Hours Before Elections: Taiwan's President Was Shot At
President Chen Shui-bian and Vice-President Annette Lu were shot at during a rally. The President received 11cm wound in his stomach and the Vice-President in her knee. President Chen is a proponent of Taiwan's greater independence from China. China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province which should be reunited with the mainland, by force if necessary, BBC reported. Needless to say, Chen is not China's favourite in the elections. (For more details on the Taiwan-China recent relationship, review post of March 15.) China has not commented on the assassination.