Taiwan’s 109th National Day Draws Support and Controversy

Indian journalists receive directive from China to not suggest Taiwan is an independent country

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce attends at press availability in Markham, Ontario, on Friday July 24, 2020. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Taiwan celebrated its National Day on Saturday October 10 and, as often happens, it has been fraught with potential tension with the Chinese regime.

Some of those marking the event were Ontario’s Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, who largely stayed away from Taiwan’s ongoing tensions with the Chinese regime.