recent california essay, the suspect in a mass shooting near los angeles, has been found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. aisd thought to have killed at least 10 people and wounded 10 others. during the shooting at a ballroom dance club work, people were celebrating. the chinese lunar new up. next, we've got a documentary film for you and an in depth look at the democracy in taiwan. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching. ah, leonardo da vinci's, mysterious masterpiece, is perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece in the collection of the louvre. it is the virgin of the rocks. was there another symbolic meaning to this beautiful

painting that perhaps we just don't understand today? the search for answers starts february 10th on d, w. ah, ah. the main island of taiwan at the narrowest point of the taiwan strait lies 130 kilometers from the chinese mainland and 100 kilometers from young agony. japan's western most inhabited island. for a long time taiwan was at the mercy of china or of japan. after 1945, it became entangled in cold war conflicts. when the portuguese arrived on the island in the 16th century, they were struck by the beauty of its nature. they named it formosa beauty in portuguese.

ah, ah ah, how to day taiwan has a democratic government and maintains that it is an independent country. but it face is growing intimidation from china, which claims that taiwan is a province of the people's republic of china. b g o z young. wow. says this is kind of what he thinks it then foster judy of being why wait hand to lee the hotel now? chase again. this is the, you'll mean to jackson, the warrior, w o g j,

a taiwan, sensually mean to fan kinda feature again. these carefully chosen words from ty, one's 1st female president, sy, in when allude to the threat that china opposes to taiwan. the archipelago is not recognized as a nation or as a territory even by international bodies such as the united nations and the world health organization. dis, by being diplomatically isolated taiwan has found ways to exist independently since the appointment of president sy, in one in 2016, the government has developed a digital democracy with help from its young internet savvy workers and it citizens i'm ology tonton is dish to minister. i where can not afford to government bo,

with the government, and i work not for the people the with the people. during the corona virus crisis, many governments ramped up their use of digital resources. the taiwanese population generally trusts the government and complied with the new health regulations. and the virus situation there has been relatively stable with ah, the taiwanese archipelago has an important geographical location spanning, both the south china sea and the pacific ocean. yet on the world map,

it is little more than a speck. the straight that separates it from the people's republic of china serves as a supply route for goods from east asia. it's an area fraud with geostrategic tensions where china regularly carries out military maneuvers. what's the reason for such provocations? he had planned on his own kick, kicker, fuqua fall. i truly put out a chena. there are many reasons why china seas taiwan is part of its territory. when they will absolutely not let go on. why don't tie one is a democracy only that the taiwanese people vote and decide, and the taiwanese government changes frequently. so you might have the common tongue party, which was long probation, noisy, albeit prudently, or the pro independent movement in which is also prudent,

but unwilling to yield to china and its dictates on the status of taiwan metal fed her or did that turn around, it could be put this poses a serious threat to the chinese regime poorly because according to beijing, if there are no universal values or democratic values, yes, in. yeah, these are western construction in yet, but does i let taiwan demonstrates otherwise after ok, she don't that it shows that china and chinese culture can function perfectly well within a fully democratic model. was he all i can it's also interesting that tie one is one of the most dynamic and active democracies in asia. if kids out there i saw say they were, they can, did gimble. cassie lee prove been any cure, any pre halter unless he, audrey ah, taiwan. has taken a path of democracy in diametric opposition to the authoritarian policies of

beijing. digital technology is used in both china and taiwan in public and political domains. but the way in which it's used could not be more different. as demonstrated by the pandemic. whereas china, imposed control and misinformed taiwan democratic system became more digital inclusive and transparent. and while the chinese government remained non transparent, taiwan actively listened to its citizens. it employed computer experts and ethical pirates known as civic hackers. like audrey tongue, who became interested in technology at a young age and is now

a self taught and highly talented internet expert tongue is a transgender woman who has been appointed taiwan minister of digital affairs. mean gender. she, sheena, so she's in a father. if william or m authoritarian states is bad at detecting the talent and innovations of it fits which are those don't see why you did to the yellow chill. so a boiler siena she said, how are okay kendall, in taiwan. you are codes and text messages were widely used. outage even during the early stages of the panorama. that is your goal. me. they were developed by computer scientists, engine family, and some were even working on a voluntary basis. 5 yoga is huge on when it's the chena, so we were to hear trying to make better choices.

