Shouting "Taiwan Republic! Taiwan Republic!" thousands of independence supporters yesterday held a flag-raising ceremony using the group's version of a Taiwanese national flag.
The crowd gathered in front of the Presidential Office building, sang their version of the national anthem, waved flags and chanted slogans in favor of formalizing a "Taiwan Republic."
The event started yesterday with five representatives each reciting the "Taiwan Republic Campaign" statement in five languages, namely Mandarin, Minanhua, English, Japanese and German.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
The statement stressed the need to abolish the Republic of China (ROC) Constitution, terminate the ROC system of government, promote a new constitution for the Taiwan Republic and implement a new Taiwan Republic system of government.
The crowd then sang Taiwan the Green (
The song conveys the message that Taiwanese will realize the dream of building an independent nation and has significant meaning for those who advocate Taiwan's democratization, according to the event's sponsor, the 908 Taiwan Republic Campaign.
Taiwanese independence supporters regard the ROC national anthem as a song of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT).
The crowd also expressed their support for President Chen Shui-bian (
"Shih Ming-teh is a dishonest man," said Albert Shaw, a 75-year-old retired school teacher.
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