Taiwanese independence advocates yesterday marched as part of a “Taipei Spring” movement, demanding a referendum to abolish the Republic of China (ROC) Constitution and to formally establish Taiwan as a country.
Movement spokeswoman Wang Yen-pin (王演彬) said that amid China’s continuing military threat, he and other constitutional advocates are initiating a campaign patterned after the Prague Spring of 1968 in then-Czechoslovakia.
It is a matter of urgency to tell the world that Taiwan and China are different countries, with separate governments and political systems, he said after the march outside the legislature.
“Taiwan has much space to maneuver for international diplomacy and support