A court session at Taiwan's parliament, the Legislative Yuan, on Friday two weeks ago ended in dispute. As its chairperson addressed the legislature, a group of opposition lawmakers rose from their seats and stormed the podium. With little resistance, they took it over.

The move was a response to Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's handling of the country's latest spat with China. The opposition decried Ma as too lenient on China, which had unilaterall