The KMT that fought the Qing is no moreBy Lee Hsiao-feng 李筱峰A group of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators and supporters of former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Sunday gathered on Taipei’s Ketagalan Boulevard to show support for Ko, who was last week sentenced to 17 years in prison on corruption charges. The date holds special significance for the KMT, which designated it as Youth Day to commemorate the “72 martyrs” of the Second Guangzhou Uprising in 1911. The March 29 date is a misinterpretation of what was originally a lunar calendar date, when more than 72 people died in the failed uprising against the Qing Dynasty. Lu was beheaded after the first Guangzhou uprising. The list of KMT mayors, councilors and officials involved in corruption and bribery over the past two decades is too long to list.

Source: Taipei Times March 30, 2026 18:09 UTC