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.
Hundreds marched around the perimeter of the parliament building in Taipei urging the government to give voters a greater say on controversial issues.
A bigger rally is planned outside parliament today evening and demonstrators also plan weekend protests.
China and Taiwan split in 1949 after a civil war, but Beijing still considers the self-ruled island part of its territory awaiting reunification. It has not ruled out using force should Taipei declare independence.
"The Ma government not only wants to push for service and cargo trade pacts, but also political talks and a peace accord," said Chen Wei-ting, a leading student activist.
The service sector trade pact which sparked last year's occupation of parliament is on hold pending an oversight bill, a key demand of protesters to guard against secret deals.
It was among a string of agreements signed with China since Ma came to power in 2008.
Ma's ruling Beijing-friendly Kuomintang party suffered a heavy defeat in local polls in November, seen as a barometer for presidential elections in January 2016.
Activists are now focusing on changing the island's referendum law so that major controversial issues can more easily be put to a public vote.
"We want to tell the government that the people are the masters of Taiwan," said Chen Pei-yi, who also took part in last year's protests.
"The people should make the final decisions on major issues."
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