The possible impact on relations across the Taiwan Strait of imminent US retaliation for the recent terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington would be the focus of legislative interpellation, lawmakers said yesterday.
The Legislative Yuan is scheduled to begin a general interpellation session tomorrow.
The legislative caucuses of the three major opposition parties -- the KMT, the PFP and the New Party -- and an alliance of independent lawmakers will each assign two people to question Premier Chang Chun-hsiung (張俊雄) about major national affairs on the first day of the session.
All of the lawmakers who will represent their groups to question Chang said they will focus their questioning on the possible impact on cross-strait relations of the planned US military retaliation against perpetrators of last week's terrorist attacks.
The strikes by terrorists who haijacked four commercial planes last Tuesday toppled the twin towers of New York City's landmark World Trade Center and partially damaged the Pentagon, the US military's nerve center.
KMT Legislator Chu Li-lun (
Chu said he wants to question Premier Chang how the government would cope with possible changes in cross-strait relations as well as the US anti-terrorism war's impact on the Taiwan economy and supplies of crude oil and other commodities.
New Party legislative whip Ying Chih-hung (
Moreover, Ying said, terrorists are likely to fight against US assaults, posing further threats to security of ROC expatriates.
"I hope to find out whether our government has worked out a comprehensive plan to deal with all these new challenges," he added.
Hsieh Chang-chieh (
He also said that the imminent US retaliation would make the international situation even more uncertain.
"Premier Chang should give detailed explanations of the Cabinet's preparations for these new challenges," Hsieh said.
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