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this needs to be on the main page-- Kintetsubuffalo ( talk) 12:18, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
Please see here. Policymic is self-published and is not a reliable source. Thargor Orlando ( talk) 15:18, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
Could we break 'Occupation' and 'Reactions' sections into sub-sections? -- Ttzeng ( talk) 16:33, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF44bx8SF54 -- Kintetsubuffalo ( talk) 12:40, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
China Uncensored is paid for by the CIA, is not an independent and reliable source. Akinkhoo ( talk) 02:44, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
Following recent political event in Taiwan and associated In The News candidacy", it have been STRONGLY asked by ITN's admin to check this article for its tone. Then, the event would be acceptable for ITN. Yug (talk) 19:23, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
It is not neutral. 1) The viewpoint is extremely one-sided, presenting the events from the view point of the protesters and those who support protesters. There's very limited representation on the government's point of view on the issue, and NO point of view from sources that disagree with the protest (those who agree with the trade pact). 2) Too much of both the introduction and background sections depend on a single source (The Diplomat), a source that itself is not written in a neutral tone. It needs alternative sources, and less direct copying from single source. 61.70.50.164 14:07, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
The anonymous poster with the IP address 61.70.50.164 is, according to Mr. Cole, a journalist, research fellow and former NATO intelligence officer at the University of Nottingham, a member of the pro-Chinese Want Want Group and a opinion monitor of the Chinese government. [1] At this point, police brutality is not an allegation. This is a well circulated slow motion video recording a police baton striking a prostrate student in the head, which is against police regulations in Taiwan and many other countries. [2] By all means, Wiki upper management should get involved and protect this article from further state-sponsored meddling. 111.248.90.140, 15:17, 27 March 2014
It is neutral. I believe the current version of the article is fairly neutral. It includes perspectives from the KMT and the protesters, as well as reactions from those who support the trade pact, those who support the protesters, and neutral parties. Lasersharp ( talk) 03:59, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
No It reads from a pro-Occupy perspective. Needs more emphasis on the illegality of protests and the KMT perspective on signing the cross-border deal with the ChiComs. Even the images currently give support to the protest. Chris Troutman ( talk) 19:17, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
It is neutral. It provides commentary from the KMT perspective, cites the DPP's opposition, and describes the views of the protesters as their 'perceptions'. Coverage of the protests is well referenced, and is balanced both by citation of the KMT's attitude to the protests (not to mention criticism by Premier Jiang and President Ma), and by reference to the much smaller scale attempt at a counter-protest by the criminal Chang An Le. International commentary covers views from a range of sources, including China's Xinhua News Agency. It is also noted that occupation of the Legislative Yuan involved damage to property, and that several people were arrested as a result. The images provided are overwhelmingly neutral, showing protesters inside and outside the Legislative Yuan, as well as showing protesters outside the Executive Yuan. There is only one image of the aftermath of the police attacks on protesters at the Executive Yuan; the article could do with several more showing the riot police engaging protesters with baton attacks and water cannon. Taiwan boi ( talk) 16:18, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
The section on reactions needs editing. I suggest it be separated into two sections. One for reactions from the government and other influential organisations in Taiwan. The other for more general reactions: observations, opinions and commentary from groups not directly involved in the protest. This change would also help address some of the concerns about whether the article is neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidreid ( talk • contribs) 11:42, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: no consensus to move the page at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 03:04, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
Sunflower Student Movement → ? – According to Bing, 40+ articles use "Taiwan-protests"; 81 articles use the current title; 120 articles (it says 3,000+ erroneously) drop the student and use "Sunflower-movement" instead. I personally prefer 2014 Taiwan protests because they were just protests that did not change or influence the government. Nevertheless, breaking into the parliamentary chamber that displays Sun Yat-sen turned protests into a Movement. To concise the title, we can drop the Student and turn into Sunflower Movement. However, if we can't retain Sunflower, perhaps it should move back to "2014 Taiwan protests", even if it is not concise (but non-judgmental). George Ho ( talk) 04:22, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
The number of police is currently listed as 80,000. This doesn't seem reasonable; this exceeds the total NYPD police force, as well as Tokyo police force. The reference is also a dead link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.254.111.213 ( talk) 12:33, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
Considering how the entire state of NY has ~15 million people, and the country of Taiwan (this was, after all, a naton-wide protest) exceeds 23 million, it's not unusual or unbelievable to think that the Taiwanese police force presence would be larger than that of New York or Tokyo. 203.70.88.174 ( talk) 07:06, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
The article references the Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency, which (as they themselves and their wikipedia page admit) have a long history of biased journalism favoring PRC policies and stances. Should it be included in this article, if neutrality is to be desired? 203.70.88.174 ( talk) 07:09, 14 April 2015 (UTC)