国际英语资讯:Chilean govt braced for March protests, says president
<p><span word="SANTIAGO">SANTIAGO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 23-- <span word="Chile">Chile</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Sebastian">Sebastian</span> <span word="Pinera">Pinera</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> "<span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="order">order</span>" <span word="during">during</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="March">March</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="March">March</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>," <span word="Pinera">Pinera</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>.</p><p><span word="Referring">Referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="pensions">pensions</span>, <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span>, <span word="agreements">agreements</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>."</p><p><span word="Various">Various</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span>.</p><p><span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Chileans">Chileans</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="armored">armored</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="drones">drones</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="police">police</span>.</p><p><span word="Pinera">Pinera</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>' <span word="demands">demands</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="submitting">submitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> 670,000 <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="of">of</span> 452 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="April">April</span> 26 <span word="plebiscite">plebiscite</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>.</p>
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