Premier Su speaks against demolishing Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
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- Опубликовано: 28 фев 2019
- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall was closed for the day in honor of the victims of the February 28 Incident. Today the public square was still full of visitors, who saw a space that was in transformation. Many symbols of Chiang Kai-sek have already been removed, and the government is mulling numerous proposals for the future of the space. This week Premier Su Tseng-chang said he did not support demolishing the hall, and would rather see it put to a use that''s appropriate for the times. It''s Feb. 28. Although Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is closed for the day, tourists still flow in, one after the other.Member of the publicIsn''t it that people don''t really idolize him anymore?Member of the publicThis place preserves a part of history.In the eyes of many, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is more of a tourist attraction than sacred ground. But there are some who see it as a symbol of authoritarianism. Some call for its demolition, and others want it to be used for a different purpose. Recently Premier Su Tseng-chang made his views on the matter clear.Su Tseng-changPremierWhen they were in power, they oppressed us. Now we are the ones in power, but we do not need to oppress them back. We must address the injustice dealt to the victims. We must compensate them for the losses. What the perpetrators did must be brought to light. But transitional justice is not a witch hunt and it is not demolition. It''s looking at the needs of today and making proper use of public buildings that were built by the blood and sweat of the people.Changes are already underway, under the direction of the Ministry of Culture. This year the building closed its doors to mark the February 28 Incident. Gone are the broadcasts of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Song, and souvenir shops no longer sell memorabilia celebrating the memorial hall''s namesake. His name has also been removed from two art galleries inside the building.Member of the publicI don''t think the building itself needs to be changed much. The auxiliary halls can be used for solo or group exhibitions or something like that.Some suggest bringing in art to dilute the building''s authoritarian colors and achieve transitional justice. They also urge keeping the architecture intact to preserve its tourism value.
Chang Kai Shek’s temples and statues, and street names should be kept. This is just ridiculous
agree!!!
¿Aren't there any patriotic chinese that want to keep the memorial intact in rememberance of that great man that tried to keep China united and free from communism?
This channel is a bit biased against the KMT, that's it
😆😆🖕😆 Chiang Kai Shek was a jealous scam Artist who took billions of US money and didn't really plan on taking the mainland.
He was not a nice leader and he was pretty stupid at times during WW2 and the Civil War, but he was an important part of history. Do not demolish it.
Why they changing the memorial hall? That's bad on tourism and in a way, the economy too.
Because Chek was an evil man who oppressed the Taiwanese and destroyed Sun Yat-sen‘s China
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No one is pure, but what Chiang left behind has allowed Taiwan to become what it is today.
He left a mark on the modern era of history and did so throughout every national struggle from the unification of China in 1927 until his death in 1975 in resiliance against Communism. 48 years as a strongarm leader and there is bound to be darkness somewhere. Not just Chiang, but many of his time and after as no national leader could be considered a saint. But even then, that doesn't mean he should be relieved of all charges, but rather, be mindful of both sides. The martial law of Taiwan, resistance against Japan, economic progress in the 30s, 1927 Massacre, etc.
@Sakul Taiwan is already falling into degeneracy the further the economy slugs
@Joe Ç Xi Jinping is current
Mao Zedong is on the equivalent of greatness as Sun Yat-sen, if not more, on the mainland
Stalin went bye bye eventually
But Xi Jinping is a bit more tolerable than Mao or other early PRC leaders. Xi is an actual stateman as Mao was still a better military strategist.
@@GeneralLiuofBoston1911 agree to you xi is way more nicer than the past few presidents. But i kinda disagree with your premise of Chiang. I dont see a point why they should demolish the CKS memorial hall but Chiang is a true asshole of China.
God Bless Taiwan
No. 中华民国万岁！
DPP is a stupid idea to remove CKS
A smart, measured stance to take. That's good. The hall and the statue don't need to be erased, they just need to be put in their proper historical context.
He’s the founder father of the ROC and saved the island from the PRC
@@juancastillo2900 CKS didn’t found the ROC that was Sun Yat Sen.
@@lanahanbrian0 Sun Yat Sen founded the Republic of China from the mainland but Chang Kai Shek founded the new ROC based in Taiwan after his retreat from the mainland.
蔣公千古 中華民國萬歲
Idk why these Taiwanese independence supporters blame CKS about the past incident?
CKS is he is a generalismo he is not rulled ROC that time, he's busy on war in mainland china
Because from what I heard that the Taiwanese who were ruled by the Japanese still were loyal and preferred them until now 🤣🥴
if you have enemeis in court then youve stood up for something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing intresting places
As someone who lives in the U.S., can you tell me what the modern Chinese (Taiwanese) opinion of CKS is?
I don't want what I say to represent the whole Taiwanese population, but from my observations the elders respect him more than the younger ones. I don't think the youth think much of him. On the other hand his successor and son Chiang Ching Kuo is more widely respected.
@@jasonliu718 Chiang Ching-kuo is more respected as he was the main drive after his father's death for democracy in Taiwan and it was around his time as president that the end of martial law on Taiwan ended and the island entered an economic boom.
Chiang Kai-shek is much more liked by older people while the youth have grown adjusted to western ideas and beliefs, which have led to many holding Chiang on similar standards of criticism as Hitler, which Chiang did cooperate with before the Japanese Invasion of China in 1937.
@@GeneralLiuofBoston1911 Taiwanese students are so disrespectful... Chiang gave them everything, food, freedom, workplaces... (And yeah, Sino-German cooperation was ended in 1941, not in 1937)
@@maximilien9829 Yeah, officially in 1941 with China and the US (which was also at war with Germany) being allies against Japan, but it had already begun to fracture by the time of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Rape of Nanjing and the dealings with John Rabe in Nanjing, and the fall of Shanghai and other major cities at the beginning of the war.
At least Chiang's wife was a benevolent and courageous figure. Mao's wife...NOT so much.
Use Taiwanese language instead of Mandarin for the national language instead.
Which Taiwanese language? The regional Chinese or the native Polynesian?
Yeah and removed the current flag which is only known as the old China but Dpep didn’t do that after coming into power because they don’t have to balls to do that knowing a lot of Taiwanese will get angry when everyone wants to remain the status quo ROC Taiwan rather than this so called “Independence” I hear so much about
@@rexlapis7250 Whaaat?
Shek means probably sheik ('elder') as it is in multiple similar non official titles over the world and is pronounced Czech or check/cheque. Czech is just another name for a Bohemian/ Moravian. It denotes not the land but a position of a person in the land, probably their job or function in that area. Kai in Hawaii = sea So it may have meant: Shang Sea Sheik/Czech/ elder. While שה (sheh) = lamb, ewe and is used in names like Moses (Moshe(h) משה)
Kai Shek is just the Cantonese (or Taiwanese Hokkien) romanization for “Jieshi” which is a part of the pen name he kept. It has no linguistic relation to “sheik" or any of the other titles mentioned by you, but he did carefully choose the name to provide his audience the sense that he was a righteous and steadfast figure in the military and politics.
What the heck are you talking about....😲
@@hsin-juwang12 What does Jieshi mean? 'to clear'?
@@devinwwt I follow the sound in spoken word, it is vibration that we produce while speaking -> sound technology in language.
@Sal Widdi Not confused, just searching for truths, with an open mind.