
Why a decades-old deadly crackdown on democracy is becoming more important for Taiwan today
CNN
As Taiwan marks 75 years since the 228 incident, interest in the island's painful journey to democracy is growing -- as are fears that it could be taken away.
Before he was sentenced, guards punched him, forced him to drink his own blood, and hung him upside down while they poured salty water into his mouth, he said.
Malaysian-born Chin had come to Taiwan to study at university in 1967, but attracted the attention of the island's secret police in 1971. He doesn't know why.

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