Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/07
By Christie Chen

Taipei, April 7 (CNA) Taiwan has achieved complete freedom of expression since the days

Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭)

of totalitarian rule, but that freedom is now under threat from China, Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭), former vice premier and wife of pro-democracy pioneer Cheng Nan-jung (鄭南榕), said Saturday on Taiwan’s Freedom of Speech Day.

Speaking to reporters after an event at National Taiwan University (NTU), Yeh said the totalitarian Kuomintang regime used to be the main threat to freedom of expression in Taiwan, but now it is China.

“We could lose our freedom of expression anytime in the face of Chinese hegemony. We see the forced disappearance of Lee Ming-che (李明哲), the forced apologies of Taiwanese businesses and the self-censorship of many in the entertainment world,” Yeh said.    [FULL  STORY]