Tens of thousands of Taiwan residents rallied outside the Taipei office building of the island’s leader Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday in protest at plans to raise the pension age from 60 to 65. /Reuters

The plan would also cancel pension benefits for military personnel, public servants and teachers. The protestors said the proposals prove Tsai’s incompetence and called for her to step down. /Reuters

Tsai said she wanted to put an end to an anachronistic pensions system. But many protesters said it was just an excuse for the government to cut debt. /Reuters

"The reforms are very unfair as they only target certain groups of public staff, while those in the higher legislative and judicial authorities are not included," said a protester surnamed Chang. /Reuters