Talking Taiwan Rebroadcast of Sunflower Movement Episode 43: Reflecting Back from the Civil Unrest of 2020

The murder of George Floyd, has sparked protests and civil unrest across the U.S., and tensions have mounted. As I watched all this unfolding, it triggered a memory of a time in which I found myself in the midst of intense protests in 2014. I was in Taipei, Taiwan at the time and witnessed first hand what came to be called the Sunflower Movement. I was there the night that students and activists occupied the Legislative Yuan in Taipei in an effort to block the passage of a trade pact with China.

I am NOT drawing any parallels here, just reflecting back on what happened on March 18, 2014. For anyone who wants to know more about the Sunflower Movement, I'm resharing an interview I did with an activist who was there on the night of the occupation of the Legislative Yuan (which is equivalent to Congress or Parliament).

Click HERE to listen to the interview I did with an activist who was there that night.