I love the melody of this song "圍城之歌 Song of Siege"
Apple Daily commentary (Pu Dazhong)
- 看到倒扁、挺扁雙方的領導人都誠懇呼籲和平、反暴力和互相尊重，令人十分欣慰。這才是台灣的未來、台灣的希望，才是有資格質疑總統的高格調現代公民。
- Seeing the leaders from both sides sincerely appeal for peace, non-violence and mutal respect, we are both happy and relieved. This is Taiwan's future, Taiwan's hope. These are the high calibre modern citizens who deserve the right to question the president.
From the pro-DPP Liberty Times: 台上激情 台下冷靜 一堂成功的民主教育課 A Successful Lesson in Democracy
- 不管你支不支持倒扁，這是一堂成功的民主教育課程！...政治活動情緒可以激昂，暴力衝突更可以避免！學會了不同政治訴求的人互相尊重，這是台灣民主進程的驕傲，也是未來各項政治活動的指標！政治訴求能否達成，或許已不是最主要的重點，所有參與活動者展現的成熟民主素養，讓全台灣共同接受一堂成功的民主教育洗禮，才是最令人激賞的內涵。
Yes, this is democracy and freedom of expression. Whether KTGL will become EDSA III, this is a good lesson for those in power on the other side of the Strait.
So here are the beautiful citizens in the island of Taiwan.
Singer/actress Vivian Hsu wore red in a separate occasion, allegedly showing her support for the protest.
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Related videos:
1) Huang Xinjie, ex-DPP president who inspired Fan Keqin.
2) 鋼鐵的心
3) 倒扁圍城之夜實錄 (All the video on that night)
4) Ms Meng Guangmei marched 孟广美也倒扁
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Update: See ESWN's great analysis on the lesson of popular movement in Taiwan this week. I have been skeptical of Shih Mingteh's and the whole campaign, and avoided to reach conclusion or side with either camp. But this is such a brilliant executed campaign, and the 360-1000k people just cannot be wrong. I mean, how can 1M people in an urban area of less than 2.6M (+4M if including Keelung, Taipei County) be "anti-democratic"?
As HK political analyst said, "Democracy is not about party politics, it is about the power of people. If HK people can depose Tung Chee-hua by showing our foot-voting, it is democracy for HK."
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