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Taiwan Parliament Occupied by protesters 1st time in History
CNN ^ | 3/18/14 | CNN blog

Posted on 03/18/2014 6:09:24 PM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

For the first time in history, the Taiwan Parliament (Legislative Yuan) was occupied by protesters, who fought against a trade agreement with China.

= Live Update =

Live broadcast stream of the protest Inside the Parliament http://www.ustream.tv/channel/longson3000 Outside the Parliament https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj9Dy0IMmi0

At 08:00 3/19. Rumor goes that the government had called police from other cities to Taipei. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=631719033567182&id=523369387735481

At 06:20 3/19. The 2000 protesters oudside the Parliament started to REMOVE the police. Numerous policemen were lifted by protesters and moved out of the Parliament.

At 06:00 3/19 Police started to remove protesters from the floor. Fei-Fan Lin (林飛帆), the leader of protest as well as a National Taiwan University student in Dept of Political Science, invited all 1000 s protesters outside the building to enter into the floor for stopping the police. Here comes the video. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=765910343421039&set=vb.100000062417263&type=2&theater

At 05:30 3/19 Police again tried to enter into the floor. Legislators are asked to leave.

At 05:00 3/19 DPP legislators sat in front of the gate, trying to defend the police entering into the floor. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=765883003423773&set=pcb.765883243423749&type=1&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=765882896757117&set=pcb.765883243423749&type=1&theater

At 04:47, 3/19 A policeman stripped down his uniform and shield, and then raised his two hands to show support to the protesters before returning home. Meanwhile, other police blocked the restroom.

At 04:05, 3/19 The entrance gate was broken. Two DPP legislators tried to stop the policemen from storming into the floor. http://ppt.cc/6mO3@.jpg

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; putin; taiwan; wwiii
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To: littleharbour
Really? We are going to play the I don't like your sources game?

How about these leftwing sources:

FOX NEWS "International observers have deemed the election free and fair, hurting Tymoshenko's chances of mounting a successful challenge to the results in court."

Pat Buchanon "Yanukovych won the presidency of Ukraine in 2010 in what international observers called a free and fair election."

Claim Russia is in the wrong, claim the guy is a punk, claim the firebombing nazi types in Kiev had every right to get rid of the guy...but stop acting like everyone in the world thinks the 2010 election was illegitimate.

41 posted on 03/19/2014 1:42:40 PM PDT by icwhatudo (Low taxes and less spending in Sodom and Gomorrah is not my idea of a conservative victory)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
What is a little public dissidence without beer:


a barricade to keep the police from storming up the stairs to the second floor. There's also a Sun Yat-sen head statue at the other stairway, facing down the stairs.

Real Time - Lve Cam Streaming Coverage

42 posted on 03/19/2014 10:15:43 PM PDT by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus sum -- "The Taliban is inside the building")
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

Is there a ping list for articles on Taiwan? Our family hosted an exchange student from Taiwan and he’s been in contact with us about what’s going on there. I’d like to stay updated on the situation on FB.


43 posted on 03/25/2014 7:40:04 AM PDT by cantfindagoodscreenname (I really hate not knowing what was said in the deleted posts....)
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