Is Taiwan’s equivalent of the Beatles opposed to reunification with mainland China? That’s the question of the moment for young Chinese contemplating the loyalties of Mayday, the most popular rock band in both Taiwan and China during the past decade. Self-fashioned superstars, Mayday, which had previously avoided politics, is a surprise public supporter of a student occupation of Taiwan’s legislature, now entering its fifth day. The immediate cause of the messy occupation is opposition to a trade agreement with China, but the underlying issue is the future of Taiwan’s democracy, and by extension, its independence from China, which views the island as a renegade province.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 06:15:38 +0000
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