Eight, including Chief of the General Staff General Shen Yi-ming (沈一鳴), died in the crash. Yen then gave a briefing on the crash and the reaction of China’s People’s Liberation Army. The public should remain assured of the safety of the Taiwan Strait and that the authorities were looking into the cause of the crash, sources said. The president instructed the Taipei Guest House to make an area available for the public to pay their respects to the deceased officers, they said. Ministry spokesman Shih Shun-wen (史順文) yesterday evening confirmed that the Taipei Guest House would be open from 9am to 9pm over the weekend for the public to pay tribute to the deceased officers.

Source: Taipei Times January 03, 2020 15:56 UTC