TAIPEI, Taiwan—Since last July Taiwanese have been concerned about the control of their television airwaves by interests that are aligned with the Chinese Communist Party. A march of tens of thousands on Sunday expressed that frustration, as well as opposition generally to Ma Ying-jeou, the president and head of the Nationalist Party, whose administration has been characterized by China-friendly policies.
The march was organized in part by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, who also demanded Ma to step down, and reform of the pension system, as well as the concerns about the merging of Next Media with the Want Want China Times Group, a conglomerate headed by Taiwanese businessman Tsai Eng-Meng, widely thought to be currying favor with Chinese authorities for access to the lucrative mainland market
