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 | Members of a Taiwanese dance troupe wave flags during the Taiwan's National Day celebrations, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. During the parade, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian denounced China for refusing to pursue democracy and peace and pledged to keep up the island's defenses against its historic rival. The national day marks the 1911 revolution on the Chinese mainland to topple China's last dynasty and establish a republic, which moved its seat of government to Taiwan in 1949 after Mao Zedong's communists forces took over the mainland. click to open  |  | A young Taiwanese student checks for rain before performing at the Taiwan's National Day celebrations, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. During the parade, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian denounced China for refusing to pursue democracy and peace and pledged to keep up the island's defenses against its historic rival. The national day marks the 1911 revolution on the Chinese mainland to topple China's last dynasty and establish a republic, which moved its seat of government to Taiwan in 1949 after Mao Zedong's communists forces took over the mainland. click to open |  | Dancers perform with traditional Chinese lion costumes during the Taiwan's National Day celebrations, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. During the parade, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian denounced China for refusing to pursue democracy and peace and pledged to keep up the island's defenses against its historic rival. The national day marks the 1911 revolution on the Chinese mainland to topple China's last dynasty and establish a republic, which moved its seat of government to Taiwan in 1949 after Mao Zedong's communists forces took over the mainland. click to open |  | A dancer wearing traditional Chinese costumes performs during Taiwan's National Day celebrations, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. During the parade, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian denounced China for refusing to pursue democracy and peace and pledged to keep up the island's defenses against its historic rival. The national day marks the 1911 revolution on the Chinese mainland to topple China's last dynasty and establish a republic, which moved its seat of government to Taiwan in 1949 after Mao Zedong's communists forces took over the mainland. click to open |
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