Taiwan’s political life given jolt by creativity of man protesting ambitious development project by holding tree top protest vigil near construction site

Taiwan man’s tree-top protest goes into 11th day

AFP – A Taiwanese activist’s unusual tree-top protest went into its 11th day Sunday and Pan Han-chiang vowed to continue until a local council drops a controversial development project. The government of New Taipei City, on the outskirts of the capital, plans to build a swimming pool and an underground parking.

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New Taipei City is a special municipality and the most populous city in Taiwan. Located in northern Taiwan, the city includes a substantial stretch of the island’s northern coastline and surrounds the Taipei Basin, making it the second largest special municipality by area, behind Kaohsiung. New Taipei City is bordered by Keelung to the northeast, Yilan County to the southeast, and Taoyuan to the southwest. It completely surrounds Taipei. Banqiao District is it’s municipal seat and the biggest commercial area.