Motion condemning PRC law passes initial hurdle

‘ETHNIC UNITY’: The DPP motion recommends amending laws and increasing penalties for those aiding or abetting China, and enhancing protection for citizens and groups By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA Lawmakers yesterday voted to send a motion condemning China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, amend domestic laws to prevent people from aiding and abetting China, and step up collaborations with like-minded international partners to uphold human rights to a second reading.The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on July 3 proposed the motion condemning the Chinese law, which took effect on July 1. However, the opposition alliance blocked the motion.After cross-party negotiations during yesterday’s plenary session, the opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan Peopl