DPP government says more than 760 statues of Chiang, who ruled the island for nearly three decades, will be swiftly removed The move is seen as a bid to erase his legacy and 'will be seen as an ...

Legacy seen as a reminder of Taiwan's authoritarian past and historical mainland ties, both contrary to the ruling DPP's political stance Taiwan's hourly changing of the guard before a giant statue of ...

In 2006, the name of the island’s main international airport was changed from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport ... demanded his statue in the Taipei memorial hall also be removed.

TAIPEI--Taiwan will withdraw the military honor guards at the memorial hall for former leader Chiang Kai-shek as part of ongoing efforts to end the “veneration of authoritarianism,” the ...

W ithin the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall sits a statue of the Taiwanese leader, overlooking a public square in one of Taipei ...

Taiwanese soldiers will stop performing elaborate changing of the guard ceremonies around a statue of late president Chiang Kai-shek to avoid ... blue-and-white memorial hall -- one of the ...