76 years after deadly massacre, Taiwanese still commemorate and debate the tragedy

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Feb. 28 marks the day that Chinese nationalists, who had recently taken over the island of Taiwan, committed a great massacre there. It’s been 76 years since those events, but Taiwanese people are still debating what actually happened during that time, and which apologies are still owed. Ashish Valentine reports from Taipei on the day’s commemorations, some of which were interrupted by protests.

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