survival and participation of smaller political parties, such as the Democratic Progressive Party during marshal law, but the benefits have now been used for personal gains,” Shih said.     [FULL  STORY]