taiwanese citizens know that their democratic system protects them against the beijing government. and during the pandemic, they generally supported all measures that benefited the common good, young q, r code to your it in shall. the q r codes provide a record of the people's daily mobility. she will make a t found her. she's as, as you know, showed sealing it national that said she had a gorge out me at 5, she brought that up was should in other countries or the people have concerns about data protection, nigel and privacy that spark mistrust johnson check. so they don't want to comply and participate. so dates can become authoritarian, sure, and misuse. the data of people all over the world admired the innovation and transparency of our democratic processes are changing. of course, our results are transparent. as all the methods we use,

then our shared values guarantee the hand template o gone to the dallas and coach as chacandra. when i was young ladies with to understand how this young democracy has prevailed on this tiny speck in the western pacific. we need to look back at its long history with . ready citron achia, to whole, i believe, shed as a co these islands of a mix of indigenous neatness, various australian ethnic chronology, colonized an important part of the maritime world. i'm booked on starting from egypt, him demona. e o. elizabeth. he lived on their islands without much communication

with the asian continent or the japanese archipelago as yet up until the 17th century. now her school decides 16 hundreds. the fate of taiwan could have gone in any direction or do such m. c. japanese were there. i saw the chinese lisa boy unofficially leasing while he just isolated individuals and none of his general temperature is on his reasoning. ah. during the 17th and 18th centuries, the islands didn't have one overarching government. everything was organized by tribes. the coast became a weigh station and the rapidly expanding maritime trade. at the same time, china and japan blocked access to their lands and a bid to stop any colonization attempts by the west. but the opium wars of the 19th century brought this isolation to an end

china succumbed to the british army and was forced to yield to the economic interests of western powers. ah, at the end of the 19th century, the chinese empire, which included taiwan, entered into a conflict with imperialist japan over its influence on the korean peninsula. japan won. and china seated taiwan for 50 years the japanese empire occupied and colonized the islands. ah, at the start of the 20th century, a political figure emerged in mainland china who established himself as the incarnation of

a new modern and democratic china. sun yet sent me in 1911. this revolutionary put an end to the feudal system. then on pooh ye, the last emperor of china, the ching dynasty that had ruled the chinese mainland for around 300 years, was overthrown. son yet sen became the 1st president of the republic of china. he ruled for just a few weeks, but his democratic ideals still resonate to day. mm . oh. son yet, sen is revered in taiwan as the founding father of the republic of china, taiwan official name. and likewise,

in the people's republic of china as the pioneer of the revolution. he's an important figure in the cultural and political identities on both sides of the strait and taiwan capital type. hey, the son yet sen. memorial hall is a popular attraction for chinese tourists who come to watch the changing of the guards. ah, by the 1930s, the colonized islands had become visibly more japanese. japan was making plans to expand its empire from here into se asia. it developed new communication lines and trade routes. ah . but when japan lost the 2nd world war in 1945,

it had to return taiwan to china. which was then led by the nationalist quo mean tongue party. under chung chi shack, the chinese communist party under mounts at tongue took a stand against these nationalists forces with support from the soviet union. chiang kai shek had support from the u. s. a civil war ignited between 2 chinese camps. ah, john chi shak lost and was forced to leave. he went into exile in taiwan in 1949. hundreds of thousands of loyal quote mean tongue supporters from mainland china followed him. darling acquitted. i went went i 2nd don't do said the patio initially. they, a taiwanese were happy to see the back of what they called the japanese dog as

welcome he boldly welcome the republic with open arms to junkies. whatever that enthusiasm quickly were, all he went toward mattie's were traumatized by the awful oppression that curt, following the events of february 28th 1947 fever. yeah. which ended in a massacre. yamazik. so after having welcome the departure of the japanese dog. i see, they said to themselves, the foundation now we have the chinese will hate you. other men no. nelly cushioned ocean won. lou on february 28th 1947. a crowd gathered in front of taipei city hall. they were protesting a brutal incident the previous day when a woman had been beaten by authorities for selling untaxed cigarettes move, warming tongue police fired into the crowd to disperse them. months of brutal oppression

followed with arrests torture. summary executions and imprisonment martial law was introduced. it was listed until 1987 mister young witnessed these events, the many years of dictatorship known as the white terror, or oblique, and tragic period in taiwanese history. that remains a sensitive subject to this day. all bellenger's it is eliza, the judge. my family members were among the victims just the extent of it only became clear in 1989. my father was educated, he was a dog. is good, he said. so as my grandfather is, he's in the hot young as ah, well who she miss lawrence and my father was arrested 3 times off 1st by the police

