‘THE RIGHT TIME’: The copresident of a global forum on democracy that is to be held in Taichung touted Taiwan’s progression from a military regime to a democratic society
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 01, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA
A special train carrying foreign and Taiwanese passengers yesterday departed Taipei on a five-city
Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy copresident Bruno Kaufmann, second row third right, and Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung, second row third left, attend a news conference yesterday ahead of the departure of the “Taiwan democracy train” from Taipei.
Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times
The “Taiwan democracy train” is to take about 200 passengers to landmarks in western Taiwan that are important to the nation’s democratic development, said Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), who initiated the three-day tour.
The train is to stop in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, allowing the passengers to visit important locations, for example a museum in Taichung dedicated to Taiwan democracy pioneer Lin Hsien-tang (林獻堂).
“Democracy can be as enjoyable as a tour and tourism can involve many elements of democracy,” Lin Chia-lung said at the launch ceremony. [FULL STORY]