Sunflower Movement

A prominent Taiwanese activist-turned-lawmaker who stormed parliament in 2014 protesting a China trade pact was acquitted with 21 other demonstrators Friday over their roles in the so-called "Sunflower Movement".

Taiwan protesters today marked the first anniversary of the student-led "Sunflower Movement", which saw the occupation of parliament for more than three weeks over a trade pact with China.

A year after students occupied Taiwan's parliament in an audacious protest against trade links with China, the island's political landscape has shifted dramatically, with the ruling party routed in local polls and new caution over warming mainland ties.

A prominent Taiwanese activist-turned-lawmaker who stormed parliament in 2014 protesting a China trade pact was acquitted with 21 other demonstrators Friday over their roles in the so-called "Sunflower Movement".

Taiwan protesters today marked the first anniversary of the student-led "Sunflower Movement", which saw the occupation of parliament for more than three weeks over a trade pact with China.

A year after students occupied Taiwan's parliament in an audacious protest against trade links with China, the island's political landscape has shifted dramatically, with the ruling party routed in local polls and new caution over warming mainland ties.