In Taiwan, a dispute over legacy of dictator

TAIPEI -- The white, palacelike Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall with its gleaming, blue-tiled octagonal roof stands out as one of the few examples of classic Chinese architecture in Taiwan's capital, Taipei.

But the legacy of the late Chiang —- who formerly led China's once-dominant Nationalist Party but fled to Taiwan with his followers after his defeat on the mainland by Communist forces —- is under attack by the Taiwanese government, making the massive monument an object of controversy.

The special status of the monument, in an immense downtown park, has been called into question by a government campaign to attack Chiang's legacy.