First responders, chorus to lead national anthemCELEBRATING DEMOCRACY: Taiwan has proven wrong Beijing’s claims that only its version of socialism can overcome the pandemic, the legislative speaker saidBy Lin Liang-sheng and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNAFirst responders and the Taipei Medical University Sing Song Chorus are to lead the national anthem at the main Double Ten National Day celebration on Saturday in front of the Presidential Office Building, the National Day Preparatory Committee announced yesterday. This year’s theme, “Democratic Taiwan, Advancing With Confidence,” was chosen because the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, challenging democracies worldwide, Legislative Speaker and committee chairman You Si-kun (游錫堃) said. Taiwanese puppet master Chen Si-huang, right, performs at a news conference in Taipei yesterday held by the National Day Preparatory Committee. Taiwan has become a model for the world, making it impossible for China to discredit the idea of democratic governance, he added. This year’s souvenir bags are to be a light shoulder bag that comes in two colors — gray and brown.

Source: Taipei Times October 05, 2020 15:56 UTC