The American Servicemen in Taiwan Didn't Have to Answer to the Authorities

A US Air Force sergeant caught a Taiwanese man named Liotsuran on his property, allegedly spying through the window while the sergeant's wife was bathing. Details are murky, but suffice to say, it quickly escalated into a certified brew-ha-ha and a court-martial promptly found the sergeant not guilty. On the morning of May 24th, Liotsuran's widow led a protest in front of the US embassy which attracted about 6,000 protesters. Jiangqing Kuo, who ran the secret police and public security on Taiwan, sat on his hands and allowed the protesters to do their thing,. The protesters inflicted a great amount of damage to the embassy and ransacked other