The night of #OccupyChamber named as 318 of 2014, one small gathering suddenly kick-started a national movement!
#OccupyCongress佔領立法院: Occupy the Ministry of Legislative Yuan (0318~0424, 2014) against China trade pacts & the authoritarian ruling party KMT 國民黨, known as the kickstarter of the Sunflower Movement was a 24/7 occupy movement, people from everywhere, all walks of life were so willing to share, to play a part, which most of them never thought they could till this happened, even most of them could only stay outside the #OccpyChamber, there were open forums, free food, free medics, free kitchens, free tents, free wifi & charger stations... It's the time of Taiwan Spring, there were moments to be in the right place, to prove that democracy is possible!
中國國民黨主席兼總統馬英九為迎合北京貿然促統,廣納中國因素。終於,在“30秒審服貿"事件點燃台灣人對黑箱政治的反感。以台北為中心的社運圈與學運圈在取得特定政要的默契下首先發難,於2014年3月18日晚間9點衝入國會,佔領了國民黨專政的立法院議場,預計癱瘓週五的服貿表決議程。出乎意料,當夜聲援群眾迅速增多,由各地源源不絕湧向立法院。同時,佔領議場已由不具名的高層"9人決策圈"控制,聲援民眾則被一線糾察配和警力勸阻在院外四周靜坐。一日之後,佔領行動被命名為太陽花學生運動,困守議場內的學生被塑造為主角,隔離外界形成孤島效應。但也因此,激發出了鴿派/鷹派/分進/合擊/切割/摸頭/左/右/統/獨/黨/中/資派... 等群雄奮起,大家都期盼這一股爆發的力量可以改革腐敗政治,而不僅僅是服貿協議。從此,一場共襄盛舉的太陽花運動,開啟了台灣公民運動的道路。
Taiwan Brief History 台灣簡史:
-1895~1945: Japanese colonial period. 日本治台50年。
-1947: KMT (Chinese Nationalist Party) retreated from China civil war to occupy Taiwan & initiated ROC (apart from PROC) with a martial law. Over hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese were tortured, killed or vanished in 4 decades of White Terror (unidentified for Top Classified). 國民黨自中國內戰被推翻後,以中華民國之名撤退/殖民/接管台灣,實行戒嚴專制約半世紀,#二二八 #白色恐怖 時期,被刑求/屠殺/失蹤的民眾難以估計(自數千至數十萬人數因國安理由未能公開)。
-1971: PROC China claimed ROC Taiwan ownership from UN. China regards Taiwan as a rebel region that must be reunited by force if necessary. 聯合國決議一個中國,佔領台灣的中華民國從此喪失國際主權。
-1992: Taiwan & China became "1 country 2 systems" according to PROC-ROC secret agreement. 國民黨開始倡導模稜兩可的 #一中各表 #一國兩治。
-2000: With the election of President Chen Shui-bian from the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan changed from One Party Dictatorship into Corporatocracy, as most of the financial & political power still controlled by KMT. 雖有首位民選總統陳水扁,但民進黨並未積極 #轉型正義,而國民黨仍舊掌握大多數資源,台灣由一黨獨裁變成權貴政治。
-2008: Corruption allegations undermined Mr Chen's popularity and contributed to the DPP's loss to a resurgent KMT. 民進黨爆發貪瀆,執政權回歸國民黨。
-2014: #OccupyCongress (0318~0424) by students, activists, NGOs & pro-Taiwan independent groups united to fight the tyranny China Trade Pacts & the systemic corruption of KMT government, turned into the national Sunflower Movement. 以台北社運圈為中心的反服貿運動,在318佔領立法院後壯大為全島響應的太陽花運動。
-2015: New generation start to use citizen power calling for changes, such as the legislative, constitutional and educational reform. There is no turning back for democracy Taiwan. 新生代受到太陽花運動鼓舞, 公民運動與投入政治開始蔚為風潮。