TAICHUNG, Taiwan: A leading dissident who fled China after pro-democracy protests were crushed in 1989 launched an election bid in Taiwan Friday, calling on the island’s government to stand up to Beijing.
Former student activist Wu’er Kaixi, who has been barred from the mainland since fleeing after the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, accused the Taiwan authorities of “self-censorship” in their approach to Beijing as he announced his candidacy for parliamentary elections.
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