. they moved a lot than by the commandant and then by the military, please. or during this time, my grandfather disappeared for 2 months. a year he was imprison adobe luncheon awarded. susan jamil, my uncle. things were even worse. janese shall g l. he was a young university professor with a strong personality. he was very direct. i'm going to be. and do the whole him, it is one day they took him in each b t, as they threw him into the river. he thought, and he drowned. i'll give dude. yeah, you, alger j is, ah, i eat you jihad, it was part of a plan to bring the taiwanese elite under control. got 3 members of my family were big council, gigi. aah!

coleman tongue arrived. we quickly realized how backward they were, particularly when compared to the developments introduced by the japanese to be in the maza taiwan as taiwan don't, china is china doesn't work for the taiwanese. they are 2 different cultures. one which is so magenta. you tell them the 3 accepted this government choice. i don't. why mingled highway until so long, sir? ah,

at the end of the war, taiwan took a seat as a permanent member of the security council. the call mean time party was ruling the islands with an iron fist and enforcing colonial policies. continental chinese culture was given predominance. freedoms were suppressed. the press, censored, and history, rewritten ah tongue. i shake o gout, now continually 1949. having been defeated by mouth, hold for shank, i shipped rule was confined to taiwan. he, he wanted to reinforce chinese culture. there was to assert the taiwan was a chinese island still. he full stop,

truly country to social and historical facts that should high one's identity to be far more complex and won't be complex. after the colonization by the japanese and the authoritarianism of the chinese, taiwan faced another tragedy in 1971. this crucial event would change the political and diplomatic structure of taiwan. u. s. president richard nixon and his secretary of state henry kissinger secretly decided to visit china under president. now to make a deal regarding the vietnam war, the communist authorities had a stipulation. the one china policy, in other words, taiwan should be recognized as a part of china. this policy is still

aggressively pursued to this day. taiwan was excluded from the united nations security council. and china triumphantly took its place thus could lease it as you knew, lucy, lucy doyle, fetishes what lied to leap of piano. a resolution was passed that only the people's republic of china could represent chinese affairs of the united nations and no longer taiwan builders at which the u. s. did not vito's. i might, was originally proposed that taiwan should keep its seat after all they were to vietnam's to germany's chiang kai shek was so angry that the u. s. did abandon him that he refused on life, and the people's republic of china became the sole representative at the u. n. i now would have had no way of opposing the duel state and duel recognition idea. but sadly, it never came to that. so taiwan is now a strange diplomatic entity that doesn't officially exist,

but is actually very active here to make you want to keep it on m talker. he lost it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white as long as it catches mice. this was famously said by dung shopping, who succeeded now in the late 19 seventy's. he said the chinese communist party on course to liberalize the economy with. meanwhile, taiwan was rapidly industrialized along with south korea, hong kong and singapore, the island was one of the 4. so called tiger economies with booming economic growth . since the 1990s, the 2 chinese societies have followed radically different political paths despite their common economic interests.

likewise, also that she nearly read for me could unequal in the hot liquid in the chinese grove. well, i really cannot. microphone, really do. chinese economic in america was of this t slaugh the, the fact is that all of this came mainly from investments in china, from the outside. they were especially from taiwan, is just more k y l is autopay. it was taiwanese companies that went to china and invested there. they contributed significantly to china's economic growth and continue to do so without taiwanda the chinese economic miracle. as we know, it wouldn't have been identical unusual hulu. ready but while the quote in tongue still held on to dreams of re taking mainland china, the economic relationship between communist china and taiwan was about to take a major term between 2008 and 20. 16. wilmington member,

my young joe was the president of taiwan. during his 2nd term, he put forward the cross straight service trade agreement, which reinforced china's economic grasp on taiwan. it was met with fierce resistance from the democratic progressive party, who demanded transparency. the public, especially the younger generation, also became suspicious. many felt the agreement would be harmful to tie one's national interest. taiwanda predominate injury ship. ha ha. mambo jabante nationally. she woke isabel, mind you, my injured. he is a member of the chinese nationalist party for have been president since 20 oasis. little did. he knew that his plan was doomed to fail day. but this colleen company, especially those from the previous generation. listen, you very well that you don't negotiate with communist and back to, especially the chinese it on my because you always lose did. however, it was my injury, you held on to his illusion go. and as china grew, rather than be global dot ain't, he thought it was better to be on their side. you negotiate the best possible

position has long since that before it's too late to negotiate by then in position . let me, i'll push as someone has studied you politics, i find this completely absurd and astonishingly naive not to be as the communist will never negotiate and need to actually negotiate, but to buy to place hiccup or any of your don. by march 2014, a year of tension had been brewing between the conservative and democratic members of parliament over the murky free trade agreements with china. these were not favourable to taiwan ah, on march 17th, the night before, the agreements were to be signed without debate or discussion. there was a public outcry at that time one, jean ping was a leading cormin tongue member and president of the national legislature. oh that,

