An asteroid discovered in 2007 has been named after acclaimed Taiwanese artist and 228 Incident victim Chen Cheng-po. The astronomers who discovered the celestial body chose the artist for his ...

The diary offers insights into his time in prison. It is an archival record that bore testimony to Taiwan’s history. I was born in the same year as Deng, the year of the 228 Incident. It has been 36 ...

Chen Cheng-po was killed during the 228 Incident in 1947, in the aftermath of the then-Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) regime’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters across Taiwan. Chen Cheng ...

However, the incident has raised concerns in Taipei, particularly amid China's aggressive territorial claims over Taiwan and its escalating military activities in the region. Authorities in Taiwan ...

In 1949, in the wake of the 228 Incident (in which anti-government protesters launched a rebellion that was violently put down by authorities), Taiwan came under martial law, and through much of ...