TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Countless individuals collected outside Taiwan’s legislature on Tuesday to oppose modifications being pressed through by the opposition Nationalist Celebration and its allies that would provide the body higher power.
The Nationalists, likewise called the KMT, took control of the legislature with a single-seat bulk after elections in January, while the presidency went to Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Celebration, which prefers Taiwan’s de facto self-reliance from China.
The Nationalists formally back marriage with China, from which Taiwan separated throughout a civil war in 1949. The proposed legal modifications would provide more power to manage spending plans, consisting of defense costs that the KMT has actually obstructed in what lots of view as a concession to China.
Taiwan’s legal chamber was festooned with banners promoting both sides in the conflict, while arguments on the flooring broke out into yelling and pressing matches.