APPROACHING ECFA: Protesters brave storms to rally against ECFA

NO FREE LUNCH Protesters said the economic pact with China to be signed on Tuesday threatened Taiwan’s hard-won democracy and would not benefit average citizens

By Vincent Y. Chao and Rich Chang / STAFF REPORTERS

Despite the pouring rain, organizers said they still believed up to 100,000 managed to take part in the event, although a significant number of participants were seen leaving the scene after a thunderstorm began at about 5pm, as many of them needed to take buses back to southern Taiwan.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LOA IOK-SIN, JIMMY CHUAN AND AGENCIES