Chaos continues in the new National Congress, which is more than 50 years old. The Kuomintang legislators recently proposed a “draft to amend some provisions of the criminal law” and planned to add the crime of “contempt of Congress”, which could be punished with a maximum sentence of 3 years in prison and a fine of 300,000 yuan. This has caused an uproar from all walks of life. Now the European Chamber of Commerce has also made it public issued a warning and quoted media comments calling the bill “absurd”. Party and government officials said that it is clear that Blue and White’s unreasonable behavior has made foreign businessmen worry about Taiwan’s investment environment. It also proves that what Blue and White promotes is not genuine parliamentary reform. Related political operations not only affect the professional operation of the Legislative Yuan, but may also endanger foreign investment in Taiwan. Willingness to invest.
The European Chamber of Commerce published a “Taiwan Political Review” document this week. The article analyzed Taiwan’s political situation for foreign businessmen. It also mentioned that the opposition parties would push for the criminalization of “contempt of Congress.” Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice was worried about the chilling effect. The European Chamber of Commerce also cited relevant media comments, It is called an “absurd” bill.
The European Chamber of Commerce also warned multinational business leaders that there are risks if they fail to cooperate with the legislative investigation or take any actions that may anger legislators, even if they are well-intentioned.
Party and government figures analyze that many foreign businessmen may want to protect investment plans or key technologies that are not yet clear. Is it true that all business secrets must be disclosed to the public and even competitors? Failure to cooperate would be “contempt of Congress.” ? In fact, many foreign businessmen have been trying to prevent China from stealing commercial secrets in recent years. The relevant bills may allow China to seize this information, causing concerns for companies.
The person said that the relevant bill has caused a lot of controversy in Taiwan’s political circles, but Blue and White seems to have no intention of listening to social concerns. Now even foreign businessmen have doubts. If it is really passed in the third reading, it will not only damage Taiwan’s international image, but also may make it worse. Foreign businessmen are worried about Taiwan’s investment environment and are laying unexploded bombs for future foreign investment.
This person also said that in the past eight years, when the DPP held the majority in Congress, it also carried out a number of congressional reforms. At that time, the Kuomintang ignored them. Now, in order to fight for power and gain, the blue and white camps are pushing for things that are not really what they say. The purpose is to reform the Congress, but to sell it as dog-meat, just to undermine the new government’s governance. Such political manipulation will not only severely damage the professional operation of the Congress, but also harm Taiwan’s business environment, cause concerns among enterprises, and jeopardize the willingness of foreign investors to invest in Taiwan.
