President Lai marked Freedom of Speech Day on April 7, saying freedom should not be used to exterminate freedom. The remarks come after three Chinese nationals living in Taiwan were expelled for social media videos that were judged to advocate cross-strait unification by force.
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00:00Freedom should not be used to exterminate freedom. That was the message
00:04from President Lai Ching-de on Taiwan's Freedom of Speech Day. Lai's comments
00:09come after three Chinese spouses living in Taiwan had their residency permits
00:13revoked over social media videos supporting a Chinese takeover of the
00:17country. The president was speaking at a memorial service for the democracy
00:22activist Zheng Nanrong who fought for 100% freedom of speech and died 36 years
00:28ago by setting himself on fire to resist arrest. The date of his death was later
00:33designated Freedom of Speech Day.