Ex-President Ma Ying-jeou refuses to attend National Day event

Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) announced on Monday that he would not attend this year's Oct. 10 National Day ceremony hosted by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in front of the Presidential Office Building, due to the government's decision to call the event "Taiwan National Day."

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