TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people marched through Taiwan's capital on Saturday to protest a new Chinese law that authorizes an attack on the island if it moves toward formal independence. But China warned against stirring "new tension" and vowed never to back down.
In one of the largest demonstrations in Taiwan's history, the protesters assembled at 10 different areas in Taipei, with each route representing one of the articles of the anti-secession law. The marchers converged on the wide boulevard in front of the Presidential Office building.
"Taiwan is only a small island, so we must speak out really loud to make the world hear that we are a democracy facing an evil giant," said Vivian Wang, a 38-year-old restaurant worker who traveled by bus from the southern city of Kaohsiung - about 190 miles away.
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