In a rush to sign the bitterly controversial "Cross-strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement" with China by the end of June, President Ma Ying-jeou and leading officials of his Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) government have launched an intensive campaign to persuade the public about the benefits of the pact with our authoritarian neighbor and downplay its risks.
KMT Premier Wu Den-yih stated yesterday that the opposition Democratic Progressive Party and Taiwan Solidarity Union have been trying to "frighten" the Taiwan people.