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LAWMAKERS TO URGE BEIJING TO DISMANTLE MISSILES TARGETING TAIWAN

2003-12-14 19:16:34

    Taipei, Dec. 14 (CNA) Lawmakers of various political parties have introduced resolutions separately to ask Beijing to dismantle its deployment of missiles targeting Taiwan, officials of the Legislative Yuan said Sunday.

    A resolution introduced by the legislative caucus of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which asks Beijing to dismantle its deployment of missiles targeting Taiwan to respect the sovereignty of the Republic of China and to respect the people of Taiwan's rights to pursue democracy and peace, has been put on the agenda of the Legislative Yuan's plenary session for Tuesday, the officials said.

    Meanwhile, they added, a similar resolution introduced jointly by legislators of the main opposition Kuomingtang (KMT) and the People First Party (PFP) has also been listed on Tuesday's agenda.

    In the resolution, KMT and PFP lawmakers urge Beijing to gradually dismantle the nearly 500 missiles it has deployed against Taiwan, allowing cross-Taiwan Strait exchanges and relations to return to normal.

(By Huang Kwang-chun)

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