2017 Summer Universiade - Opening ceremony - Taipei Stadium, Taipei - August 19, 2017. Representatives holding Colombia, China and Chile's flags as a protest against the overhaul of the military and civil service pension funds block other participants from entering the venue. REUTERS/Eason Lam
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Opening ceremonies at Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade were temporarily disrupted on Saturday by protesters who blocked the student athletes from participating in the parade of nations.
The protesters were demonstrating against reforms in Taiwan's pension system for government employees and teachers.
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