00:00Taiwan is celebrating 30 years of direct presidential elections.
00:04The anniversary was marked with a special light show Monday on Taipei 101, the country's tallest skyscraper.
00:09U.S. lawmakers also passed a resolution reaffirming American support for Taiwan to mark the occasion,
00:15with several marking the date on social media.
00:18Taiwan's foreign ministry thanked the U.S.
00:20Taiwan held its first direct election on March 23, 1996.
00:24Before that, presidents were chosen by the National Assembly rather than by popular vote.
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