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[Luke de Pulford @lukedepulford]

People forget how much Taiwan has sacrificed for its freedoms.

I was recently in the ballroom where the end of martial law was declared (Grand Hotel, Taipei). After, I visited the Nylon Cheng (鄭南榕) memorial museum, where his daughter told me about his tragic self-immolation.

Cheng fought and died for freedom of speech. His publication, Freedom Era Weekly, was the subject of constant state harassment. After he published a proposal for a constitution for the Republic of Taiwan, he was charged with sedition, and ordered to appear before court.

He wouldn't go.

He stayed in his locked office for 71 days. Eventually, as the police prepared to storm the building to arrest him, he sent his family to shelter from the coming blaze, and set his own office on fire.

Today, the charred remains of that office are preserved as they were. Even the burned boots he was wearing when he died. His daughter (鄭竹梅) now shows people around the museum. She showed me the last letter she wrote him. She was too young to understand what was happening. Showing it to me, 37 years later, she was still visibly upset.

Cheng's story of self-sacrifice was not unique. 30 years since their first presidential elections, some foreign onlookers doubt the power of these raw memories in the collective Taiwanese consciousness, and the yearning they represent.

Some even speculate about the commitment of Taiwan to its democracy. I don't understand this. Everywhere I go, I encounter the spirit that gave rise to a figure like Nylon Cheng, together with a profound understanding of the price of democracy that, frankly, puts many in my own country to shame.

Remembering him today, and on April 7th, now an official day to honour his memory. Do visit the museum if you're in Taipei. https://t.co/0fFjJpFxtn

[Jojje Olsson @jojjeols]

Pretty amazing how many world-class companies that can be found on this small island.

Leading semiconductor and consumer electronic manufacturers, several outstanding aircraft carriers and of course the bicycle factories!

[Bonnie Glaser / 葛來儀 @BonnieGlaser]

The world can learn a lot from Taiwan. As a result of collective efforts, Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs reported a 96 per cent fall in online scam ads last year and a 94 per cent reduction in identity impersonation. https://t.co/4zHg09p5Qk

[CharliΞ @deftony83]

@theMadridZone @COPE Cry Babies... I remember Cristiano ate all the boos and responded with goals.. Now the club is kidnapped by pussies.... FOK EM

[Roye @hyderoye]

@visegrad24 Either of these is way better than the current one.

[凪 @yajin_ume]

幫大家複習一下。偷台積電2奈米技術的東京威力就是那間有主管職場霸凌交大機械碩畢工程師，逼下屬自殺死了然後這主管買炸雞請全部門的人來慶祝下屬自殺的公司，而這個主管自己把Linkedin關起來避風頭過去就沒事了。

[拾柒 @april17tw]

看完零日攻擊第1集，我刻意在客廳的電視播放，本來家人還說看別的，我強壓所有反對意見。後來大家都看了。

第1集對台灣人的課題我自己認為是台灣簽署和平協議，可不可以避免與中國戰爭換來和平？新任的總統就算兒子被中共綁架威脅，也不���意簽協議，傳遞給觀眾：

簽和平協議無法和平。

這個就夠了。

[Toni Kroos @ToniKroos]

Told you

[Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) @TaiwanMonitor]

This morning, Taiwan decommissioned its last nuclear reactor, entering the last phase of its "nuclear-free homeland" energy policy.

In 2024, Taiwan imported 97% of its energy, making its energy intensive industries potentially vulnerable to blockade.

Given the ongoing interest in Taiwan's energy policy and vulnerability, we are re-sharing our visualization made several months ago showing the distribution of Taiwan's energy import infrastructure.

[Troll Football @TrollFootball]

Match time is trolling Barca

[takumi @usahanablanc]

民進黨並沒有反對多5天假，這是民進��的版本。
我自己有自己的版本，當然不會去按贊成藍白版本吧？

然後就看到一堆藍白立委在那邊邀功，然後利用資訊落差故意用民進黨反對多5天假來製造勞工對執政黨的誤解。

藍白立委真好意思，當初刪7天假的是馬英九政府耶！

[拾柒 @april17tw]

我在罷韓時沒有告訴家人，因為爸媽就是韓粉。查好民進黨議員的辦事處，趁上班午休手刀前往簽好連署書。

甚至家人看到罷韓新聞時還警告我是不是有去連署？我還說謊「我怎麼可能會去連署？我根本不知道要去哪裡連署。」

生活在異溫層有類似困擾的人，你就秘密行事。跨區到民進黨議員辦事處連署就行了。

[Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova]

The excessively emotional and hypocritical outcry from Europe over Ukraine has become unbearable. These empty platitudes are crafted to provoke the right emotional reactions rather than to drive meaningful action. Instead, over the past three years, Europe should have focused on adopting a partial war economy, developing an efficient defense industry, enforcing its own sanctions rather than circumventing them through Russia’s proxies, strengthening Ukraine’s international diplomatic standing beyond mere virtue-signaling in the Global South, and, most importantly, fulfilling its commitments to supply the necessary weapons systems and ammunition for Ukraine’s defense. That would have accomplished far more than the current wave of emotional theatrics in Europe.

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Heute vor 78 Jahren 👇

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Around half of the world’s population live in places that went to the polls in 2024.

But despite the election extravaganza, global democracy has reached a new low, according to the latest index by @TheEIU https://t.co/CROsI8Uh1v

[Bonnie Glaser / 葛來儀 @BonnieGlaser]

Beijing continues to distort the intent of UN Resolution 2758. It didn’t address the one China principle. FM Zhou Enlai said at the time that it didn’t resolve the issue of Taiwan’s status. It’s time to be honest about this issue. https://t.co/wWSE8MtsyE

[Josh Ellis @goteamjoshphoto]

After working so tirelessly to slash the country’s budget for sport, it’s absolutely amazing that this fella still has the guts to make a social media post celebrating the country’s baseball team qualifying for the World Baseball Classic.

Shameless politician.

[Roye @hyderoye]

原來 M1A2T 的 T 是指 Taiwan 特��版。咦怎麼不是 M1A2ROC 呢？😌