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Taiwan ruling party to stage mass anti-China rally
AFP ^ | 03/18/06

Posted on 03/17/2006 10:21:24 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster

Taiwan ruling party to stage mass anti-China rally

1 hour, 52 minutes ago

Supporters of Taiwan's independence-leaning ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are planning to take to the streets to protest rival China's military threats to the island.

"We are calling for solidarity and cooperation for the March 18 rally to protest against China and let our voice be heard by the world," said DPP chairman Yu Shyi-kun.

"If we don't speak out, we can't protect our democratic way of living and our rights to free choice," he said.

The DPP is expecting a turnout of 100,000 for the rally in Taipei which will march under the banner "Protect Democracy and Stand against Forceful Annexation".

Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian, who again irked Beijing last month by scrapping an advisory council on reunification with the mainland, said he "definitely will not be absent" from the rally.

Local media said over 6,000 policemen would be mobilized to protect the president.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antichina; china; massrally; onechina; taiwan
I image Bush is smiling over this. He wants Hu to be more accommodating on a host of issues.
1 posted on 03/17/2006 10:21:31 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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Ping!


2 posted on 03/17/2006 10:22:25 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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I'm almost afraid to ask whether or not chen could stir up any more trouble.


3 posted on 03/17/2006 10:23:58 PM PST by Dr. Marten ((http://thehorsesmouth.blog-city.com))
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It appears that Chen is provoking Chinese action which would help him politically. That seems to be his intention.

4 posted on 03/17/2006 10:29:05 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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Didn't do him much good in the last election.


5 posted on 03/17/2006 10:37:15 PM PST by Dr. Marten ((http://thehorsesmouth.blog-city.com))
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The fascists who rule China are probably lining up the tank divisions to squash the unarmed dissidents as we read this.

Taiwan, Tibet and Hong Kong should be free.

Pure and simple.


6 posted on 03/18/2006 1:36:39 AM PST by Emmet Fitzhume (Democrats need adult supervision at all times.)
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I'm almost afraid to ask whether or not chen could stir up any more trouble.

Did a ChiCom ghost take over your body?

7 posted on 03/18/2006 9:20:59 AM PST by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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It appears that Chen is provoking Chinese action which would help him politically. That seems to be his intention.

Did aliens take over you as well.

Why do you guys parrot the MSM spin from (that originally came from Beijing way back when to try and smear Lee Teng-hui).

It's the same talking points the communists came up with in 1995.

8 posted on 03/18/2006 9:23:33 AM PST by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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