Dead or Reborn? Taiwanese Democracy The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) in Taiwan had sent the cross-strait service trade agreement to a plenary session without being screened this week. More than 500 advocates and many civic groups gathered outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on Tuesday evening to make stern remonstrances. Some of the protesters broke into the meeting room of the Legislative Yuan not only to show great anger but to remind the authority that the Congress belongs to the people and a politician should speak the voice of his people. Its the first time in Taiwanese history for young students to occupy the Parliment. These young protesters demand President Ma and the KMT party should never pass the trade agreement without giving a line-by-line review because this deal could impact tens of millions of Taiwanese people. While the young students and civic groups, mostly NGOs, decide to stay up all night at the Legislative Yuan until the KMT and the government admit this current agreement being invalid, the deployment of hundreds of riot police has been made by the authority. Having no water, food, sleeping bags, air-conditioning and even not being allowed to use the restrooms at the beginning, some people condemn the government for being inhuman and brutal. However, more and more citizens gather at the Legislative Yuan in order to support these protesters with food and drinks. Despite the confrontation with the riot police, those occupying the Legislative Yuan insist a non-violent protest. Some sit still, others sing, still others share their significant observation on the issue. Many protesters outside the Legislative Yuan even persuade the exhausted police to stand by the people, fighting for the rights of the citizens in Taiwan. Even though some reports accuse the protesters for damaging the Congress building and harming the police. Those who stay inside the meeting room post pictures on the FB to show how well-behaved the protesters are. They request the media, the government and all the people in Taiwan to understand its not a war between mob and the riot police. This is all about democracy. According to the opinion poll, more than 75% Taiwanese people demand a line-by-line review of this controversial deal; however, the pact has been described as an under-the-table trade agreement without consideration of most Taiwanese people. ireport.cnn/docs/DOC-1108369 開放陸人到台打工，台人卻不能？ 馬屎怎麼不趕快把自己沖到馬桶裡.....台灣快要被你害死了。 臉皮萬年厚耶,真的是太扯了。
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 04:41:13 +0000