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Taiwan's President Apologizes to Indigenous Community

Taiwan's president has for the first time, formally apologized to the country's indigenous people for centuries of suffering. Tsai Ing-wen said Monday, "I apologize to the indigenous people on behalf of the government, to give our deepest apology over the suffering and injustice you endured over the past 400 years." She said "We need to look at history seriously and speak out the truth" as a way to "step forward." The president said a justice...

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