Testing times for Taiwan - BBC News

For some, news that Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's wife had been indicted on corruption charges, and that the president himself could face similar charges in the future - although he is currently protected by presidential immunity - was one of the darkest days in Taiwan's recent political history. Anti-President Chen demonstrations have sometimes turned violent Many saw it as a day of shame. But for others, it was a day of hope, a milestone in the island's maturing democratic process and a vindication ...