In this Mar. 30, 2014, file photo, hundreds of thousands of people protest Taiwan’s services trade pact with China outside the presidential building in Taipei. Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ...

In 2014, Taiwan saw a massive protest against the economic integration policies of former President Ma Ying-jeou and the ruling Kuomintang (KMT). The KMT had torn down trade barriers with China in ...

In 2014, large protest movements erupted in two of China’s claimed territories: the Sunflower Movement in Taiwan, which opposed trade liberalization with the mainland, and the Umbrella Movement in ...

Nine Taiwanese documentary makers join forces to produce a ten-part omnibus recording the genesis, process and aftermath of the student-led Sunflower Movement sweeping Taipei last spring By Clarence ...

In so many histories, writers so often ignore the social movements and underclass that helped define island nation’s destiny. The view from the Taipei 101 tower, 2020. There was once a time when ...

In the spring of 2014, Taiwan experienced an unprecedented youth protest known as the Sunflower Movement that altered local politics and relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC). But what ...

Taiwan protesters Wednesday marked the first anniversary of the student-led "Sunflower Movement", which saw the occupation of parliament for more than three weeks over a trade pact with China.

When social activists talk about peaceful demonstrations and non-violent protests now, we will no longer believe their words or overlook their actions. From the color revolutions and Arab Spring to ...

This summer’s Black Lives Matter protests, capped by the March on Washington on Aug. 28, have inspired a massive shift in public opinion. Support for the movement has increased over 30 percent since ...

The student leaders of Taiwan’s Sunflower movement, having occupied the legislative chambers in the capital of Taipei for the past three weeks, recently announced plans for demonstrators to vacate the ...

Opinions are divided in Taiwan following the end of #CongressOccupied protests against a secretly negotiated trade deal with China. Members of the movement left the country's legislature on April 10, ...