‘Red Army’ Marks Anniversary Of Protests – Mo Yan-chih

From Taipei Times:

Surrounding the Chinese character Pi (屁, fart) formed by 300,000 candles, about 2,000 red-clad protesters gathered at Ketagalan Boulevard yesterday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the anti-corruption campaign launched to oust President Chen Shui-bian (陈水扁).

Rather than motivating supporters and leading participants to parade around the Presidential Office as it did last year, the campaign said the gathering was held to peacefully commemorate the movement while recalling the passion of the protesters and their continued opposition to corruption and Chen. [Full Text]

Read also Thousands Protest Against Taiwan’s Graft-tainted President by AFP.

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