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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 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.