DPP lawmaker proposes changes to cross-strait actBy Lin Che-yuan / Staff reporterDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Lin I-chin (林宜瑾) yesterday said a petition has been completed for a proposed amendment to change the name of the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例) to Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Relations Act (台灣與中華人民共和國人民關係條例). The concept that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to two separate countries is basic international knowledge, she said, adding that the change hoped to clarify through law the equal, nation-to-nation relationship between Taiwan and China. “This proposed amendment not only highlights our country’s stance against aggression and the internalization of the Taiwan Strait issue, but also serves as an important international statement,” she said. She should propose to abolish the act entirely, along with the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), Wang said. “DPP lawmakers want to take charge and stir up trouble, but they should not expect the opposition parties in the Legislative Yuan to be their brake pads,” she said.

Source: Taipei Times January 03, 2026 17:12 UTC