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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Helen Davidson in Taipei

How the Sunflower movement birthed a generation determined to protect Taiwan

Protesters gather for the 10th anniversary of the Sunflower movement in Taipei
Protesters gather for the 10th anniversary of the 2014 Sunflower movement in Taipei, Taiwan. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters

Rushing over walls and through doors, they clambered into the parliamentary chamber, crowding the halls with placards, while piling chairs against the door as barricades against police.

Hundreds of young people, mostly Taiwanese university students, were storming Taipei’s national legislature.

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