that's all to you in the common tongue, chairman johnson announced to the content of the agreements would not be included in the government statements. util. shibel, the parliamentary session was closed or so either beside the agreement had been approved without discussion. it didn't seem gordon that caused unrest among the public and missouri in a so whipple mat. on the evening of march, 18th, members of the opposition joined protests led by students. the events that followed became part of the poignant sunflower movement. a cornerstone of taiwanese political history. one of the movements key activists was a young political science student called lean fi fan in jail middle school, i believe. jordan, jordan said, depeacher's name p m, i 1st group of students forced their way into the parliament at yahoo at 9

o 5. a 2nd group is another entry, hunting to distract the police thought the strategy working to a nigger, as there were only a few police officers in the harlem and a good servicing, topping mill, them a thought. see, some students came in 3 different entrances. houses in the police were soon overpowered. you build me thing deliveries once we were in like it's awful. we faced a new problem. 35 in italian without a floor plan with pick up. we didn't, nor we around the building. once it went on with the door with a light switch, existing truly means a whole. how did you turn on the air conditioning didn't and then i came, you all just had to find out when wait and see control. so in the situation became sort of organic guilty that goes on hagar organic to suit the good didn't everyone had their cell phones to film what was happening and live stream it on might be bombs or don't, or, or memory or, and also the reach of digital technology that meant lots of people could join along with the way one with a concrete feel have door as

a can no longer think offensive resizing. by occupying the parliament building, the students demonstrated to the whole country just how much resistance there was to these trade agreements. the longer the occupation went on the further the political debates spread. citizens mainly participated in the movement online at the heart of these discussions was a new platform run by audrey tongue and a number of civic hackers called gov 0. ah, how shy young was among the 1st generation of these dedicated i t experts

law. 0 i fully during the sunflower movement, he and various other software developers put the trade agreements online, making them widely available so that people could properly discuss them. oh, yeah, he got, i'll have, i say how i says here, onions or as of, as we had started a project 6 months before the some cloud movement with us. we wanted to set up digital resources on the way to enable people to understand the contents of the agreements with china, shit, media to go. so how, how that are all it is the mom she goes to the labor day. typically what godaddy does or so that's easy, normally face obama, she went and was eager. the government at the time was presenting his campaign as a boost the economy. also when he saw or saying people of fools, i don't need to know where doing tell you leave it to us. we'll take care a better feel. now was also easy to resolve that they let annoyed me and all my

colleagues that. now this is worse, we believe that a software engineer, we have the means to make a change on the case is a boy, this is a lie. hang on a mental health, your guide, ah, their 1st order call was to explain how the agreement would impact the business world. something the government had failed to address, or software developers he wanted to participate in the movement. gov 0 was the place where technology and the ramifications for society came together. a couch our young launched the gob. 0 platform in 2012. audrey tom regularly contributed play. everybody in the number of contributors grew rapidly during the sunflower movement.

in leona shaw and she's short on cape a half inch on while i can show woman things can be turned around in the digital world door and then people can access the wide range of opinions and discuss amongst themselves. ok. they can find common values and share their creativity. digital democracy is very different to analog democracy, to others, happier. in april 2014 the campaign to bolster economic allegiances between communist china and the corman town was suspended. the protests had worked. ah, ah ah ah,

to years later that failure of the quote mean tongue party impacted the election results. sighing when leader of the democratic progressive party became the 1st female president of taiwan. to gun down it is young linda, indiana young, tin civilian. it was the movement that brought about the resounding defeat at the common time in 2016 cohen with only $35.00 seats. the party lost his majority for the 1st time he, he does, the consequences were severe. mm . to hold as finally civil disobedience was recognized from a legal standpoint and that a never happened anti wines, legal history on it. i don't know whether things would have gone this way elsewhere, which i think this is your go with aren't. those are andy's is

womans in the kite hall hall woman city the we now know that we can tell the government, you know, we're not doing it like the dollars. it's horton. we'll just say that i sing so such a new concept to young people gannons. i'll say a face don't, don't yell, sunflower movement showed us our power 1000. when we the people who have the real power means highs. it saddens and doesn't inc, aaliyah ah, and yet she's got a phone pneumonia. do my angel as you parties did not resume negotiations under my in june about and they obviously weren't taken out during sighing. when's presidency either had plenty of this handful of student again, when he said there were just a few dozen to start with the affair. managed to overpower, they were not only the time, and he's government, but also china a cause

