President Lai Ching-te has spoken at an event commemorating 60 years since political science professor Peng Ming-min was arrested for attempting to distribute his democratic manifesto. Peng would go on to become a symbol of Taiwan's democratization and the country's struggle for transitional justice.
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00:00Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has spoken at an event commemorating the 60th anniversary
00:05of a key moment in Taiwan's democratization.
00:30Authorities arrested political science professor Peng Ming-min alongside two of his students
00:42in September 1964 for attempting to distribute a democratic manifesto.
00:48Peng escaped Taiwan in 1970, living in exile for over two decades.
00:53Although Peng died in 2022, he remains a symbol of Taiwan's democracy movement and continued
00:58pushes for transitional justice.