Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-02-26

President Tsai Ing-wen explained in a SundayFacebook post the government’s efforts to

President Tsai Ing-wen is featured in this CNA file photo.

make documents related to the 228 Incident available to the public.

The 228 Incident was a bloody crackdown against anti-government protests that began on February 28, 1947. It is not known how many people died as a result of the violence, but academics put the figure at somewhere between 10,000 and 30,000 people.

Tsai said that achieving transitional justice is the most important democratic endeavor facing Taiwan. She said that sifting through government documents to reveal what really happened during the crackdown is one of the most critical and complex tasks at hand. She said the documents of various government agencies can reveal the traces of history and provide clues about what happened.    [FULL  STORY]