TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition is defying a growing backlash against its legislative proposals that would challenge the authority of newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te.
Pressure mounts on opposition to defuse crisis over its bills seen as 'power grab'
Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers protest in the foreground while the Kuomintang's Han Kuo-yu, the parliament speaker, looks on in the background during a legislative session on May 21. © Reuters
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition is defying a growing backlash against its legislative proposals that would challenge the authority of newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te.