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More than 100,000 people protested outside the main building of Taiwan’s parliament in Taipei on Friday, demanding transparency of the legislative process and expressing concerns about the erosion of democracy. The protest gained momentum just three days after the last demonstration conducted by 30,000 people on Tuesday, when lawmakers were discussing controversial bills, including the expansion of the legislature’s investigative powers. On Friday, people again expressed their worries about what they see as a dysfunctional legislature and the violation of procedures by China-friendly oppositio…

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