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Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published April 1, 2014 at 11:01 AM HST

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It’s been two weeks since students in Taiwan entered the national legislature and occupied the building. They’re still there--protesting a proposed trade deal with mainland China. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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