Afternoon, March 12, 2011
Outside the tightly shut Presidential Office Building, tens of thousands of students formed encircling layers. Despite hours of chanting slogans, fatigue seemed entirely absent.
Since the television broadcast depicting clashes between police and demonstrators, foreign war correspondents confined to hotels could no longer be restrained. Swiftly, news media from over a dozen nations joined the surrounding ranks. Every channel in every country repeatedly reported the Taipei mass demonstration. Several authoritative television stations even initiated forums to analyze the event.
Within the Presidential Office Building, Chen Bian remained surprisingly composed.
"Mr. President, this time..." Wang Jian began his report, only to be interrupted by Chen Bian.
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