Green Party begins signature drive for referendum requestBy Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterThe Green Party Taiwan has begun gathering signatures for a petition to hold a referendum on whether lawmakers should amend the Additional Articles of the Constitution to better reflect the “current needs” of the nation. Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei TimesTaiwan should “cut its legal relationship with China,” Green Party Taiwan convener Yu Hsiao-ching (余筱菁) told a news conference in Taipei yesterday. “This Constitution has never applied to Taiwan’s current situation.”The young generation needs a new constitution, Green Party Taiwan Secretary-General Rita Jhang (張竹芩) said. Yu said that the Green Party Taiwan supported Tsai in the election and could understand the president’s “more conservative” view on the matter. However, the party still believes that Taiwan should draw a clear line regarding its relationship with China, she said.

Source: Taipei Times June 03, 2020 15:56 UTC