Anti-Chen motorcade starts tour around Taiwan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-09-30 11:40
A motorcade sponsored by the headquarters of the campaign to force Taiwan
leader Chen Shui-bian to step down left Taipei on Friday afternoon at the start
of an "anti-corruption" tour around the island.
The tour, which aims to create greater awareness of the campaign, is
scheduled to last till October 10, according to Taiwan-based media.
On September 9, a mass sit-in was launched by the campaign headquarters
headed by Shih Ming-teh, the former chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
(DPP), in a protest against Chen and his family members who are accused of
taking bribes.
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