Politicians who supported this movement hurled blue and white trash bags at their opponents after the passage of a set of bills that introduced liabilities for “contempt of the legislation.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this movement whose original language name resembles the name of the road where protests first took place in May 2024. This series of demonstrations was the largest in its country since the 2014 Sunflower Movement.
ANSWER: Bluebird Movement [or Qīngniǎo Xíngdòng] (The Chinese characters for “bluebird,” 青鳥, resemble the characters for “Qingdao,” 青島, which is the name of the road where the protests occurred.)
[10m] Taiwan’s Bluebird Movement was sparked by legislative reforms made by the TPP and KMT, which hold a majority of the Legislative Yuan despite President Lai Ching-Te’s affiliation with this party, the largest in the Pan-Green Coalition.
ANSWER: DPP [or Democratic Progressive Party, or Mínjìn Dǎng, or Mínzhǔ Jìnbù Dǎng]
[10e] The DPP spearheaded a “Great Wave” of these types of elections targeting 31 KMT officials. These elections are used to remove politicians from office prior to the end of their terms.
ANSWER: recall elections [or recall referendums; accept Great Recall Wave or Dà Bàmiǎn Cháo]
<Steven Yuan, Current Events>