The party said diseases and substandard food products would pose a greater risk with less strict control mechanisms under the new links.
The DPP said the KMT government only spoke about the economic benefits brought by closer economic exchanges, but failed to discuss potential problems.
The agriculture sector and labor market will be hit hard by the dumping of Chinese products and the relocation of more factories to China, it said.
Small and medium businesses would also be increasingly under threat, the party said.
DPP caucus whip William Lai (賴清德) told a press conference the legislature was a symbol of sovereignty. That the agreements were enacted without its approval was equivalent to belittling the nation’s sovereignty, he said.
DPP lawmakers said the KMT stalled the review of the agreements to prevent them from going to a vote.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CNA
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