Dragnet of the Five Nat’l Security Laws Has Already Spread, Is a Patch of Anti-Infiltration Still Needed?

 Dragnet of the Five Nat’l Security Laws Has Already Spread, Is a Patch of Anti-Infiltration Still Needed?

United Daily News Editorial (Taipei, Taiwan)

November 29, 2019

 Translation of an Excerpt

Seizing the chaotic case of “fraudster turned communist spy” Wang Liqiang, the DPP is in a great hurry to railroad the enactment of an “Anti-Infiltration Bill”, planning to forcibly push for the second reading, skipping committee review, to be considered as the last “accomplishment” of this legislative session. On the surface, President Tsai is concerned about the country being infiltrated by external forces, thus legislation is necessary. In reality, since Tsai took office over three years ago, she has meticulously weaved an anti-China dragnet. Last July, when the Legislative Yuan amended the "five national security laws", the DPP hoorayed that they had "completed the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle”. If the jigsaw puzzle has been completed, then why is she forcibly adding the patch of the “Anti-Infiltration Bill” just 20 days before the current legislative session ends?

Now, the DPP still wants to add the patch of the “Anti-Infiltration Bill” or "CCP Agents Bill", the reason being that the pro-Taiwan independence factions in the DPP, as well as the New Power Party and Taiwan Statebuilding Party feel that it is not enough, and they still want to further push for "preventive" measures to constrict cross-Strait exchanges or interaction of Taiwan’s public, groups or institutions. This kind of thinking, just like the pursuit of the KMT for kill must extend to its "affiliated organizations", facilitates trumped-up charges by the anti-China front. In reality, whether is the “Anti-Infiltration Bill” or the "CCP Agents Bill", either may be incorporated into the existing “National Security Act”, “Political Contribution Act’, “Lobbying Act”, “Public Officials Election and Recall Act”, or the "Statute Governing Cross-Strait Relations" and even the "Criminal Code" for the purpose of laying down the norms. There is no need to be redundant and enact a new law; only in such a way can we conform with the spirit of the rule of law.

Ironically, the DPP doesn’t care a bit about bread and butter bills; surprisingly, towards the very end of the current legislative session, it wants to seize the opportunity of the “fake communist spy” case to harvest the “Anti-Infiltration Bill”, proving that it is a political party that disregards the economy and people’s livelihood. The “Anti-Infiltration Bill”, on the surface, is aimed at preventing the invasion of "external hostile forces", but in fact it would be used to deal with people and political foes. This is truly despicable!

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