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COPYRIGHT 2006 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd
TAIPEI, May 1 Asia Pulse - Political wrangling between the opposition "pan blue alliance" and the ruling "pan green camp" is set to erupt at the Legislative Yuan as law amendments on opening direct transport links between Taiwan and China will be put to a vote May 2 after a four-month negotiation period has ended.
The vote will serve as a test of wisdom of the two camps, as the law revision is not only a matter of trade and business, it is also an issue of major concern that will touch on a delicate nerve among the Taiwan people, who are polarized by an independence versus unification dispute regarding Taiwan's future, according to observers.
While the pro-independence "pan green camp" of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) insists...
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