Taiwanese legislative speaker meets with student protesters
Reuters
2014-04-07
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STORY: Taiwanese legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng visited the student-occupied Legislative Yuan building on Sunday (April 6) to discuss trade pact review options with protesters, local media reported.
The chaotic sit-in to protest against a trade deal with China has shut down Taiwan's parliament and exposed deep divisions over the island's identity after seven decades of living apart from its vast, undemocratic rival across the strait.
The mainly student protesters, who proffer sunflowers as a symbol of hope, denounce the pact as an arrangement suiting Taiwan's wealthy. They say it will lead to mass encroachment by China, and its one-party mindset, on the island's cherished democratic values and institutions.
Advocates of the pact, including Taiwan's president and his government, say it is a vital step to normalising relations with Beijing and will provide jobs and improve living standards.
Protesters demand the repeal o
STORY: Taiwanese legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng visited the student-occupied Legislative Yuan building on Sunday (April 6) to discuss trade pact review options with protesters, local media reported.
The chaotic sit-in to protest against a trade deal with China has shut down Taiwan's parliament and exposed deep divisions over the island's identity after seven decades of living apart from its vast, undemocratic rival across the strait.
The mainly student protesters, who proffer sunflowers as a symbol of hope, denounce the pact as an arrangement suiting Taiwan's wealthy. They say it will lead to mass encroachment by China, and its one-party mindset, on the island's cherished democratic values and institutions.
Advocates of the pact, including Taiwan's president and his government, say it is a vital step to normalising relations with Beijing and will provide jobs and improve living standards.
Protesters demand the repeal o
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