Taipei, Taiwan – Over 300 protestors gathered today to demonstrate against the impending demolition of the “mansion ring” and a planned underground bus route, chanting slogans and temporarily disrupting โtraffic. The demonstration promptedโข police intervention to ensure participantโฃ safety.
Organizers led protestors in chants including โฃ”Anti-demolition of the mansion โring, anti-demolition of the bus undergroundโ road,” “Stop โconstruction, restart negotiation,” andโ “Oppose โขfilling of the underground road, I don’t want to traffic jam in the mansion,” as they circled the affected area. Policeโ urged protestors who entered traffic lanes to return to the sidewalk, successfully concluding the demonstration without incident.
The protest โcenters on โconcerns โฃregarding the impact โof the construction projects on local traffic and the preservation of the existing infrastructure. โข The Central News Agency reported the demonstration โtook place โon September 12,โข 2024โข (1140912).
Related coverage from โthe Central news Agency includes reporting on a proposed revision toโค financial transfer methods for the Liberation Courtโ and a review of Taipei Deputy mayor Jiang Wan’an’s planned tripโ to Shanghai for the Twin Cities Forum. Further reporting also covers Time Force’s call for standardized window insulation โคpaper and a completeโ pipeline โtimeline.