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Both the 228 Incident (White Terror in Taiwan) and the June 4 Incident (Tiananmen Square Incident in Beijing) are like mirrors, reminding the leaders on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to engage in soul-searching and learn lessons.

— Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou (2013)

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Statement made in commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen incident, 4 June 2013.

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