Taiwanese songwriter, composer and singer Hou Te-chien (侯德健), who was one of the pro-democracy advocates in the Tiananmen Square protests in China in 1989, has described Taiwan as a "political parvenu" because of its constant protest marches and demonstrations over the past two decades.
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