Taiwan’s president ordered public institutions to fly national flags at half-mast on Monday to honor former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot while delivering a campaign speech on July 8.
President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday that she instructed her government to fly flags at half-mast for a day to mourn Abe’s demise and to honor his “great friendship” with Taiwan. To mourn the passing of Prime Minister Abe & thank him for his great friendship to Taiwan, I have instructed our government to fly the national flag at half-mast on July 11. We will never forget his profound contributions to freedom & democracy worldwide….