Taiwan vows to remove 760 remaining public statues of martial law-era leader Chiang Kai-shek
Taiwan has vowed to remove 760 remaining statues of its late martial law-era leader Chiang Kai-shek, despite criticism that such moves “erase” the past. See also: HKFP Lens: Symbols of savagery or tributes to founder figure? Taiwan ponders fate of Chiang Kai-shek statues The island has long been divided over how – if at all – to commemorate Chaing. Whilst he helped defeat the invading Japanese in World War II, fought Mao Zedong’s communists, and built modern Taiwan, he also ruled it with an iron fist for decades. During a 1947 crackdown, at least 18,000 people were killed on Chiang’s watch, wh...