Dear everyone, As we watch recent events unfold in Taiwan, we have all been grappling with how we can support the Sunflower Movement. If you would like to reach out to members of Congress, please consider sending them this letter. I have worked on it in conjunction with allies in the United States and in Taiwan, and hope that it succinctly and clearly describes the situation in a way that also keeps in mind United States interests. When writing your members of Congress, you may also wish to consider including some of these videos and articles: Short videos in English BBC News Report from Legislative Yuan https://youtube/watch?v=fIQp3kNPmhc&list=PLiHBX2srqvPM7eoWa36ubJYA1EMZl9nPn Interview with Young Activist inside Legislative Yuan https://youtube/watch?v=7nNFyl6N-us Footage of Police Using Violence against Unarmed Protesters https://youtube/watch?v=fIQp3kNPmhc&list=PLiHBX2srqvPM7eoWa36ubJYA1EMZl9nPn Commentary Jenny W. Hsu, “Taiwan Protesters Call for Another Sit-In,” The Wall Street Journal, 27 March 2014. online.wsj/news/articles/SB10001424052702304688104579464832326172434 Austin Ramzy, “Taiwan Stands Behind Use of Force Against Protesters,” The New York Times, 24 March 2014. nytimes/2014/03/25/world/asia/taiwan-defends-use-of-force-against-protesters.html?_r=0 For a series of excellent articles exploring different facets of the Sunflower Movement, please see Canadian journalist J. Michael Cole’s blog, Far Eastern Sweet Potato or visit the following websites: The Diplomat “Taiwanese Occupy Legislature Over China Pact” thediplomat/2014/03/taiwanese-occupy-legislature-over-china-pact/ “Riot Police Crack Down on Taiwanese Protesters” thediplomat/2014/03/riot-police-crack-down-on-taiwanese-protesters/ University of Nottingham China Policy Institute Blog “324: Police Brutality or Commensurate Response?” blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/chinapolicyinstitute/2014/03/27/324-police-brutality-or-commensurate-response/
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 03:19:33 +0000
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