The national emblem — which was adopted in 1947 and depicts a white sun in a blue sky — was derived from the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) emblem. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) emblem is displayed at the party’s national congress at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei on Sept. 6. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei TimesIn the KMT emblem, the sun is larger and its 12 rays touch the outer edge of the blue circle that encompasses them, but it is otherwise identical to the national emblem, they said. Everything it does as a political party should put the nation first,” Chen said. “The KMT established the state, and the national emblem was modeled after that of the KMT.

Source: Taipei Times November 14, 2020 15:56 UTC