TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese lawmakers tackled and doused each other with water on Friday as leader Lai Ching-te's party tried to block the passage of bills they say could harm the self-ruled island's "democratic system."
Scores of lawmakers from Lai's Democratic Progressive Party had occupied the podium of the parliament's main chamber since Thursday night and barricaded themselves inside — piling up chairs to block entrances.
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