a china that is crushing hong kong goes on kaiser built concentration counseling leaders, julia cook, joe white tote, men shooting culture. just. you've been almost a bessy dope in that for years now. the managed to stop negotiations. it would have seen taiwan on. okay. lose itself recently, but he does. he says one to ah, thanks to the sunflower movement, all over taiwan. there are now teams of designers who work to make important information accessible. some groups, for example, focus on complicated government budget documents. they transform them into easy to understand graphics. ah, the designers use open source software with conversion tables that are both accurate and pertinent. ah,

the defense budget for example, can be converted to be seen in terms of the average cost of a lunch or the education budget and leaders of milk. ah, just 2 years after its i in, when was elected taiwan enacted a series of progressive laws in 2019 taiwan became the 1st country in asia to legalize same sex marriage in 2020 thanks to a quota system. the proportion of female members of parliament rose to 42 percent

palostio taca, of former spokesperson for the presidential office was one of them. as an m p, she is pushed forward. a bill concerning the cultural protection of taiwanese indigenous people was and then that she had land fall while women switched florida bill to protect the fundamental rights of indigenous peoples. chin needs to act, then natasha whole kaiser. this gave indigenous peoples a bigger boy and her to go home and help them to gain greater acceptance. all passion, manufacture. ah, dawn gentlemen. so darwin, hawkins rental indigenous culture here has rapidly diminished over the last century

ny quite soothing, shall she now. so he eats his shirt the was use if you ask me what's left of it to day there. bolton, wasn't babylonians or bell, tell you that more has been long self than preserved also. shall i go ahead quite which is how under mean so far for it? i once indigenous peoples yards, the process of democratization is crucial and preserving their identities, duran tissue disease. gov is auntie and seen the abortion. we're now taking things one step at a time that does that. if the, if the bodies is since you manage out and re recognize that they have lost alonda, so that a pool ah, the diesel, valiant, we now call indigenous languages. national languages are tear bargains or means with a we've decided that they should be considered official. languages could one vanish

. the committee has made online dictionaries for 16 indigenous languages and only on why at io toys in charlotte. so the actually out what's on, how should i information technology connect machines, digital technology connect people which on this i'm referring to one of the campaign pledges of president sighing way to make broadband access by human right? broadband as a human role that doesn't just mean access to the internet along the way, but also communication beyond borders and what so sheldon is on one level or did that cut there? she, as she don't exist, was audrey today, only a very small minority wants to join the current chinese political system or don't, sir, as he claimed, at the same time level or only as,

as more minority wanted to declare independence is lucy claim. you know, their basket is the taiwanese people have no desire to enter into conflict with beijing. the could engine. blackie boys tied me up on, gasped with some prolong, don't go fet, we listen. i'm agitated. level food i shall day when in fact the majority of taiwanese want some kind of status quo on while hoping for protection or some sort of guarantees from major democracies like the u. s. in the event that china takes military action to speed up her unification with taiwan at all said, also, i want your media. deborah bottle cader deck cd allowing she guess young. i think they were oh, i knew me on the new guy whom ponca lou groovy on the machine. what nearer to scenario was the chinese government duke. we consider a military operation against taiwan kelly. soon the 1st no gun is if it was sure to

win a la does yen set him situated taiwan cleaned independent mortgage? well, well sir, actually it isn't one of her tie up. but if it changed its name to the republic of taiwan or from warsaw rescission, but only on i been good day one for that would force the communist party to go to war. national key fog, even if it wasn't certain it would went off. i expose it ah, lawsuit and i want you men not to go in there by sure the loop gain you don't, in my opinion. china wouldn't launch a military mission and was sure to windows it. why see it? because losing to taiwan, could you spell the beginning of the end for the communist regime in china? yeah. and that's not an option for the regime or bush im paula english. oh boy, is a doyle fashion. aha, no. a pale i with al, regarding china's aggression against taiwan on war. the comments, not just military but also took the mattress on the way ship. hey, all way i would like to call on the whole world to take an interest in taiwan,

dean yal, jam part that. yeah. got it. suppose it's on over by in the off or william way. every one needs to be brain with organ should tie one or it's here that are your younger. you're gone. if we share the same values of democracy, freedom, angel, openness and human race. that badger you think it should be clear to everyone that taiwan, which is a solid partner for the future, abundant these young well, just to high one has always thought of itself as a small country in ways how long you are. the ones who says we're small and i go south about is it and so on the or did that come from the common tongue? google mean will years i've been asking how small taiwan really is high ones in the selma. oh

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