Groups gather in Taipei to mark Wild Lily movement‘PURSUE REAL CHANGE’: Reform is not yet complete, the groups said and called for the establishment of a pluralistic democratic system at the legislatureBy Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterRepresentatives from several groups yesterday gathered in front of the main gate of Taipei’s Liberty Square to mark the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the Wild Lily student movement. Representatives from civic groups mark the 30th anniversary of the Wild Lily student movement in front of the main gate of Taipei’s Liberty Square yesterday. “Today, 30 years later, we mention the Wild Lily [movement] again not just to commemorate history,” he said. Chou Ko-jen (周克任), one of the participants in the Wild Lily movement, said that the atmosphere at Liberty Square today was different from 1990. “Back then, as soon as we came to this place and reporters arrived, riot police began to prepare,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times March 16, 2020 15:56 UTC