Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/13
By: Flor Wang and Lin Yu-li
Photo courtesy of Taiwan’s representative office in Germany
Taiwan's representative to Germany Shieh Jhy-wey (謝志偉) signed the LOI with Thomas Prinz, Germany's envoy to Taiwan, on behalf of the respective authorities in their countries.
Noting that this year marks the 40 anniversary of the Kaohsiung Incident, Shieh said many people helped build the democracy that Taiwan enjoys today.
Chen Chu (陳菊), now the secretary-general of Taiwan's presidential office, is one of those who was helped by German friends while serving a jail term as a political prisoner for her involvement in the incident, Shieh said. [FULL STORY]
