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." ''517游行闹剧连连绿营脚踩五星红旗.'' Retrieved on 2009-05-19. was a protest that took place on 17 May 2009 in

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. The event vented anger at

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Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, t=馬英九; pinyin: ''Mǎ Yīngjiǔ''; ; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT ...

for

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-friendly policies that were seen as compromising Taiwan's sovereignty.Taipeitimes.com.
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" ''Taiwanese vent anger at Ma policies.'' Retrieved on 2009-05-19.

Background

The protest was led by the

Pan-Green The Pan-Green coalition, Pan-Green force or Pan-Green groups is a nationalist political coalition in Taiwan (Republic of China), consisting of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Taiwan Statebuilding Party (TSP), Social Democratic Party ( ...

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ...

(DPP). The demonstrators wanted a referendum on the "Economic cooperation framework agreement" (ECFA). Some have been made uneasy by the improvement of cross-strait relations with China given China's goal of unification with Taiwan. DPP also objects to the amendments that have been proposed to the Assembly and Parade Act, which the groups believes would restrict the right of people to assemble and put more power into the hands of authorities.

Protest

In both protests, in Taipei and Kaohsiung, protesters assembled in four groups to march separately to a common, central point. The number of protesters involved varies by source, with organizers estimating 600,000 participants in Taipei and police less than 80,000. Organizers estimated 150,000 to 200,000 participants, possibly more, in Kaohsiung, while police placed the number at 30,000. Two injuries were reported among men from Bade City,

Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangji ...

who were struck by a police car, said to be driving very quickly, as they were crossing Hangchou South Road behind

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ( zh, t=中正紀念堂, p=zhōngzhèng jìniàntáng, poj=Tiong-chèng-kí-liām-tn̂g) is a national monument and tourist attraction erected in memory of Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of C ...

. 67-year-old Hsu was only slightly injured, but 59-year-old Chang required surgery for his critical injuries. The protest plan called for a 24-hour sit-in at the end of the marching in front of the Presidential Office to begin at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday. Although the sit-in was not registered, Taipei City Government declared that so long as traffic was not disrupted, it would be permitted.Etaiwannews.com.
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" ''600,000 Taiwanese protest against President Ma Ying-jeou’s China policies.'' Retrieved on 2009-05-19.

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