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Student Activists Storm Education Ministry

Hundreds of students rallied outside Tapei’s Ministry of Education on Friday to protest over the suicide of an activist, who opposed forthcoming changes to the island’s school curriculum. The Anti-Curriculum Changes Alliance blamed the decision of Taiwan’s KMT government to pursue legal action against Lin Kuan-hua, 20, and other students who occupied government buildings on July 24, for his death.

Opponents of the new school curriculum argue that it will teach a China-centric view of the island’s history stoking long-standing arguments over Taipei’s relationship with Beijing. Credit: Facebook/Andy@Shot for Democracy