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Taiwan Celebrates Its National Day in Defiance of China’s Escalating Intimidation

Taiwan celebrated its 110th Double Tenth National Day in Taipei on October 10, 2021, amid China’s recent escalation of military coercion and verbal intimidation. Besides President Tsai Ing-wen’s National Day address, a grand parade and an array of performances were conducted at the plaza in front of the Presidential Office Building in central Taipei. Origin ...

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Taiwan celebrates its National Day.

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.

Beijing and Hong Kong Brace for October 1

October 1 is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Though the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants a grand country-wide celebration to mark the occasion, ongoing protests in Hong Kong threaten to disrupt their plans. October celebrations October 1 is for the CCP like December 25 is for Christians. To Beijing, ...

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Red fireworks exploding.

The Chinese Motorway That’s Always Jammed During National Day

The G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway, also known as the Jinggang’ao Expressway, was China’s first north-south expressway route when it was completed in 2004. It connects the cities of Shenzhen and Beijing and is over 2,272 kilometers long. During a specific period, the expressway can experience a colossal traffic block that can stretch for miles — National ...

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The Liuliqiao Bridge in Beijing.

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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Taiwan's National Day.