On account of this, calls are mounting from independence advocates for international peacekeeping troops to be deployed in East Timor.

More than a dozen independence advocates are in Taiwan prisons.

She continued to be an active independence advocate until the day she died.

This move prompted de Diego's, who was a strong independence advocate, to have great differences with the majority of his party members,.

Colonial authorities declared a state of emergency, forbidding public meetings and intimidating independence advocates.

He used several politically charged phrases that appeal to independence advocates in Taiwan but are likely to offend mainland China.

He also faces challenges from hard-line independence advocates in his own party that he can now face down.

This shift prompted de Diego, who was a strong independence advocate, to depart from the party.

But even many independence advocates conceded that they are not the real beneficiaries of the confrontation with China.

De Diego, a strong independence advocate, was prompted by this move to have great differences with the majority of his party members.