Planned Sale Of Media Outlets To Pro-China Businessman Sparks Fierce Taiwanese Opposition

Young demonstrators scuffle with police during a protest against the proposed sale of influential media outlets to a pro-China businessman in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. About 100 protesters gathered outside the Cabinet offices to lambaste media magnate Tsai Eng-meng, well known for his pro-China attitudes and his extensive business interests on the mainland, with demonstrators alleging it will greatly expand Chinese influence on the democratic island amid receding press freedoms.

Young demonstrators scuffle with police during a protest against the proposed sale of influential media outlets to a pro-China businessman in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. The sale of Taiwan’s popular Next Media, owned by fiery China critic media mogul Jimmy Lai, to a group that includes outspokenly pro-China media magnate Tsai Eng-meng sparked vociferous protests in Taipei on Tuesday. <AP Photo/Wally Santana>