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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 trade deal with China. | |
| Police used water cannon and dragged out students one-by-one, clearing the building by dawn on Monday. | 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 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 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. | 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. | China formally regards Taiwan as a part of its territory, despite the island governing itself for six decades. |
| Trading partners | Trading partners |
| Other protesting students have been occupying the parliament chamber since Tuesday. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Earlier this year, the two countries held their first direct talks. |