Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to face ‘transitional justice’

The China Post
Date: February 26, 2017
By: The China Post news staff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Ministry of Culture announced Saturday a raft of measures to

The Ministry of Culture announced Saturday a raft of measures to exact “transitional justice” on Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

exact “transitional justice” on Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

Culture Minister Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君) held a press conference to announce that souvenirs depicting the late President Chiang Kai-shek had been removed from shops inside the memorial hall.

The practice of playing a song in honor of Chiang at the opening and closing of the memorial hall had also been brought to an end, she said.

She announced that galleries had also been renamed to erase references to the former president, whose legacy has become increasingly disputed.   [FULL  STORY]

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