Children bearing their butts for peace

Over 700 infants and young children are set to take off their pants and moon Beijing this Friday, their bottoms plastered with anti-missile and peace slogans, to show the nation’s displeasure with China’s new anti-secession legislation.

The 706 children aged three to six guided by their parents will gather in the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and snub the Communist giant in this way as part of a wave of activities leading to a massive nationwide demonstration against the Chinese law Saturday.

The 706 children are intended to be a counterfoil to the 706 missiles aimed at Taiwan along China’s southeastern coast.

“This will let the world know all mothers and their babies have the resolve to pursue peace and oppose missiles, invasions and annexation,” one of the organizers said.

Organizing groups included the 21st Century Woman’s Association, The Taipei Association for the Promotion of Women’s Rights and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s Woman’s Affairs department.

China passed the anti-secession legislation authorizing the use of military force last week, upping the ante in cross-strait tensions. The Beijing authorities say the law will help the island reunify peacefully with the mainland but government officials here have likened the law to a “blank check” for the People’s Liberation Army to invade the island.

The DPP and the rally’s organizing group, the “Broad Coalition for Democracy, Peace and Protecting Taiwan”, have been busy collecting funds for campaign activities. The coalition yesterday unveiled a new series of protest flags symbolizing ethnic harmony with the emblem of an olive branch.

Another activity yesterday saw over sixty yellow cabs arrange themselves to form the English word “peace” in a car park near the Taipei county government.

The taxicab protest involved DPP secretary general Lee Yi-yang, “The Ah-bian Cab Association” and the Taiwan People’s Taxi Driver’s Association. Around 400 Taiwan taxis and their drivers showed up at the event.

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