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Chen, director of the Taiwanese Ministry of Justice's department of international and cross-strait legal affairs, shows a document requesting a joint investigation over the fatal shooting incident of a Taiwanese fisherman, in Manila
Chen Wen-Chi, director of the Taiwanese Ministry of Justice's department of international and cross-strait legal affairs, shows a document containing a letter requesting a joint investigation over the fatal shooting incident of a Taiwanese fisherman during a news conference at the Taipei Economics a
Chen, director of the Taiwanese Ministry of Justice's department of international and cross-strait legal affairs, stresses a point on a document requesting a joint investigation over the fatal shooting incident of a Taiwanese fisherman, in Manila
Chen Wen-Chi, director of the Taiwanese Ministry of Justice's department of international and cross-strait legal affairs, stresses a point on a document containing a letter requesting a joint investigation over the fatal shooting incident of a Taiwanese fisherman during a news conference at the Taip
Former police officer Afuang burns replica of Taiwan's national flag as he protests against mistreatment of Filipinos working overseas, along main street of Manila
Former police officer Abner Afuang burns a replica of Taiwan's national flag as he protests against the mistreatment of Filipinos working overseas, along a main street of Manila May 17, 2013. Taiwan imposed sanctions against the Philippines on Wednesday, rejecting the apology given by the Philippine
