On October 10, 1911, an uprising occurred in Wuchang, China. Provincial leaders then declared independence to topple the Qing Manchu Dynasty. The Republic of China was proclaimed on January 1, 1912.

President Ma Ying-jeou will preside over ceremonies at the Office of the President in the morning. He will deliver a National Day speech, the first by a Kuomintang president in eight years.

A mass rally will take place at the Presidential Plaza, where a military parade will be held. There will be a fly-by over the Presidential Mansion to mark the occasion. Wang Jin-pyng, president of the Legislative Yuan, will speak at the mass rally.

Overseas Chinese representatives will also speak. Close to 10,000 Chinese community leaders from all over the world are here to join in the National Day celebration. Ma addressed them at an evening party held at the stadium of the National Taiwan Sport University in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan.

Welcoming the overseas Chinese, President Ma said relations between Taiwan and China have improved for the benefit of the Chinese nation.

“By improving these relations,” President Ma said, “we are living up to the expectations of all overseas Chinese across the world.”

Ma said that open, relaxed government policies have helped spur the country’s economic growth, which has been affected by the battering global economies have sustained over the past several months.

Ma said that faced with the economic sluggishness caused in part by the global economic volatility, the administration has adopted a series of rescue measures to help the public as well as private sector weather the economic difficulties, Ma said.

In the meantime, he added, the administration has also taken long-term measures, including relaxing restrictions and adopting more open policies in terms of investment and trade exchanges with China in an attempt to rev up Taiwan’s economy.

A fireworks display will take place in Chiayi City tonight to celebrate the Chinese Revolution of 1911.

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