„Handle so, daß die Maxime deines Willens jederzeit zugleich als Prinzip einer allgemeinen Gesetzgebung gelten könne." -- Kategorischer Imperativ, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
The leading party KMT has a pro-China policy and determined to apply an illegal educational adjustment on student education. This adjustment includes modifing the history telling and erasing the "white terror period" when KMT invaded in Taiwan and took over the control of this island, so called Formosa after World War II.
This was the third movement since "318 Sun flower " in Taiwan and "926 Umbrella Revolution"in Hong Kong. All of them showing the will of people at both sides demanding democracy against the influence of China. However, these un-armed students, about 30 in number, were forced to give up their cell phones under the threat of the outnumbered anti-terror squart. Their safety is a major concern. (Due to a lot people in Taipei got hurt on Mar 24, 2014 when breaking into Executive Yuan protest against the illegal "Cross-Strait Agreement") KMT is notorious for their violent act.
After a long struggle for an opening review of illegal educational adjustment, the minister Sehwa Wu still decided not to face students' propose taking back the adjustment on education material, even after the court declared the adjustment of education is illegal.
The speech freedom fighter , Cheng Nan-Jung, who set himself on fire to protest the enforcement of martial law on Apr, 7, 1989 was also erased from the history text book in the adjustment.
It revealed that the leading party KMT is stubborn and ignore the will of people in Taiwan.
More attention is needed for these students as they crying out for
" Taking back illegal educational adjustment"
" We want to see the minister Wu Sehwa".
The democracy seed is surely growing in the young generation of Taiwan. They need your attention and sharing this information.
[12] LiuWS, A student against illegal education adjustment using his life to protest the government in Taiwan, 2015-07-31 http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1260749
The conflict induced by illegal education adjustment had gone to a higher level.
After illegal arrest of news reporter, the minister of education Sehua Wu even sued all the students under the will of political party, KMT. 3 days later after the breaking in the ministry of education, a protest student “Lin” who is also arrested sent a coded message "HELP" before he was found dead at home on his birthday,7/30/2015. This is believed to be his most serious protest against this cold-blood government.
The picture 1
8, 5, 12, 16 was the alphabet order for “ H. E. L. P”
And this is his birthday will that the Minister to take back the illegal adjustment.
The tragedy began with the minister of education filed an order asking all chiefs of schools to investigate the background of all the students arrested and inform their parents.
This gave all the students tremendous psychological pressure after they being held prison over night in jail with real criminals in 6/23. It is believed that the government is using their parents' fear to control their children. The same pattern controlling people used by the government in white terror ear when KMT invaded Taiwan and took over the control after World War II.
But the plan of KMT all went wrong after one the speech man of student's league against illegal education adjustment committed suicide to protest the government and the leading party KMT, who supported pressing charges on students the most.
The student, with "Lin" as his family name, left messages to his friend on LINE
"I have thought of a way to stop this illegal education adjustment, on my birthday 7/30."
"This is the only way I can do it now"
"I will let the media and people all discuss about this widely"
"As long as I am alive, I will respect my own value"
The movement of against illegal education adjustment has started 3 years ago but never rose much attention until recently they have no choice but broke into the Ministry of Education.
Before it, the students had tried everything they could, including open discussion, setting a law of monitor education adjustment, public debate, etc. But the leading party behind the Minister of education never took a serious look at them.
The students said they are ignored because they are under 20 and can't vote.
And this made them very frustrating and felt no one really understand them.
"Why are they doing this so dangerous and so tiresome?"
"Is there no adults really care about us?"
There might have been chances to avoid this.
If the lowering of voting age to 18 has not been technically blocked by the leading party KMT this year in Jun, when the DPP, second big party try to revise the law, the student "Lin" may have a better way to express himself , like running a campaign, instead of committing suicide.
It is believed that the leading party has lost most of the vote in the young generation after 318 Sun flower movement in 2014 and so KMT won't let DPP, the second big party, to revise the constitutional law along with the voting of president in next January, 2016. (Due to the high attendance demand on revising the constitutional law, this is the only chance for public voting of lowering voting age to work in Taiwan)
After the student's death, the leading party soon announced this student has psychological problem (which is violating the law of personal privacy even it is true) and claimed this has nothing to do with the government’s act.
After the minister Sehua Wu finally came to visit the parents of this young, 20 in age student, who just appeared on TV interview talking about why he is being accused for doing a rightful thing in a clear mind, the minister still think he is not the one to be blamed and even held a news press meeting in the victim's home.
However, when being asked whether taking back the illegal education adjustment and drop all the charges on students, the minister Sehua Wu just said "of course I will think of all options to press my good intention" instead of solid answer after a long pause before live camera.
As the minister could not make any solid promise, the friends of this student "Lin" began to yell "Killer minister" and Sehua Wu soon left the building. These students kept gathering around the minister Sehua Wu and calling him a killer, but soon they were pulled down to ground by a black shirt plain clothes police. He was identified due to leaving with a vehicle registered as property of New Taipei city, where the Mayor Eric Chu or Chu Li-luan is the chief of KMT. This even provoked more anger in people at Taiwan due to KMT using police force like their personal body guard to hurt students.
Picture 2 and 3 police and his car
The news soon covered all the news media and internet in Taiwan, including facebook, google+, Twitter, PTT website, Linkedin. There are people gathering around the Ministry of Education moaning for the loss of this young life in the evening. Driven by anger, people broke into the Legislation Yuan again later to urge the government to hold a meeting to stop illegal adjustment and the minister Sehua Wu might step down.
Picture 4 people protesting against KMT and Minister Sehua Wu 7/30/15
It is an ironic coincidence, the police Chief who arrest the students, was also the same one who tried to arrest Cheng Nan-Jung 26 years ago.
As mentioned before in CNN ireport, this became the third largest movement since 318 Sunflower movement and 926 Umbrella revolution in 2014. People in Taiwan will always remember freedom and democracy are earned by the sacrifice of so many heroes, like Cheng Nan-Jung, and his follower Chan I-hua who set themself on fire 26 years ago to protest the martial law. They finally earned the speech freedom for every single person in Taiwan with the cost of their own life.
Picture 5 Cheng Nan-Jung, the speech freedom fighter who sacrifice himself 26 years ago
We sincerely hope this is the last life we have to pay to make Taiwan a normal, free and democratic country and the education free from brain-washing. Although there is a still long way to go, people in Taiwan never give up. Because the dawn is coming, the whole generations are now all awakened and fighting for themselves.
