Hundreds of people gathered outside the Legislative Yuan on Tuesday to protest legislative reform bills crafted by opposition parties that were expected to be passed into law later in the day.
Taiwan's legislature passed a set of bills expanding its power over the executive branch after two weeks of protests and 40 hours of parliamentary chaos.
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Independence advocates and pro-China political parties held rival gatherings as US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her delegation met with Taiwanese officials at the Legislative Yuan yesterday morning.
Members of the Taiwan Republic Office and the Nation-Building Forum waved two large US national flags and shouted slogans.
They held banners that read “USA House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Welcome to Taiwan Republic,” as well as “Rejecting China,” and “Blessings for Taiwan,” as they rallied at Jinan Road next to the Che-lam Presbyterian Church next to the Legislative Yuan.
“Pelosi visiting Taiwan at this tense political time, and with the war in