TAIPEI: Tens of thousands of Taiwanese protesters took to the streets here in a bid to pressure embattled President Ma Ying-jeou to retract a controversial trade pact with China.
The protesters, many wearing black shirts and headbands reading “defend democracy, retract service trade pact”, crowded the streets leading to the presidential office, despite fresh concessions offered by Ma to further scrutinise agreements with China.
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