Taiwan: Taxi drivers' rally planned along Ketagalan Boulevard in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, 15:00 Dec. 13

Unionized taxi drivers will hold a rally along Ketagalan Boulevard in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, 15:00 Dec. 13. Participants will move in vehicles for a protest outside the Presidential Office to denounce a proposed demerit system. Turnout remains unclear, but a few hundred people could attend the gathering. The event will likely pass peacefully; authorities are implementing traffic diversions and public bus route changes in the affected area 15:00-18:00 Dec. 13.

Heightened security and localized transport disruptions will likely impact the announced march route. Police will likely deploy to ensure order, while security barricades may be erected around the Presidential Office. Traffic congestion will be exacerbated if the gathering is well-attended. Minor skirmishes between protesters and police cannot be ruled out.