LARGE SCALE PROTESTS AGAINST RADIATION AREA IMPORTS|反日核食進口 藍營號召萬人上街遊行

On Dec.25, KMT chairperson Hung Hsiu-chu and KMT senior officials led tens of thousands of people to protest against food import from the five radiation-affected prefectures in Japan. Protesters set out from the Liberty Square and arrived outside at the Ministry of Finance, which is a few hundred meters away from President Tsai Ing-wen's official residence. Although the police have set barbed wire and barricades to prevent people from intruding, a KMT official still attempted to break into Tsai's official residence, which led to a scuffle with the police. Holding cooking utensils, KMT chairperson Hung Hsiu-chu, along with KMT senior officials, called on tens of thousands of people to take to the streets and protest against the government's plan to import food from radiation-affected prefectures in Japan. ==HUNG HSIU-CHU, KMT chairperson== President Tsai has to tell us what kind of exchanges she made with the Japanese government. What is so valuable that it can be exchanged for our health? Protesters marched from the Liberty Square to the Taipei East Gate, Ketagalan Boulevard, Gongyuan Road, and finally arrived outside at the Ministry of Finance. Earlier in the day, the police set barbed wire and barricades to prevent protesters from moving forward. ==HUNG HSIU-CHU, KMT chairperson== We represent over 70 percent of the public. How come we see barricades and barbed wire waiting here for us? What they block is the public opinion and people's rage! A KMT cadre had a conflict with the police because he attempted to break through the barricades and protest in front of President Tsai's official residence, nearby the Ministry of Finance. ==PROTESTERS== Tsai Ing-wen, come out! The police broadcast warnings and formed a human wall to block protesters. The march ended peacefully with no injuries. The KMT said that this is only a start to demonstrate their determination to stop food import from nuclear disaster zones in Japan. They asked the Tsai administration to listen to people's voice. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 帶著鍋碗瓢盆，反對日本核災食品輸台，國民黨主席洪秀柱率領一級主管，號召萬人走上街頭，從自由廣場出發。 ==國民黨主席 洪秀柱== 這中間有什麼交換 有交換請她說出來 什麼樣交換的條件 要用我們的健康去交換 從自由廣場一路往景福門、凱達格蘭大道、公園路，最後走到距離總統蔡英文官邸最近的財政部前，大聲抗議，警方早就架起蛇籠、拒馬嚴陣以待。 ==國民黨主席 洪秀柱== 代表七成以上的民意 來到這裡 我們為什麼 看到的是拒馬跟蛇籠 拒馬跟蛇籠阻擋的是民意 阻擋了民意的怒吼 蔡英文官邸就在眼前，有國民黨幹部，要突破拒馬，與警方爆發推擠衝突。 ==抗議民眾== 蔡英文出來 警方不停透過廣播警告，築起人牆，要防止有人闖入，幸好沒有人員受傷，遊行平安收場，為了展現反核食的決心，國民黨揚言，這只是一開始，要蔡政府傾聽人民聲音。 記者 林欣儀 郭俊麟 台北報導