Minister of Culture Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君) was slapped in the face by a retired entertainer at a lunch Tuesday, the woman later saying she struck the minister because she opposes Cheng's decision to re-purpose National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, a monument erected in memory of late President Chiang Kai-shek (蔣中正).
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