This is the 1701st most frequent Korean word.
요구하며
"요구하며" means "demanding" or "requesting" while doing so.
In this sentence, '요구하며' is used to indicate the act of demanding or requesting as part of an ongoing action (protesting).
학생들이 그 교육 정책에 대해 변화를 요구하며 항의를 시작했습니다.
The students started protesting, demanding changes to the educational policy.
Here, '요구하며' expresses the act of demanding improvement as part of the action of submitting the statement.
기술자는 작업 환경 개선을 요구하며 의견서를 제출했습니다.
The engineer submitted a statement, demanding an improvement in the working conditions.
In this example, '요구하며' is employed to describe consumers requesting assurance while carrying out an action (contacting the manufacturer).