The Liberty Times Editorial: Let Taiwanese democracy shineFormer president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), under the auspices of his Ma Ying-jeou Foundation, invited a group of 37 teachers and students from five universities in China to visit Taiwan for a summer exchange program that lasted from July 15 until Sunday. People can judge for themselves whether the itinerary arranged by Ma for the visitors has informed or misinformed them about Taiwan. In contrast, Chinese media have said nothing about Qin’s mysterious absence. The main players in the Sunflower movement were university students, just like the Chinese students who have just concluded their visit to Taiwan. The topic of Taiwan’s Sunflower movement also brings to mind the democracy movement that shook Beijing and other parts of China in 1989.

Source: Taipei Times July 24, 2023 18:43 UTC