VIDEO - The 1976 Double Ten-Day Bombings – S6 [Bonus]
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In October 1976, three innocent-looking dictionaries were mailed to senior officials in Taiwan. Hidden inside each was a homemade bomb. Two exploded, and one of the targets, Taiwan Provincial Governor Hsieh Tung-min, was badly injured.
Hsieh (1908–2001) was a Taichung native who had left Japanese-ruled Taiwan as a teenager to study in China. He joined the KMT in 1930 and was one of the Taiwanese returnees who became important intermediaries in Taiwan's postwar years.
The bomber was Wang Sing-nan, born in Tainan in 1941. After moving to the United States for business, he became involved in radical pro-independence politics. Convinced that peaceful opposition to the KMT regime was futile, he hatched a drastic plan for action.
What happened to both men after the bombings is surprising, so make sure to follow this episode to the very end.
Key Takeaways
- The 1976 Double Ten-Day Bombings were a dramatic political attack carried out using a hollowed-out book filled with a homemade bomb.
- Hsieh Tung-min, a Taichung native born in 1908, became the first Taiwan-born Governor of the Province of Taiwan in 1972.
- Wang Sing-nan, born in Tainan in 1941, was deeply involved in radical pro-independence politics and targeted Hsieh because he viewed him as a collaborator with the KMT.
- Both the bomber and his main victim shared a birth place in Taiwan yet stood on opposite sides of the era's deeply fractured political landscape.
In October 1976, three innocent-looking dictionaries were mailed to senior officials in Taiwan. Hidden inside each was a homemade bomb. Two exploded, and one of the targets, Taiwan Provincial Governor Hsieh Tung-min, was badly injured.
Hsieh (1908–2001) was a Taichung native who had left Japanese-ruled Taiwan as a teenager to study in China. He joined the KMT in 1930 and was one of the Taiwanese returnees who became important intermediaries in Taiwan's postwar years.
The bomber was Wang Sing-nan, born in Tainan in 1941. After moving to the United States for business, he became involved in radical pro-independence politics. Convinced that peaceful opposition to the KMT regime was futile, he hatched a drastic plan for action.
What happened to both men after the bombings is surprising, so make sure to follow this episode to the very end.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Hsieh Tung-min?
Hsieh Tung-min was a pro-KMT politician born in Taichung who went to China to study and fight against the Japanese, later becoming the first Taiwan-born Governor of the Province of Taiwan in 1972.
Who was Wang Sing-nan and why did he target Hsieh Tung-min?
Wang Sing-nan was a Tainan-born activist active in radical pro-independence politics by the mid-1970s who targeted Hsieh because he viewed him as a political collaborator.
What method was used in the 1976 Double Ten-Day Bombings?
The attack involved a dangerous device concealed inside a hollowed-out book filled with a homemade bomb.
