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The Double Ten National Day is the National Day of the Republic of China, held on October 10 every year. This year's theme is "Happy Birthday to the Republic of China", with TAIWAN. TOGETHER AS ONE is the core spirit, and the double ten graphics are designed based on the chip matrix concept.
The 115th National Day Convention kicked off today with the singing of the national anthem led by 10 representatives of disaster prevention warriors, the Kinmen County Chorus, and the Kinmen Children’s Chorus of the Kinmen Winery Hu Lian Culture and Arts Foundation. At the same time, a Chinook troop transport helicopter hoisted a huge national flag, 18 meters long and 12 meters wide, and flew over the square in front of the Presidential Palace to celebrate Double Ten with the entire audience. (Photo taken by reporter Fang Bin)
The 115th National Day Convention kicked off today with the singing of the national anthem led by 10 representatives of disaster prevention warriors, the Kinmen County Chorus, and the Kinmen Children’s Chorus of the Kinmen Winery Hu Lian Culture and Arts Foundation. At the same time, a Chinook troop transport helicopter hoisted a huge national flag, 18 meters long and 12 meters wide, and flew over the square in front of the Presidential Palace to celebrate Double Ten with the entire audience.
The theme of this year's National Day is "Happy Birthday to the Republic of China". The main visual extends the theme set by the Legislative Yuan and the chairman of the celebration preparation committee Han Kuo-yu, with TAIWAN. TOGETHER AS ONE is created with the core spirit in mind, and the double ten graphic is composed of the chip matrix concept. The National Day Ceremony was held in the square in front of the Presidential Palace in the morning and was divided into three stages: the prelude, the National Day Ceremony, and the theme performance.
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The prologue warm-up stage started at 8:57. The Naluwan Music and Dance Troupe and the Pingtung Native Tribal Youth Association presented the vitality of aboriginal youth and the aboriginal cultural heritage. Performance teams composed of the Joint Band of the Ministry of National Defense and the Honor Corps of the Three Services, Zhuangjing Vocational College, Xiaoming Girls' High School Flag Troupe, Hakka Committee and other units performed in sequence.
The national anthem at the National Day Convention was sung this year by 10 representatives of disaster prevention fighters, as well as the Kinmen County Choir and the Kinmen Children’s Chorus of the Kinmen Winery Hu Lian Culture and Arts Foundation. In addition, the Department of Religion and Ceremonies of the Ministry of Interior, the Department of Cooperation and People's Organizations, the Alternative Service Training and Management Center, the Fire Department, the Land Management Bureau, the National Parks Department and the Central Police University sent 10 representatives who are experienced in various industries and have disaster prevention qualifications to gather in front of the house.
While the national anthem was played in front of the presidential palace, a CH-47SD Chinook troop transport helicopter hoisted a huge national flag 18 meters long and 12 meters wide. Accompanied by two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, they flew over the square in front of the presidential palace from north to south. The national flag fleet soared into the sky, demonstrating the superb flight technology and solid combat power of the Army Aviation Force, and attracted the attention of the entire audience.
While the national anthem was played in front of the presidential palace, a CH-47SD Chinook troop transport helicopter hoisted a huge national flag 18 meters long and 12 meters wide, accompanied by two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, flying over the square in front of the presidential palace from north to south. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)
The prologue warm-up stage started at 8:57. The Naluwan Music and Dance Troupe and the Pingtung Native Tribal Youth Association presented the vitality of aboriginal youth and the aboriginal cultural heritage. Performance teams composed of the Joint Band of the Ministry of National Defense and the Honor Corps of the Three Services, Zhuangjing Vocational College, Xiaoming Girls' High School Flag Troupe, Hakka Committee and other units performed in sequence. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)
The prologue warm-up stage started at 8:57. The Naluwan Music and Dance Troupe and the Pingtung Native Tribal Youth Association presented the vitality of aboriginal youth and the aboriginal cultural heritage. Performance teams composed of the Joint Band of the Ministry of National Defense and the Honor Corps of the Three Services, Zhuangjing Vocational College, Xiaoming Girls' High School Flag Troupe, Hakka Committee and other units performed in sequence. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)
The prologue warm-up stage started at 8:57. The Naluwan Music and Dance Troupe and the Pingtung Native Tribal Youth Association presented the vitality of aboriginal youth and the aboriginal cultural heritage. Performance teams composed of the Joint Band of the Ministry of National Defense and the Honor Corps of the Three Services, Zhuangjing Vocational College, Xiaoming Girls' High School Flag Troupe, Hakka Committee and other units performed in sequence. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)

Minister of Health and Welfare Shi Chongliang issued a clarification in response to Kuomintang legislator Li Yanxiu's statement that "social workers will provide drugs in the community." He emphasized that the harm reduction program neither encourages the use of drugs nor requires social workers to distribute drugs. He also explained that the program content includes providing clean needles, methadone maintenance treatment, infection screening and assisting drug addicts to return to society. He called on not to let unnecessary talk distort the program and interfere with the work of frontline personnel.

President Lai Ching-te delivered a speech on National Day, reviewing the achievements of Taiwan's 30th anniversary of direct democratic elections, emphasizing that freedom, democracy and economic development can go hand in hand, and called for the upcoming nine-in-one local elections to select the talented and capable, and not to be threatened or induced. Political parties can compete and have different opinions, but Taiwan should not be divided because of this, and we need to jointly protect the country and democratic system.

Kuomintang legislator Lin Siming publicly canvassed votes for the party's candidates when delivering a speech at the National Day flag-raising ceremony in Hsinchu County, saying he wished them success and a high vote. Zeng Shengkai, candidate for Zhubei mayor of the Democratic Progressive Party, criticized his behavior for violating administrative neutrality, while Zheng Chaofang, candidate for Hsinchu county mayor, called for promoting cross-party cooperation with love and tolerance and focusing on urban construction.

President Lai Ching-te delivered a speech at the 115th National Day Ceremony, with the theme "Taiwan, City on a Mountain, Salt on the Ground, Light on the World," emphasizing national unity, pragmatic governance and democratic defense. He also elaborated on the policy directions of population policy, housing, energy, anti-fraud and social welfare, and called for joint efforts to build a solid national foundation.

In an interview after the National Day flag-raising ceremony, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan responded to the controversial remarks of KMT legislator Li Yanxiu, pointing out that the source of the incident originated from Shen Boyang's article in 2014, and reiterated his opposition to the entry of drugs into communities and schools, emphasizing that social workers should not be involved in the implementation of alternative therapies, and that professional medical institutions should be responsible.

The Legislative Yuan Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee will hold its first meeting on October 12. New convening committee member Xu Qiaoxin invites Defense Minister Gu Lixiong to report on the withdrawal and replacement of flight personnel. Jie Zhong, a researcher at the Chinese Strategic Foresight Association, once pointed out that the scholarships for continued active service of flying officers will decrease by about 4% next year compared with this year, the fourth consecutive year of decline, and a decrease of nearly 10% compared with 112 years ago, indicating that the retention problem of senior flying officers has not improved.