2008 Unrest
On October 22, 2008, Zhang Mingqing, the vice chairman of the Chinese Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS), was attacked by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters during his visit to the Tainan Confucius Temple. The DPP city-councillor of Tainan City, Wang Ding-yu, who was believed to have summoned and led the protesters, deliberately knocked Zhang down and dragged him for several metres; however, he later denied any involvement in the incident. Three of Zhang's plainclothes police guards from Tainan Police Station had their arms folded and quietly watched the matter unfold. When Zhang entered his car and attempted to leave, one protester climbed atop the car and stomped on its roof while his colleagues cheered. Wang Ding-yu was later sentenced to 18 months in jail, with various lengths for other protesters.
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