TAIPEI (AFP) - A radical Taiwanese independence group said Sunday they had pulled down a statue of the founding father of the nationalist republic who fled from the Chinese mainland to the island more than six decades ago.
The event, which was condemned by politicians and supporters of the ruling nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) party, illustrates how hostility towards Beijing still runs deep within some Taiwanese circles, despite years of improving ties between the two former foes.
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