BBC Online :
Hundreds of students and activists opposed to a trade deal with China have occupied Taiwan’s parliament and defied police efforts to evict them.
The protesters, who burst into the chamber late on Tuesday, say the agreement with China would hurt Taiwan’s economy and leave it vulnerable to pressure from Beijing.
The deal was signed in June 2013 but has not yet been ratified by MPs.
It would allow the two to invest more freely in each other’s services market.
The protesters moved in after ruling party lawmakers said a review of the pact by a joint committee was concluded.
“The trade pact must not be approved without careful deliberation and scrutiny in parliament,” a student leader was quoted by AFP news agency as saying.
The opposition had accused the government of going back on a pledge to review the agreement on a clause-by-clause basis.
Protesters occupy Taiwan parliament
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