![Taiwan student protesters occupy Cabinet building Riot police detain a protester near the Cabinet compound in Taipei, Taiwan, March 24, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/04138372.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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![Hundreds Of Students Occupy Executive Yuan Riot police use water cannons during a clash with student protesters outside the Executive Yuan, a branch of government in charge of administrative affairs for all of Taiwan on March 24, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/480250521.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Taiwan student protesters occupy Cabinet building Riot police detain a protester near the Cabinet compound in Taipei, Taiwan, March 24, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/04138372.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Hundreds Of Students Occupy Executive Yuan Riot police use water cannons during a clash with student protesters outside the Executive Yuan, a branch of government in charge of administrative affairs for all of Taiwan on March 24, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/taiwan-taipei-protests.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Hundreds Of Students Occupy Executive Yuan Riot police clash with student protesters outside the Executive Yuan, a branch of government in charge of administrative affairs for all of Taiwan on March 24, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/taiwan-taipe-student-protest-china-trade-pact.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TOPSHOTS-TAIWAN-CHINA-POLITICS-TRADE Protesters are sprayed with a water cannon during a demonstration outside the Executive Yuan in Taipei early on March 24, 2014, following Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's refusal to scrap a contentious trade agreement with China.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ts-hkg9636876.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Hundreds Of Students Occupy Executive Yuan Riot police clash with student protesters outside the Executive Yuan, a branch of government in charge of administrative affairs for all of Taiwan on March 24, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/480227471.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Protestors Clash With Taiwan's Police Student protesters occupy the legislature the day after the clash with riot police at the Executive Yuan on March 24, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/taiwan-taipei-student-protest.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Protestors Clash With Taiwan's Police Student protesters occupy the legislature the day after the clash with riot police at the Executive Yuan on March 24, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/480292137.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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