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Zhang Senwen's body was autopsied; Mayday released a new song in support of the protest

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Taiwan's well-known band Mayday also released the music video for their latest song "Enter the Formation" yesterday, which includes footage of Zhang Sen-wen from his lifetime and uses imagery such as excavators, banknotes and military and police to directly point to the Dapu forced demolition controversy and echo the lyrics, hoping fans will "enter the formation (to protest)" together, drawing unanimous praise from netizens who said Mayday truly deserves to be the nation's top band and "has guts."

In the late 1990s, Mayday was a representative underground band. In 1999 they enthusiastically supported a change of ruling party and loudly proclaimed the arrival of the era of underground bands. After signing with a mainstream record company, their style and sound were questioned by old fans as leaning conservative. Yesterday, by publicly creating the "Enter the Formation" music video about the Dapu incident, fans said one after another that they would answer the call and take to the streets to protest.

Taiwan Rural Front spokesperson Tsai Pei-hui said many celebrities are increasingly willing to speak out in support of social movements. In addition to praising their courage, the Rural Front believes what is even more important is that "the struggles of countless unnamed little people, one after another, have finally made more and more people identify with social movements, letting singers speak out with greater peace of mind." Such an atmosphere should be credited to every unsung hero who has quietly contributed along the road of social movements.

Netizens analyze the social events appearing in the content:

0:20 Forced demolition
0:24 Beautiful Bay
0:29 The imperial city wiretaps and is heavily guarded, refusing to listen to public opinion
1:09 Nuclear power controversy
1:12 Media monopoly
1:16 The Hung Chung-chiu case
2:35 Forced demolition and division of the spoils
3:07 Tens of thousands see off Hung Chung-chiu, interspersed with the anti-nuclear march, the Closed Factory Workers Alliance protest, the surround the Ministry of the Interior to dismantle the government action, anti-Beautiful Bay, the scene of the Dapu forced demolition, the Closed Factory Workers Alliance petition, and the Dapu protest
3:24 The death of Zhang Sen-wen, owner of the Zhang Pharmacy in Dapu

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