Another "colorful" part is that there have been gangsters showing up at the protest site, threatening the largely college aged protesters. This coincides with the return to Taiwan of a mob boss with close Chinese ties:

http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/the-return-of-gangster-politi...

He's been spotted at the scene (the last photo): http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/201403...