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Constitutional reform ‘almost impossible,’ TSU says

Taipei Times

While the New Power Party (NPP) caucus had proposed constitutional amendments, the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) yesterday said that constitutional reform is a “false issue” because amending the Constitution has been made almost impossible, and only establishing a new constitution altogether would help Taiwan.

“Constitutional amendment is a false issue, because amendments passed in 2005 made it almost impossible to amend the Constitution,” TSU spokeswoman Chou Ni-an (周倪安) told a news conference in Taipei yesterday.

The hoggish KMT should stop playing filthy games

James Wang 王景弘

The lawmaking bodies of Taiwan, China and the US can be divided into just two types; yet each looks and feels completely different. At China’s National People’s Congress, politicians seated in rows, and with the look of death in their eyes, applaud mechanically on cue. They cannot reject any bill put to the house by the politburo and they certainly cannot boycott any of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) stern lectures.

Beijing changing the ‘status quo’

Parris Chang 張旭成

Before and after her inauguration on May 20, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has repeatedly stated that her new government would continue to promote the stable and peaceful development of cross-strait relations based on existing realities and political foundations.

The careful way Tsai had balanced the conflicting demands of Beijing and her domestic political constituency appeared to meet US expectations, as the US Department of State congratulated Tsai and said in a statement that her inauguration “marks another milestone in the development of Taiwan’s vibrant democracy.”

Prosecutors said to be avoiding Ma Ying-jeou lawsuits

Taipei Times

Various groups yesterday hold a news conference outside the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office criticizing prosecutors for “passing the buck” and failing to bring charges against former president Ma Ying-jeou for his alleged involvement in the controversial Taipei Dome project when he served as Taipei mayor.
Photo: CNA

Pro-localization groups yesterday accused prosecutors of not taking the necessary steps to prosecute former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) for his suspected role in the Taipei Dome project and a classified information leak, demanding that they take action immediately.

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