刘晓波因为在呼吁和平政治改革的宣言《零八宪章》中所起的作用，而被判处11年有期徒刑；正在服刑的他因癌症去世一事，也加剧了对台湾人权倡导人士李明哲(Lee Ming-cheh)命运的担忧。 3月，李明哲在抵达中国南方省份广东后失踪。

中国的执政党共产党不曾统治台湾，但宣称它是中国领土的一部分，如有需要，将通过武力统一。曾经统治过中国的国民党在1949年的内战中败给了共产党，之后逃到了这座岛上。如今，更多的台湾居民以台湾人自居，不认为自己是中国人，也很少支持与中国统一。

In 2017, Cheh steered her D.C. Council Transportation and the Environment committee into a high-profile investigation of alleged corruption in the city’s contracting process, which was supposed ...

Cheh says she chided Bonds that such an explanation “strikes me as having some revisionism here,” but added that “I don’t care” if it means her legislation moves forward.

Taiwanese rights activist Lee Ming-cheh was sentenced to five years’ jail for subversion by a mainland Chinese court, making him the first person from Taiwan to be convicted of the offence.

Cheh suspects that DACL’s opposition, in particular, has contributed to Bonds’ decision to advance her substitute. Agency officials have generally been supportive of Cheh’s legislation in ...

Mary M. Cheh was widely predicted to win a fifth consecutive term representing the ward on the D.C. Council, leaving Ward 3 headed for a sleepy Democratic primary in June.

Cheh, appearing with Gray at a Tenleytown pizza parlor, said she hoped to “bring a certain level of comfort” to her constituents about the man who will probably be their next mayor.

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Only two Washington, D. C. council members have had the honor of being sworn into office by a Supreme Court justice. Councilmember Mary Cheh received the honor when Justice ...

WASHINGTON — Potholes, cracked pavement and crumbling roadways. It's the nation's capital, but D.C. has some of the worst paved roads in the United States. “Ninety-two percent of the city' ...

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 01:11:23 GMT (1718327483494) Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1.0.0 (common) 57412d650c5134eb27a8f0bf7ac5858e59762965 ...

Mounting community opposition to the 2010 Campus Plan gained a new ally on March 17, when D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) declared her intention to testify against the proposal. Cheh made the ...