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World IN BRIEF : TAIWAN : 15,000 Stage Protest Against Regime

From Times Staff and Wire Reports

More than 15,000 people marched through the capital of Taiwan to demand the resignation of Premier Hau Pei-tsun, accusing him and intelligence officials of obstructing democracy. The May 9 arrest of a college student and three others accused of advocating an independent Taiwan has sparked daily demonstrations.

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