Formosa Magazine
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Formosa Magazine, also known as Mei-li-tao (Template:Zh), was a magazine created by Tangwai individuals in Taiwan during the summer of 1979. It opposed the Kuomintang's political monopoly in the Republic of China government. A police raid of the Formosa Press caused the Kaohsiung Incident in December 1979.
There were 61 participants; less than ten were truly active, namely,
- Huang Hsin-chieh, publisher<ref name="taiday">Template:Cite news</ref>
- Chang Chun-hung, chief editor<ref name="taiday"/>
- Shih Ming-teh, general manager<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Hsu Hsin-liang, editor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Annette Lu, editor
- Lin Yi-hsiung, circulation manager<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Yao Chia-wen, circulation controller<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The opening celebration took place in Mandarina Crown Hotel (中泰賓館) in the afternoon of 8 September 1979.<ref name=HCJ /> A blockade by the military ensued, sometimes known as the Mandarina Crown Hotel Incident. For the next three months until the raid, branches were opened throughout Taiwan. Opening were followed by speeches and conferences.
Formosa Magazine was owned by The Formosa Plastics Group, a group of companies originally founded in 1954 in part funded by an American economic aid mission. <ref name="Cooper">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="OceanPlastics">Template:Cite web</ref>
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