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Gangsta Rap, Taiwan Style.(Brief Article)

Newsweek International

| April 09, 2001 | Beith, Malcolm | COPYRIGHT 2001 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

For years, Taiwan's Justice Ministry has tried to rid the legislature of gangsters (some lawmakers estimate that one third of Parliament has links to organized crime). A bill barring legislators with criminal backgrounds stalled pathetically, and last week the debate hit a new low--literally. When opposition legislator Diane Lee-Ching-an accused Lo Fu-chu--a reputed triad leader--of criminal connections, he slapped her. Then he slammed her head into a lectern and punched ...

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