Nearly every member of the Welfare State Alliance, a faction of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has come out in opposition to DPP Legislator Lee Chun-yee's (
They said that the alliance will not support Lee's proposal since it calls for an open approach to China-bound investment.
On Monday, Lee, the leader of the alliance, announced that it planned to hold a meeting yesterday with alliance members to hammer out a new resolution on China policy for the DPP.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
Lee, who is also a key member of former premier Frank Hsieh's (
Lee then suggested drafting a new party resolution on China policy calling for the adoption of a more open approach to cross-strait economic exchanges.
During the meeting yesterday, alliance member and DPP Legislator Wang Shih-cheng (
Wang stressed that the Welfare State Alliance was "the last line of defense for defending Taiwan's sovereignty" and that it was inappropriate for the alliance to support a resolution that embraces China's market with open arms.
Wang ripped up a copy of the proposal and threatened to withdraw from the alliance if it insisted on submitting it to the DPP's national convention, which is scheduled to be held in July.
"I don't think this proposal will benefit Hsieh's approval rating," Wang added.
DPP legislators You Ching (
Facing members' vehement opposition, Lee defended the proposal, saying that it did not mean abandoning Taiwan's sovereignty. He said the alliance would revisit the topic on another occasion.
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