Taiwan Protesters Occupy Legislature

Hundreds of protesters have burst into Taiwan's legislature to demand the government scrap a planned trade deal with China. The protesters knocked down a large metal gate as they entered the legislative chamber late Tuesday and are using chairs to keep out police. They are protesting a far-reaching trade deal with China that they say will endanger Taiwanese jobs and increase Beijing's growing influence. A spokesman for the student protesters, Huang Yu-fen, said his group is...

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