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Taiwanese show solidarity via Taipei sit-in

Several hundred Taiwanese demonstrators joined student organizers from Hong Kong and Macau at a sit-in at Taipei’s Liberty Square last night, showing their support for ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong’s Central District.

The rally, originally scheduled for next Wednesday, was abruptly moved to yesterday, following the surprise launch of Hong Kong’s Occupy Central protest.

“On Sunday afternoon, we decided to follow suit and take action,” said

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HK protesters not deterred by tear gas


A pro-democracy protester wears plastic wrap to protect himself from pepper spray at a rally near government headquarters in Hong Kong yesterday.
Photo: AFP

Hong Kong police fired repeated volleys of tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protests yesterday and baton-charged the crowd blocking a key road in the government district after issuing official warnings against illegal demonstrations.

The territory’s Admiralty district had descended into chaos as chanting protesters converged on police barricades surrounding colleagues who had earlier launched a “new era” of civil disobedience to pressure Beijing into granting full democracy to Hong Kong.

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Biggest hurdle for nation lies in its name

Taiwan is a sovereign, independent nation in a totally different position from that of Scotland or Crimea.

According to US Web site about.com, there are 196 nations in the world, including Taiwan. It also says that the UN lists a total of 193 countries that does not include Taiwan, the Vatican and the Republic of Kosovo — which is in the Balkans and declared independence from Serbia in 2008.

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Ma, Lien hire attack dogs for dirty work

Both President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who also serves as Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman, and former vice president and KMT chairman Lien Chan (連戰) have impressive educational pedigrees, having been educated in the US.

And yet, for the benefit of the Taipei mayoral candidacy of Sean Lien (連勝文), a third-generation heir to the Lien political and financial dynasty, the two men have somehow persuaded two legislators to risk their reputations to do their political dirty work for them. One legislator is acting as Sean Lien’s campaign chairman, while the second is a popular pundit whose sole focus lately has been Sean Lien’s political rival.

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Newsflash


Members of the Economic Democracy Union and other civic organizations raise their fists at a press conference in Taipei yesterday at which they accused the government of exaggerating the potential impact of the free-trade agreement between China and South Korea to force through cross-strait trade pacts.
Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times

Several civic groups yesterday accused the government of exaggerating the potential impact of an impending free-trade agreement (FTA) between China and South Korea after the two countries’ leaders concluded talks on the accord at the APEC summit on Monday.

While the Presidential Office has said the agreement would allow South Korea to further outpace Taiwan in key economic sectors, critics say the government is overstating the impact of the treaty to force the passage of several cross-strait trade agreements and related legislation.