Supporters of Taiwan's pro-unification New Party, dressed as soldiers, shout slogans calling for the protection of the Republic of China at a campaign rally in the southern city of Kaohsiung December 2, 2004. The Republic of China is Taiwan's official title, brought to the island by the Nationalists after they escaped from mainland China at the end of a civil war in 1949. Pro-independence candidates for the December 11 legislative election are campaigning for the name to be dropped to symbolise formal independence for Taiwan.click to open
A supporter of Taiwan's pro-unification New Party in a soldier's uniform uses a mock rifle during a campaign rally in the southern city of Kaohsiung, December 2, 2004. Former president Lee Teng-hui is stumping for pro-independence candidates in the run-up to the December 11 legislative action and is calling on voters to support a new constitution for Taiwan that will cement the island's independence from China.click to open