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Taiwan students storm government headquarters | Taiwan students storm government headquarters |
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Taiwanese police have clashed with hundreds of students who had occupied government headquarters to protest at a proposed 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 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. | |
Trading partners | |
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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |