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Taiwan students storm government headquarters
2014/3/23
Taiwanese police have clashed with hundreds of students who had occupied government headquarters to protest at a trade deal with China.

Police used water cannon and dragged out students one-by-one, clearing the building by dawn on Monday.

The students had used a vehicle to knock down barbed wire gates outside the offices in central Taipei.

The students say the government is jeopardising Taiwan's independence by pursuing closer ties with China.

The BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei says the students wants more scrutiny over all future dealings with China, including any trade agreements.

They also want the current deal scrapped.

The governing Kuomintang party says it is determined to ratify the deal with Beijing, which it says will boost the economy and create jobs.

China formally regards Taiwan as a part of its territory, despite the island governing itself for six decades.

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Other protesting students have been occupying the parliament chamber since Tuesday.

On Friday thousands of people rallied to support those students who had been occupying parliament.

Police tried to dislodge the students on Wednesday but failed to breach barricades made using furniture.

The opposition Democratic Progressive Party has backed the protests.

China is Taiwan's biggest trading partner and in recent years ties between the two have improved.

The two sides split at the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.

Earlier this year, the two countries held their first direct talks.


News Source : BBC News

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