STATUE ABUSE
This picture taken on August 27, 2014 shows a man filming a statue of the late nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek that has been vandalized with paint and reads, “go to hell” in the northern city of Keelung. One has been beheaded, others defaced. Pranksters dress some in costumes. Statues of Taiwan’s former ruler Chiang Kai-shek have been increasingly targeted as the island confronts its authoritarian past. AFP PHOTO
This picture taken on August 27, 2014 shows a man filming a statue of the late nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek that has been vandalized with paint and reads, “go to hell” in the northern city of Keelung. One has been beheaded, others defaced. Pranksters dress some in costumes. Statues of Taiwan’s former ruler Chiang Kai-shek have been increasingly targeted as the island confronts its authoritarian past. AFP PHOTO
TAIPEI: One has been beheaded, others defaced. Pranksters dress some in costumes. Statues of Taiwan’s former ruler Chiang Kai-shek have been increasingly targeted as the island confronts its authoritarian past.