Options to transform the Chiang memorialBy Liou Je-wei 劉哲瑋The Transitional Justice Commission last week announced a plan to transform the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, triggering debate at home and abroad. Ogasawara also argued that from the perspective of a foreign visitor to Taiwan, the memorial hall provides an excellent educational opportunity about Taiwan’s democratic transition. It is entirely proper that, in accordance with the legal remit of the commission, all authoritarian symbols in the complex should be amended. Finally, a way must be found to prevent the restoration of authoritarian symbols and iconography following a future transition of political power. The memorial was renamed National Democracy Memorial Hall by former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), but then changed back to its current name by his successor, former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九).

Source: Taipei Times September 17, 2021 16:07 UTC