More than 100 thousand protest in Taiwan against agreement with China

Despite the alleged economic benefits that the agreement could bring to the country, the demonstrators â€" many of them, students â€" are concerned that the small traders and, by trawling, employment in Taiwan will be affected by the negative, in addition to claiming that the Taiwan economy itself has not been protected and get too dependent on China.

The loss of autonomy is, in fact, the fear of Jefferey, a protester from 65 years antiacordo trade with China. "The tracks we used in head say: ' Protect democracy, cancel the trade agreement '. What we cherish most is that Taiwan is a democratic country, but that democracy seems to be destroyed. "

Younger, Fang Wei-Li, of 21 years, is not entirely against Taiwan's approach to China, but requires better conditions: "it seems to me that there would be a more advantageous to sign this Pact. There has to be a better and more appropriate way of reaching a trade agreement between the two countries. "

With the support of the business sector to higher volume on the island, Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, insists that the agreement signed with China important economic benefits to the country guarantees, in particular at the level of services. Much of the population disagrees and has been recurrently, pressuring the Government â€" two weeks ago students stormed the Parliament and only abandoned the site before the promise of being received by the head of State and revise the agreement with China.

The trade pact, although signed about nine months between both countries, has yet to be approved by the Parliament of Taiwan and the hope of the protesters (symbolized by the image of a sunflower) is that members flunk the deal, which the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Chinese nationalist party), is determined to approve.

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