ahead of China’s planned launch of a controversial new flight route which has sparked security concerns.
The route over the Taiwan Strait is due to be inaugurated on Sunday, despite a backlash over security fears.
Dozens of demonstrators tussled with police as they tried to enter the parliament in Taipei and then sat on the ground at the building’s entrance until they were removed.
On Thursday protesters and police scuffled at the headquarters of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) — Taiwan’s top China policy-making body.
The demonstrations come as fears grow over increasing influence from Beijing.
“We will continue to protest until China retracts the M503 route,” protest spokesman Lin Yu-lun said