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 | A protester carries an upside-down portrait of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian as protesters waving red and blue Taiwanese flags and chanting 'shame,' march through Los Angeles' Chinatown, Saturday, March 27, 2004. Nearly 500,000 people, many clad in throwaway yellow ponchos against a cold drizzle, surrounded Taiwan's presidential office and blocked major streets Saturday to protest last weekend's disputed presidential election. click to open  |  | In front of a waving Taiwanese flag, supporters of opposition presidential candidate Lien Chan jam the main street during a rally in front of the Presidential Building, Saturday, March 27, 2004, in Taipei, Taiwan. Organizers of Saturday's rally said that 500,000 demonstrators would gather in Taipei and call for a recount for the March 20 vote. They also were demanding an independent investigation into the unexplained shooting that lightly wounded President Chen Shui-bian just hours before he narrowly won the election. click to open |  | Opposition leader and former vice president Lien Chan flashes victory signs on a jeep driving past a regional election headquarters of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian in Hualien, 140 kilometers (87 miles) south-east of Taipei, March 17, 2004. Lien's National Party, that many associate with stability and a more conciliatory approach towards giant foe China, is in a close race with President Chen's Democratic Progressive Party. click to open |  | Opposition leader and former vice president Lien Chan greets supporters in front of his name 'Chan', which also means 'war' in Chinese, during an election campaign in Hualien, 140 kilometers (87 miles) southeast of Taipei, March 17, 2004. Lien's National Party, that many associate with stability and a more conciliatory approach towards giant foe China, is in a close race with President Chen's Democratic Progressive Party. click to open |  | A supporter of opposition leader and former vice president Lien Chan protects his ears from overwhelming noise during an election campaign in Hualien, 140 kilometres (87 miles) south-east of Taipei, March 17, 2004. Lien's National Party, that many associate with stability and a more conciliatory approach towards giant foe China, is in a close race with President Chen Shui-bian's Democratic Progressive Party. click to open |
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