Taiwanese Groups Protest Against Service Trade Agreement With Communist China

A fisherman drives a boat in a harbor on Pingtan island, opposite Taiwan, in Chinas southeast Fujian province on April 9, 2023. - China was conducting a second day of military drills around Taiwan on April 9, in what it has called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the U.S. House speaker. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images

The Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement has recently become a hot topic in the run-up to Taiwan’s national election early in 2024, as candidates from different parties have been urged to express their stances on it to the public.

Professional groups have protested against the agreement with China, which has been waiting for ratification by Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan for nearly a decade.