Facebook shutdown CitizenTai, a fan page that publishes the bad habits of the Taiwanese, on July 14 after it criticized Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen's policy on Taiwan's fourth nuclear plant.

CitizenTai creator Liao Yen-peng said he started the page to provide Taiwan with an opportunity to see the negative side of their culture. The Japan-based Taiwanese student said he wanted to encourage his countrymen to think in a more rational rather than a selfish way, Want China Times reported.

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Oki, the fan page's advertising account director, said most Taiwanese make a lot of fuss to get what they want and use "selfishness" as a weapon to "defend their rights." Most of them say they are standing up for the good of everyone, but they are just upholding their own interests, he added.

Sometimes, many protesters just join demonstrations without knowing the real issue. Liao said many activists rallying against the completion of Taiwan's fourth nuclear facility do not know anything about nuclear energy.

Liao said CitizenTai does not only attack prominent persons, but also ordinary people who behave badly in public. He said these people assert their rights but ignore their responsibility as citizens.

The fan page creator explained how nobody complained when CitizenTai criticizes President Ma Ying-jeou and his administrative staff. However, when they posted a drawing of Tsai Ing-wen turning up the air conditioning while protesting the completion of the fourth nuclear plant, the number of complaints it earned shut down the page.

The post about Tsai Ing-wen marked the first time Liao's page criticized the opposition leader. Liao's supporters think that those who are truly against nuclear plants in Taiwan should be strict in saving electricity or find a better way of meeting the country's energy demands.

While posts were saying negative things about Ma Ying-jeou can produce favorable responses from the netizens, CitizenTai discovered that criticizing the opposition party can lead to dire consequences.

July 14, the day CitizenTai posted the drawing, was the 27th anniversary of the end of martial law in Taiwan. This made Liao think that it was ironic that his page was shut down on that day.

Walt Yu, a CitizenTai supporter, wondered if Taiwanese have freedom of speech since only the pro-opposition are able to freely express their thoughts and opinions.

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