Tens of thousands of protestors have returned to the streets of
Taiwan, while more than a thousand stayed throughout a rainy night
following Saturday's mass rally demanding the resignation of the
island's leader Chen Shui-bian.
Shih Ming-tech, the former chairman of Chen's party the DPP,
lead the mass protest that saw 300,000 people on Saturday voice
their contempt over Chen's alleged corruption.
Clad in the same colored T-shirts, the protesters formed a sea
of red in front of Chen's office in downtown Taipei.
By mid afternoon Sunday, thousands of protesters again began to
assemble downtown, shouting slogans while giving the thumbs-down
sign on Chen's administration, which has become a trademark gesture
of the protest.
Shih said on Saturday afternoon that the sit-in would last until
Chen resigns.
Despite rain, which never let up throughout the night,
protesters continued their chants for Chen to step down. Soaked to
the core, a number of bare-chested men entertained those who
remained overnight by composing comic rhymes about some of Chen's
family members who are accused of graft taking and influence
peddling.
On Sunday morning citizens brought breakfast to the
protesters.
A Taiwan newspaper opinion poll showed that 68.5 percent of
respondents support the campaign to oust Chen Shui-bian.
(Xinhua News Agency September 10, 2006)