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DPP urges KMT to focus on rights
Staff Writer, with CNA
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) urged the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)
government to include a “human rights clause” in the planned agreements between
Taiwan and China. According to the DPP, democracy and human rights should be put
on the agenda of cross-strait exchanges as they are Taiwan’s most vital assets.
“The administration of President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) must take concrete action to
show its support for China’s democracy activists and show the world that Taiwan
stands firmly behind the pursuit of democracy and human rights,” DPP
spokesperson Lin Yu-chang (林右昌) said.
Also on Friday, DPP Legislator Chen Ting-fei (陳亭妃) suggested that immigration
authorities refuse to admit Beijing Deputy Mayor Ji Lin (吉林), who is scheduled
to visit Taiwan tomorrow, on the grounds that he has persecuted Falun Gong
followers.
The proposal was made based on a resolution adopted by the Legislative Yuan on
Tuesday asking authorities to list Chinese government officials who violate
human rights as persona non grata, barring them from entry to Taiwan.
In response, Shih Chen-chia (石鎮嘉), an official at the National Immigration
Agency, said the agency attaches great importance to the legislature’s
resolution and has included the issue on the agenda of an intra-ministerial
meeting scheduled for Tuesday.
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