Greens Condemn Blues for Maliciously Boycotting Negotiation on Defense Special Regulations with Strong Regret
DPP lawmakers strongly condemned the KMT for deliberately boycotting negotiations on the National Defense Special Regulations Draft, accusing them of hindering Taiwan's defense capabilities and appeasing China.
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- 📰 Published: April 9, 2026 at 18:48
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Chen Kuan-ting, co-convener of the Legislative Yuan's Foreign and National Defense Committee and DPP legislator, presided over the party caucus negotiation for the National Defense Special Regulations Draft this afternoon. However, the KMT caucus was absent. Chen ultimately ruled that the negotiation could not reach a consensus due to the KMT's lack of representation, and it will be rescheduled.
The DPP issued a press release in which Lin Chu-yin pointed out that strengthening defense autonomy and military R&D is a national consensus and the core defense line for maintaining Taiwan's democracy and freedom. The KMT has long boycotted the national budget in the parliament, and today's "collective disappearance" tactic obstructs the improvement of the nation's defense capabilities, treating the safety of the Taiwanese people as a meeting gift for Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Lin Chu-yin said that the National Defense Special Regulations have been scheduled in the Legislative Yuan multiple times, yet KMT legislators collectively disappeared. "Are they waiting for the Xi-Cheng meeting, so that KMT legislators can only continue talking about military purchases after Cheng Li-wun receives instructions from Xi Jinping?"
Lin Chu-yin emphasized that there can be no compromise on national security and regional peace. With Chinese military aircraft and vessels frequently harassing Taiwan and even conducting live-fire exercises in surrounding waters, strengthening military defense resilience is imminent. She urged KMT legislators not to remain obstinate, but to quickly return to their duties as legislators and engage in substantive negotiations in the parliament to jointly protect national sovereignty. Only by building solid autonomous defense capabilities can true peace be achieved. (Editor: Wan Shu-chang) 1150409
The DPP issued a press release in which Lin Chu-yin pointed out that strengthening defense autonomy and military R&D is a national consensus and the core defense line for maintaining Taiwan's democracy and freedom. The KMT has long boycotted the national budget in the parliament, and today's "collective disappearance" tactic obstructs the improvement of the nation's defense capabilities, treating the safety of the Taiwanese people as a meeting gift for Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Lin Chu-yin said that the National Defense Special Regulations have been scheduled in the Legislative Yuan multiple times, yet KMT legislators collectively disappeared. "Are they waiting for the Xi-Cheng meeting, so that KMT legislators can only continue talking about military purchases after Cheng Li-wun receives instructions from Xi Jinping?"
Lin Chu-yin emphasized that there can be no compromise on national security and regional peace. With Chinese military aircraft and vessels frequently harassing Taiwan and even conducting live-fire exercises in surrounding waters, strengthening military defense resilience is imminent. She urged KMT legislators not to remain obstinate, but to quickly return to their duties as legislators and engage in substantive negotiations in the parliament to jointly protect national sovereignty. Only by building solid autonomous defense capabilities can true peace be achieved. (Editor: Wan Shu-chang) 1150409