Nuclear-Free Homeland Marching action in Taiwan(R.O.C.)

(photo from Chinanew.com)

    Two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster happened, the construction plan of 4^th nuclear power plant has still been controversial after 33 years discussion.The last supplementary budget will be sent out in June this year. And the manager: Taipower company said that there is a few more planned in February and March next year.

    Several non-governmental organizations joined simultaneously on March 9 in Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Taitung for antinuclear announcement. Many people spontaneously use of photographs, the production of posters, banners and other variety of ways to call for more people to join.

 

(photographer:杭大鵬 , source: Google)

      Up to 22 million people were reported to participate into this action. The northern march of more than 10 million people, more than 70,000 southern, more than 30,000 in central eastern people. This is the largest number of anti-nuclear demonstrations in recently years. The concepts of Anti-nuclear is the mainstream public opinion and nuclear-free homeland is a national consensus.

Video record of northern march action.