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Taiwan Holds a Low-Key 2020 National Day Celebration

Taiwan celebrated its 109th National Day on October 10 amid China’s escalating verbal intimidation, military threats, and economic coercion. Unlike its tough response to China in previous years, Taiwan seemed to purposely hold a rather low-key Double Tenth Day celebration this year. The origins of Double Tenth Day Double Tenth Day is celebrated on October ...

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National Day celebration in Taiwan.

Taiwan’s Double Tenth National Day Celebration 2019

Marking the 108th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China, the Taiwanese government held the Double Tenth National Day celebration in Taipei City on Oct. 10, 2019. Presided over by Legislative Speaker Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全), the National Day celebration was attended by dignitaries and representatives from home and abroad, including 317 dignitaries from 20 foreign delegations and ...

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Taiwan's Double Tenth National Day celebration.

Taiwan’s Unique National Day Celebrations 2018

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence lauded Taiwan’s embrace of democracy as “a better path for all the Chinese people” on October 4. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen referred to Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) as a  lighthouse “for those who long for democracy” in her address at the 107th Double Tenth National Day celebrations on ...

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