A Roundtable Discussion on the Occupied Legislature in Taiwan: Causes, Justifications, and Implications - Discussion in Mandarin
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, March 26, 2014 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM | Seminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
Description
On 18th March 2014, a group of Taiwanese students entered and occupied the Taiwanese Legislative Hall in protest against the arguably forced ratification process of a cross-strait economic agreement. This is the first time in Taiwan’s history when the legislature is occupied by students.
What exactly are they fighting for? What is the cause for their seemingly radical act? What and why is the cross-strait service trade agreement in dispute? What are the implications of the current occupations?
Proudly hosted by the newly founded University of Toronto Chinese Politics Society, cosponsored by Munk School of Global Affairs and the Asian Institute, we invite you to come and learn more about this unprecedented incident and its impacts, share your views with your fellow schoolmates, and hear out what others think about this.
Our speaker is Ching-Fang Hsu (許菁芳), a Taiwanese first year PhD student currently studying political science at the University of Toronto. Ms. Hsu graduated from the law faculty at the National Taiwan University in 2009. She has participated in student movements and advocacies during her years at National Taiwan University, and has worked in Taiwan’s political sector after graduation.
At the request of our speaker, the event will be conducted in Mandarin, but the UTCPS will be gladly willing to provide simultaneous English translation if needed.
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