228 hand-in-hand rally
The 228 hand-in-hand rally ( Chinese 228百萬人手牽手護台灣 - "2.28 million people literally hand in hand to protect Taiwan") was a demonstration in the form of a human chain in Taiwan on 28 February 2004. The number of participants was estimated at between 1 and 2 million.
The participants formed a 500-kilometer human chain that stretched from the northernmost city of Keelung to the town of Jiadong on the southern tip of Taiwan to commemorate the " February 28 Incident " and for peace and against the stationing of the republic Demonstrate China- facing missiles through the People's Republic of China . The rally was organized by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) together with the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU). Official patrons were President Chen Shui-bian and ex-President Lee Teng-hui , both of whom joined the human chain in Miaoli County . The aim of the event was to promote the referendums on relations with the People's Republic of China, which were to be held in parallel to the upcoming presidential election, and at the same time to mobilize supporters of the pan-green coalition for the presidential election. At 2:28 p.m., the participants shook hands. The beginning and end points of the human chain had been chosen carefully: the beginning of the chain was at the island of Heping ( 和平 島 , Hépíng Dǎo - "Peace Island ") in Keelung and the end point at the village of Changlung ( 昌隆 村 , Chānglóng cūn - "Village the prosperous economic growth "), in the municipality Jiadong in Pingtung County .
According to the organizers, the human chain was inspired by the Baltic Way , a two million participant human chain used to demonstrate against the occupation by the Soviet Union in the three Baltic republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on August 23, 1989.
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- ↑ a b c Chang Yun-ping: Two million rally for peace. Taipei Times, February 28, 2004, accessed February 11, 2018 .