Taipei Times
Date: Apr 29, 2019
By: Hsieh Chun-lin, Huang Hsin-po and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writer
Legislative amendments that aim to counter China’s attempts to annex Taiwan and protect
Democratic Progressive Party caucus whip Ker Chien-ming talks to reporters at the Legislative Yuan on Tuesday.Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times
the nation’s democracy “must be passed” in this legislative session, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) said yesterday.
The amendments call for changes to the Classified National Security Information Protection Act (國家機密保護法), the Criminal Code and the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (台灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例), as well as for cross-party meetings on measures to protect the nation’s democracy.
Aside from making stipulations regarding potential peace agreements with China, the amendments also call for stripping the pensions of retired military officers who engage in “inappropriate speech or behavior” while visiting China.
They also call for travel restrictions of up to six years for retirees privy to national secrets, redefining “foreign aggressors” in the Criminal Code to include Chinese, and amending the Classified National Security Information Protection Act to prohibit the leaking of business and development secrets to China, other foreign governments or terrorist organizations. [FULL STORY]
