REVISIONIST HISTORY: An Academia Sinica researcher cited Chiang Kai-shek’s saving former Taiwan governor-general Chen Yi, only to order his execution months later
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 25, 2018
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter
Chiang Kai-shek’s (蔣介石) obstinance when dealing with the aftermath of the 228
Academia Sinica associate research fellow Chen Yi-shen speaks at a forum in Taipei yesterday organized by the Taiwan New Century Foundation to mark the 71st anniversary of the 228 Incident. Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times
Massacre played a larger role in sparking the Taiwanese independence movement than the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) corruption after World War II did, Academia Sinica associate research fellow Chen Yi-shen (陳儀深) said yesterday.
Chen made the remark at a forum hosted by the Taiwan New Century Foundation in Taipei marking the 71st anniversary of the 228 Incident, a bloody crackdown launched by the then-KMT regime against civilian demonstrators following an incident in Taipei on Feb. 27, 1947.
The KMT headquarters had during its Third National Congress passed a resolution to relieve Chen Yi (陳儀) of his duty as Taiwan governor-general in light of his handling of the Incident, Chen Yi-shen said.
Presenting a facsimile of the minutes taken during the congress, he said that Chiang, determined to protect Chen Yi, overruled the resolution, citing an article in the KMT’s charter. [FULL STORY]
