A labour unionist, wearing a mask of Premier Chang Chun-hsiung, brandishes a mock bow and arrow outside the cabinet building in Taipei on April 24, 2001, protesting what he called the goverment's random launching of policies in all directions. The state statistics agency said this week it expects Taiwan's unemployment to rise above 3.90 percent in 2001, setting a record high for a second consecutive year.

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