Taiwanese protest against planned arms deal (Reuters)
Updated: 2004-06-19 14:06
A Taiwanese boy holds a sign that reads "Anti-weapons purchase" in Taipei during a protest against a planned arms deal with the United States on June 19, 2004. A group of Taiwan "lawmakers" left for the United States on Thursday to meet pentagon officials and discuss a T$610 billion (US$18 billion) weapons package that includes anti-missile systems, submarines and anti-submarine aircraft. [Reuters]
Hundreds of Taiwan activists hold anti-weapons purchase signs during a protest in Taipei against a planned arms deal with the United States on June 19, 2004. [Reuters]
