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{{Short description|2004 human chain in Taiwan}} {{Chinese |collapse=no |pic=File:Human chain in Taiwan 2004.JPG |piccap=228 Hand-in-Hand Rally |t=228百萬人手牽手護台灣 |s=228百万人手牵手护台湾 |showflag= |l=One million people hand-in-hand to protect Taiwan on February 28 |p=228 Bǎiwànrén Shǒuqiānshǒu Hù Táiwān |w= |poj=228 Pah-bān-lâng Chhiú-khan-chhiú Hō͘ Tâi-oân |tl= |altname= }} The '''228 Hand-in-Hand rally''' was a [[Demonstration (people)|demonstration]] in the form of a [[human chain (politics)|human chain]] held in [[Taiwan]] on February 28, 2004, the 57th anniversary of the [[February 28 Incident]]. Approximately two million (estimation ranged from 1.2<ref name="NBC">{{cite news|title=1.2 million form human chain in Taiwan|url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4407732|work=NBC News|date=28 February 2004|access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref> to 2.3 million depending on the reporting media) Taiwanese formed a {{convert|500|km|mi|adj=on|sp=us}} long human chain from [[Keelung]] to [[Pingtung County]] to commemorate the incident, to call for peace, and to protest the deployment of [[missile]]s by the [[People's Republic of China]] aimed at Taiwan along the coast. The rally was the largest in Taiwanese history.<ref name="NBC"/>
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