In Taipei , the agreement of China- Taiwan free trade angered students. It is a cry from the heart . Hundreds of Taiwanese students stormed Parliament on Tuesday night in Taipei to protest against the forced passage in the Legislative Yuan a pact with China giving Beijing greater access to the services sector in the framework of an agreement free trade, ECFA , signed in 2010 . They were still holed up inside Thursday, March 20 , in a happy colorful camp , whose photos are relayed continuously on social networks . Some banners to shout trampled democracy , others are offended by the sale of Taiwan [ China ] . The inputs of the amphitheater were blocked by stacks of chairs. A counter formed large sheets of paper pinned down the portrait of Sun Yat -sen [ a founder of the Kuomintang , KMT ] marks the hours since the beginning of the occupation of the parliament. This unexpected Taiwanese spring even attracted to him both veterans Tiananmen exile in Taiwan, Wuer Kaixi and Wang Dan , came to be photographed among young Taiwanese outraged . As for the Next Media Group , known for its sensationalist approach and protest current affairs magazine, he did not hesitate Thursday released a special issue on Jasmine Revolution in Taiwan . Students , the police failed to dislodge Wednesday today reiterated Friday noon ultimatum to President Ma Ying -jeou , herald of reconciliation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait , so that China refers to the pact which they do not want. SANCTUARY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP In a statement relayed Thursday morning by the Taipei Times, they expressed their concern for the sanctuary of entrepreneurship that is Taiwan , where young people can realize their dreams by opening coffee shops or workshops and become their own bosses by working hard . Involved, the Chinese companies who have access to abundant supplies of capital and are vertically integrated - somehow threatening to devour them alive. Sovereign and independent state de facto , Taiwan is constrained by the appetite of its communist neighbor for reunification that she wants to have the last word, and the ambiguities of his past as a fallback for the troops defeat Chiang Kai- shek from 1949. Ratification by Parliament of service component of the ECFA is a thorn in the side of the KMT administration in power since 2008: it wishes to block approval in Parliament, while the opposition - the main party is the DPP ( Democratic Progressive Party , in French ) - requires that each clause is discussed and eventually renegotiated with Beijing. ECONOMIC GLOOM The serial monopolizes political life for several months , amid economic gloom . He plunged the popularity of President Ma to less than 10%, re-elected for a second term in 2012, he is torn between the Chinese impatience ( the Covenant of services was signed in June 2013 in Shanghai, but can not enter into force without the consent of the Parliament of Taiwan) , the sling from within his party, and the strategy of obstruction that leads to parliament DPP minority . It is the arbitrary arrest of discussions on the Covenant of services Monday and the announcement of a prominent voting set fire to the powder. Groups of protesters who went to Parliament then forced entries in the evening, then settled . The DPP then took the bandwagon threatening to mobilize protesters in support of the students if they were evicted by force. It is certainly a usurpation of the democratic process says Jean -Pierre Cabestan , University Baptist in Hong Kong, but it reflects a malaise, mistrust of the Chinese, a growing frustration among youth wages stagnant , and the distance is formed between a disconnected elite and the youth whose will to fight is embodied in all kinds of civic movements in recent years . According to the turn of events, the Occupy movement Parliament could bring back to the front of the stage the question of identity , always behind in this island nation s political future ambiguous, where we wary of affection stuffy dragon next door.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:05:40 +0000
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