TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, February 28, 2024

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On the 77th anniversary of Taiwan's 228 Incident, the victims' families are calling for more to be done to address the suffering of the past, while others say the toll on Chinese mainlander victims must also be remembered. The dispute between Taiwan and China over the deaths of two Chinese nationals near Taiwan's outlying Kinmen Islands is escalating as Beijing sends more coast guard vessels around the Taiwanese territory just off China's coast of Xiamen. And, activists are calling out the conditions of Taiwan's prisons. Also: - China's Huawei has unveiled the world's first 5.5G network. - Taiwanese moving to Japan is putting pressure on local schools even as the country's population faces a low birth rate. - Taiwan Zoo's oldest Asiatic black bear has been euthanized at 34 years old.