One of Taiwan’s most prominent China-friendly politicians was recalled as mayor of the self-ruled island’s third-largest city—the second electoral setback in less than six months for Taiwanese advocates of a more accommodating posture toward Beijing.
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Fallen Star of Taiwan’s China-Friendly KMT Faces Historic Recall
民主的可貴：可罷免成市長Taiwan Voters Throw China-Friendly Mayor Out of Office：韓國瑜將解除職務，可取消警察/軍隊的預算 Cities Ask if It’s Time to Defund Police and ‘Reimagine’ Public Safety
可取消警察/軍隊的預算支持defund
Cities Ask if It’s Time to Defund Police and ‘Reimagine’ Public Safety
Calls to defund, downsize or abolish police departments are gaining new traction, with advocates arguing that many police tasks would be better left to others.
The calls to redirect money away from the police come as local governments face the economic fallout from the coronavirus.
• 明尼阿波利斯市議會承諾解散當地警察局 。週一，該市議會的九名議員承諾啟動解散警察局程序，並在這座長期以來被指控存在種族主義執法的城市中建立一個新的公共安全系統。對於多年來呼籲對警察進行改革的活動人士來說，此舉代表著可能帶來徹底轉變的一個關鍵節點。
英語での defund の意味
defund
verb [ T ] US
UK
/ˌdiːˈfʌnd/ US /ˌdiːˈfʌnd/
to stop providing the money to pay for something:
She opposes any proposal to defund US troops.
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